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My car has a flat tyre warning.
I saw it one day and drove in to work wondering what the hell that light meant.
When I got in to work I read the manual, then I looked at the tyre and realised the significance of the light.
These sorts of things are only useful if you know what they mean.
No I am not going to read the whole of my car manual - I simply don't have the time.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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People say reading has a lot of benefits. Have not tried it.
TOMZ_KV
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The car has a flipping huge touch screen that relays performance, satnav, reversing camera and audio information.
They could create a welcome video that can be played on the screen to familiarise you with the car.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
modified 9-Nov-17 11:46am.
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That feature would be better if the tire sensors were not first sensors to fail (and costs $180+ to replace).
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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One thing the mechanic told me when he was replacing the wheel was "Don't use the quick tyre inflation fix tool!" as it will fill the tyre with gunk and require the tyre sensor to be replaced.
So not only do I not get a spare tyre but if I use the kit that is meant to reinflate the tyre I also have to fork out a large quantity in dosh to replace the sensor too - that's a definite fail on the p[art of the manufacturer.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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You call it a fail.
The manufacturer is pleased with people paying large sums of money for otherwise easily avoidable damages.
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I am not sure it is easily avoidable as they don't supply you with a spare tyre as it helps to keep the road tax lower(the weight loss in the car keeps emissions down) and saves them the money in supplying you with a spare tyre.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: then I looked at the tyre and realised the significance of the light.
Hopefully you'll never have to replace the damn sensor. It turns out to be some self-contained wifi thing that communicates with your car's computer. Mine broke, factory fresh they're like $600, not including the cost of getting the stupid computer to recognize the device.
Sometimes the cost of technology outweighs the simpler task of walking around the car every morning and visually inspecting the tires.
And what's worse, is now, whenever I get to 60 or 65 MPH, the stupid computer loses the connection for some reason and the low pressure indicator starts flashing then goes steadily on. So the end result? Money spent to ignore and idiot light. Who's the idiot, eh? 
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Exactly!
...and that's a huge bill!
I park my car every evening so that I have to walk around it looking at the tyres before I drive off.
The day the light came on, I had looked at the tyres beforehand - so the one positive side is that the gauge does detect a slow puncture.
The false positive on the light sounds like a real pain.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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papers for cigarette rollers  i think the 10th or 5th last is blue or so. (Maybe depending on brand)
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
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Blue means safe to proceed.
TOMZ_KV
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Cash register receipt rolls have a red stripe on then when they are nearing the end
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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I remember seeing it from time to time at some stores. It gave me an impression that leaked ink from the register colored the paper. I was certainly wrong.
TOMZ_KV
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Simple Human[^] liners do something similar. When you're getting low in the pack there's a sticky note / tag on of the bags to remind to get some more. It's catchy.
Jeremy Falcon
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Never use it and want to have a try.
TOMZ_KV
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I like them. I'm not too too much into designer stuff, but having trash bags that just fit the can is awesome. No more having to tie off overly large trash bags to fit the can.
Jeremy Falcon
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When my printer gets low on ink, the print job starts to look bad! If only it could remind me when it gets low on paper. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Large laser printers/copiers for office use generally have the indicators but not so many inkjets do.
TOMZ_KV
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I'm still waiting for a refrigerator that can tell me I'm low on something and to make a grocery list for me, email it to the store, and either have the bag waiting to be picked up or have it delivered at home.
Now THAT would be useful tech. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: m still waiting for a refrigerator that can tell me I'm low on something and to make a grocery list for me
Samsung - Family Hub 2.0 28.0
Getting closer, though I am still torn if this is a feature I actually want.
The amazon "buttons" or whatever they are called, are pretty handy for one touch ease of ordering products I consume.
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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Apology if someone already mentioned this but...
Soda cans are designed to make the loudest noise possible when you pull the tab, in order to get the attention of others and suggest to them that it's time to get a soda for themselves.
On the other hand, you have different fingers. - Steven Wright
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Bottled soda will need some work. It is not loud enough.
TOMZ_KV
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The little red "oil" light on a car I once had.
Came on to tell me that the engine had just burnt up and was quitting.
It was right.
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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When you get to the bottom of a bacon cheeseburger, there are vegetables.
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When the Volkswagen Beetle was designed (before WW2), every corner was cut to keep the cost down, so it could really be a "car for the people". One of the sacrifices was the fuel gauge; the driver was expected to know how far he had been driving since the last tank filling.
But not quite: The fuel tank was split in two: When you filled it up, about five liters flowed into a side tank, but normally it wouldn't flow out of there. If you ran out of fuel out on the highway, you could flip a little handle to release the side tank into the main one.
It was sort of like a separate reserve fuel tank kept in the trunk, but this one you never forgot to fill up, you avoided spilling fuel when you had to make use of it, and you never left it in the garage. Every car should adopt that solution! (or at least every car made for use outside of inhabited areas)
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