Derren Weekes 💙

@LivingTricks_ I'm more interested in why a lake is wearing a coat 😁

Read it again carefully. The answer is literally right in front of you 😏

@alex_avoigt electrek.co/2026/02/17/tes…

BMW Cancels its "Autonomous Driving" System BMW is abandoning its "Personal Pilot L3" and reverting to Level 2. Mercedes has taken the same step, and BMW also recognizes that it is not capable of offering autonomous technology, but only driver assistance systems, and the two are as different as night and day. Until now, BMW with the 7 Series and its competitor Mercedes with the S-Class claimed to be pioneers in highly automated driving at Level 3 on the international stage, but this was marketing and never reflected reality. The systems had very limited applicability and were never technologically capable of enabling autonomous driving in all needed situations and conditions. BMW and Mercedes-Benz spent a lot of money to present themselves as technological leaders in the field of autonomous driving, but that is now over. The solutions developed by the two companies had no potential to offer autonomous driving to consumers. Instead, they tried to create an image with solutions that showed short-term successes but did not solve the real challenges like Tesla did. The press and media, especially in Germany, have not stopped pushing the solutions as globally leading. To claim leadership without a technical understanding reveals that these are not solutions. Furthermore, only a very small number of customers have purchased the SAE Level 3 systems from Mercedes and BMW, making their operation uneconomical. What BMW intends to continue offering as part of its SAE 2+ system is the so-called "Autobahn Assistant," which allows drivers to permanently remove their hands from the steering wheel at speeds up to 130 km/h (80 mph), although they must remain attentive and ready to intervene ("hands-off, eyes-on"). The system assists with vehicle control within the vehicle's lane and can also automatically change lanes if necessary – a simple visual confirmation from the driver is sufficient. While the system facilitates driving on Autobahns, it offers no solution for rural roads, cities, and villages, and has no potential for future operation without a driver monitoring the system in other words it is not autonomous and will never be. This stands in stark contrast to systems from Tesla and Waymo, which operate fully autonomously and without a driver in various US cities and drive significantly more safely than the average human driver. What we are currently witnessing is the admission that German manufacturers cannot offer any autonomous driving solutions, while Tesla FSD is gradually conquering and monetizing the market with a functioning and safe solution. Without a functioning, fully autonomous driving system, established automakers will lose large customer groups who can purchase a Tesla at a lower price, whose systems are already superior to the ADAS systems of BMW or Mercedes. While Tesla's FSD is constantly improving and SAE Level 4 is expected to become available to consumers in the US this year, it is likely that customers will continue to turn their back to German automakers.

@EOEboh Point 1: Candidate a: why you not using a query? It's a database. Point 2: Candidate b: why all the questions, it's a database. And it's email addresses, so it's case insensitive! Point 3: The first rule of optimization is: Don't do it. The second rule, don't do it yet!

Interview Question: "Design a function that finds duplicate emails in our user database." 🔴 Candidate A: "Sure, I'll use a hash map" **starts writing code immediately** 🟢 Candidate B: "Great question. Before I start, can I clarify a few things?" Interviewer: "Of course" Candidate B: "First, how large is the dataset? Are we talking thousands or millions of users?" Interviewer: "About 50 million" Candidate B: "Got it. Should I consider emails case-insensitive? Like, is 'User@mail.com' the same as 'user@mail.com'?" Interviewer: "Yes, treat them as the same" Candidate B: "Perfect. And what should I return...just the duplicate emails, or do you need user IDs or counts?" Interviewer: "Just the list of duplicate email addresses." Candidate B: "One last thing.....are we working with the entire dataset in memory, or should I consider a database query approach?" Interviewer: "Assume it's a SQL database" Candidate B: "Excellent. So given the scale, I'd actually recommend a SQL query rather than loading everything into memory..." **proceeds to design the right solution for the actual problem** The lesson here: interviewers aren't just evaluating your code. They are evaluating how you'd work with their team. Someone who asks good questions and communicates clearly is often more valuable than someone who codes fast but builds the wrong thing.

@sweatystartup Agreed it probably shouldn't, but why does it matter? When I'm dead, I can't use my money anymore & I don't live my life hoping on a windfall from that circumstance elsewhere. If that can go to offset increases in other taxes like income tax, then that helps people now.

Inheritance taxes don’t make any sense. If somebody works their whole life and pays taxes on money they make… Why the hell should it be taxed again just to keep the money and assets in the family if a person dies?

Low earners to pay council tax in Durham as Reform UK’s changes approved. Reform UK Durham Leader, Andrew Husband and Deputy, Darren Grimes both defended the plan to “squeeze money out of somebody who doesn't have any." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@timoldland "This isn't just another R8 ... This is an M&S R8" 🤪😂

Ladies and gentlemen I present to you: The Most Delusional and Utterly Wanky Car Advert Description of 2025. Hands down winner, second place isn’t even close. autotrader.co.uk/car-details/20…

@jackanorycabbie @AppFraud @Uber I don't understand why how I pay them has to do with them pricing advanced trips a lot higher? I just booked at the point I needed it and paid the normal price instead.

@derrenweekes @AppFraud @Uber I cant understand why stupid people give uber their credit details, did you give them yours

Can never understand why @Uber want to charge 3x the fare for booking in advance! I'm helping you out because in an hour's time you know I'll be needing a cab, but no, you'd rather I book instantly! Weird

@trussliz If the BBC is defunded how would the public service requirements get fulfilled? Would we have Welsh language channels or anything remotely non-profitable?

I and many other Brits are cheering Trump on. The BBC is the epitome of what has gone wrong with Britain.

@trussliz Truss, quite happy for UK license fee payers money to Trump apparently! 🤔

Why when people on #bbcqt say crap like "we should drill for oil so we can use our own oil and not buy from abroad" are they not immediately pulled up on that fallacy? It goes into the markets. By that logic why don't we just buy the 80% of north sea oil that is already exported?

@SBarrettBar Conveniently ignoring magistrates I see?

@Rob__Friar Only qualified lawyers can be judges in my jurisdiction - they aren't

Why should 46 fake judges in the ECHR run our country?

Matt Goodwin, whistle, whistle ... Is that a dog whistle I hear #bbcqt

@Nigel_Farage Yippee, still summer sensible people in the HoC.

BREAKING NEWS Parliament just voted against my Bill to leave the ECHR. Only Reform UK will put the interests of the British people first. This is what I had to say in the House of Commons today. ⬇️

@andywigmore @reformparty_uk Wish I could vote for all 154 of them at the next election.

We’ve noted every single one of the 154 names that voted against this bill - I promise you every single one of them will lose their seat at the next election - guaranteed. @reformparty_uk

@reformexposed Good to see "stochastic ferrorism" is getting some focus we really need more study of stochastic processes in ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials. Gets my vote ... Not 🤣

Reform UK’s Councillor Dave Poole has put out this bizarre graphic littered with spelling errors. Our favourite part is where it says Reform UK keeps being called the ‘fat right’. #FatRight

So #Farage's 'claim' that the UK would 'save' £230 BILLION by deporting migrants, etc ... ...has been withdrawn (found to be based on an unreliable study) ... ... and has been examined in detail by Economists from KCL ... ... who found it would cost an EXTRA £100 BILLION.

@DHSCgovuk I have nothing against online booking, but should it not be a choice, rather than enforced?

@DHSCgovuk Hidden behind an AI that directed me to A&E when I didn't need it. Also, can no longer use the phone (if you call they tell you to use the online triage/booking system). Finally, every time I have managed to get an appointment, the reception staff are now sat there doing nothing.

You can now request appointments at your GP online. We're working with GPs to make it easier to get an appointment, when it works for you. Find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

Reform UK is trying to distance Nigel Farage from a crook he was photographed with numerous times walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/…