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Proper vans don't have air conditioning (or power steering)

We used to call it "compression" and itwas an essential part of the recording process. It seems TV shows don't do that anymore.

Did you read my post?

I have a statistical pool of 1, but I am 40 something, an infra specialist at a video game publisher and use Linux. So, I suppose you just described me

Not sure that makes any difference really. As I said, the actually difference between my (admittedly mini) SUV and its corresponding saloon/hatchback is a few cm at most. Also, they all meet the same safety standards.

The difference between a proper car (BMW, Renault, etc) and a crap one (Dacia, Hyundai, etc) will make more difference than whether it is an SUV or a saloon. In either case, if the car was is newer than ~2000 it will be infinitely safer than what our parents shoved us into anyway.

Or do you have a genuine reason that makes them advantageous?

I have an SUV because:

• my mother in law has mobility issues and struggles to get in/out of a saloon.
• my wife has neck issues and the higher driving position is better for her
• I like it (ok, that could make me an arsehole)

Truth is that mine (BMW X1) is at most 5cm bigger in any dimension, if at all, than the car on which it is based (Mini Cooper). The extra size is an optical illusion.

That's exactly what I am about to do in the house we're signing for in few weeks (waiting for the attorney to give us an appointment).

When I saw the phone jack's in every room, all terminating down in the garage, I just figured it would be rude not too. Seeing as we will have 2Gb fibre, it makes sense

No idea, I'm learning alongside you

I would do that to, but I work from home.

When you have to add the cost of a transatlantic flight it costs nearly as much as the inkjet we have at home.

Original on Cory Doctorow's own site here