There were probably a lot of reasons why automatic seat belts were a passing phase, but the safety regulations you mention were likely the most significant. I believe automatic seat belts were considered valid passive side restraint and cheaper to implement until side airbag technology became the more economic choice. Plus all of the additional downsides like mechanical complexity and consumer preference stuff mentioned in other replies.

Anecdotally, the non-seat-belt types I knew would always just keep in unbuckled anyways. 🤷

Dexter’s Laboratory. Valhallen of The Justice Friends.

In this particular situation, the use of deadly force was more so triggered by the fact that the guy was lying about having a weapon and then tries to pull said weapon during a search of his person. The headlock was not the key factor here.

I agree that the issue presented by the article is likely not related to colonialism, but more so the disinterest in providing further security resources to the area.

A lot of the Middle East, including Afghanistan has been affected by the colonial interests of the British Empire in the past. Albeit mostly in the mid to late 19th century and into the WW1 era.

I doubt I understand the nuances to make any claims that the prior issues are indirectly affecting the area currently, but I believe it is worth to note the relation as why it could be brought up in comments.

I just don’t know how I feel about the whole reddit mod situation at this point.

On one hand, it does seem like the removal of moderators from some subs contributed to the deterioration of quality content. Reddit making that decision against the will of certain subs felt disrespectful to the autonomy of those communities.

On the other hand, I was personally never under the impression that moderators were at all subject matter experts. Their primary role is to enforce the rules of the platform and the sub. Any sort of vetting process exists almost solely on the current mods and the feedback they decide to consider from the community.

Here is Firefox’s feature page for fingerprint blocking.

From what I understand about the specific setting you are referencing, the information typically used to build profiles is randomized each day.

My experience with fingerprint blocking in general has been cumbersome. The changes to time, window sizes, colors, etc., ultimately lowered the convenience and quality of life of my overall browsing experience.

I’m sure with the right setup, application, and mindset someone could find fingerprint blocking in it’s current form to be useful.