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In my home, remotes are lost because they fell between the couch cushions, or because a cat knocked it off the table, sometimes shoving it under the couch.
We have “the technology” to put a man on the moon, but we’d need to make designs for new rockets and capsules and stuff. Nobody would be comfortable sending up a rocket with 1960’s technology, assuming you could even get those parts today.
The reason we aren’t sending men to the moon today is because nobody wants to spend the money to do it, and there isn’t much in the way of scientific research that can’t be done with drones. Once we showed the world that we could get there and back and the Russians couldn’t, all the “bragging rights” arguments came to an end.
Of course, today, there are potentially commercial and military reasons, which is why the Chinese are so interested in the moon today, and so maybe the rest of the world also should be, but that’s another discussion.
Depends on what you have set up. The massive light shows with nativity scenes and inflatable figures really should be put away by now. But something simple like icicle lights around the porch should be fine for a long time – they’re really just outdoor lights, but nicer looking than a simply jelly-jar light or a flood lamp.
Pet insurance has been a thing for a long time. A waste of money for routine vet visits, but can be a life saver if something critical like a medical procedure or emergency treatment should be required.
American taxis aren’t “effectively modified cars”. They literally are ordinary cars, just with a meter and lights installed.
Once upon a time, there were purpose-built cabs (e.g. the old New York Checker cabs, which are sadly no longer street-legal), but nearly all cabs today are ordinary cars that just have some specialized accessories installed.
Same for police cars. Nearly all of them are ordinary cars with a police option package (e.g. larger engine, better brakes, lights, siren, and a few other pieces) installed either from the factory or aftermarket.
FWIW, every cab I’ve been in in the US (New York, Tampa, a few other big cities) has had the meter top-center on the dashboard, above the radio stack, so the numbers are clearly visible to everybody in the car.
But in Europe and Asia, I often saw it mounted to the roof or below the radio stack.
Maybe only the leaders (like “Grilxx Two, second only to the supreme commander of this planet”) do. (See the January 16 comic).