From: ermel@ermel.org   
      
   Hi!   
      
   On 16.05.2018 17:52, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > On 05/16/2018 04:14 AM, Erik Meltzer wrote:   
   >> Is this group dead, or is something wrong with my feed?   
   >   
   > Nope, this is the new 'normal'.  The only really active groups, at least   
   > of the 30 or so I subscribe to, seem to be computer-related.  Everyone   
   > else seems to have migrated to facebook, which is a real shame.  It's no   
   > substitute.   
      
   Nothing that's controlled by a company is a substitute, by definition.   
   They'll all disappear some day.  Usenet won't (it might keep getting   
   smaller, but there'll always be a geek with a newsserver somewhere).   
      
   > Are there still no speed limits on the Autobahn?   
      
   Most Autobahns are unlimited, but those most travelled typically have   
   a 120 km/h limit these days.  Some have adaptive speed limits: huge   
   illuminated signs that can show different speed limits (and other   
   signs like "no overtaking for trucks" or "fog" etc.) according to   
   conditions.  When conditions are good and traffic is light, most of   
   those are unlimited too.   
      
   But most drivers seem to have slowed down.  I don't see nearly as   
   many speeding past me with 200+ km/h as I did a decade ago.  I don't   
   think fuel prices are the reason; they haven't risen that much.   
   Probably a combination of more traffic and more thinking?  Well,   
   maybe I'm just being optimistic.   
      
   My feel-good speed varies between 100 and 160 km/h (60 to 100 mph)   
   depending on circumstances and conditions.   
      
   Yours,   
       Ermel.   
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