There was an effin “snow storm” region warning over whole Sierra in Google Maps.

How exactly does Google know that some drivers are first responders? People think Google has some god-like powers and get information that does not exist in some database or that changes with weather and time.

Yes, for sure Google Maps needs to stop suggesting detours.

But they do know I-80 is closed and Caltrans is telling them to go back. They made a decision to go through a backroad because they are obviously smarter than Caltrans and a winter storm.

If Caltrans closes the biggest and safest highway over the mountains, what makes anyone think a country backroad is a great idea to go around the closure? 

In the cases cited in the article above, it’s pretty clear the users were abdicating their responsibility to think to an app.

Well, if only navigation providers had god-like powers to determine all of this. Some of this is basically a local lore.

They are not fire or forest roads. They are asphalt paved narrow country backroads. Used by locals. Not for heavy traffic. And not as well maintained. Dangerous even in good weather. And they are obviously lower priority for maintenance compare to interstate highway that carries all traffic and commerce between…

No, dumb people decided to do this on their own.

That they are stupid.

Well I had a drunk Skype call with my sister about it on New Years Eve once.

Well, activating Porsche Connect was a fucking chore so I never did it for my wife’s Macan and she wasn’t really interested in it anyway.

Damn, now I have to test it.

So unoriginal!

Well, engineers invented idiot-proof jig to apply the badges.

I gave my old Switch to my nephew and got OLED. Because I am old and can’t see that well anymore. So every extra inch helps ;-)

If you want to get out of jury duty, you just have to ask them about how jury nullification works. You will be out in no time.

To shine your shoes.

Yeah, that was definitely the problem ;-)