Don't we call those corner stores now?

I figure it's for two reasons.

I always thought it was because it's hard to replace an officer with a better one. Officers should be better than the rest of us at dealing with "bad days", stress, or anything else going on in their private life. After all we put them in charge of keeping people safe and hand them firearms. Unfortunately all the…

Personally, I wear a cheap "head sock" for two reasons.

I didn't say it was morally right, only suggested that it was true. I'm okay with you telling me 3 out of 21 is "patently ridiculous" but I'd like for you to make an argument for more influential authors to be on that list. Note that we aren't talking about good authors, or even good writing, but influential ones. I…

I haven't ready much by Robert E Howard, and won't claim to be so well read in fantasy to know which one of those two authors influenced preceding authors the most. However from my far more vast experience with other forms of fantasy, namely video games over the last 25 years, I can say that most draw their paradigms…

"I'm just saying this because old white guys with immeasurable powers that must always be obeyed because of stainless morality(Wizards, Elves, Kings, even Dark Lords of pure evil) "

I'm not sure what the authors being women has to do with anything. If you'd like to make an argument for why particular authors should be on the list, by all means do so. We got a top 21 and I'd love to hear an argument for more authors.

From that title "One man just made lane splitting infinitely more dangerous" I was expecting something closer to this:

Look at pictures of the crash site. The pilot didn't biff a hard landing, that plane @#$%ing drilled its self into a million tiny pieces.

I don't know much about engine balance, so let's start with that :)

When my track instructor talks about weight transfer, I do not think this is what he means...

I can't be bothered to look at the actual article, but my bet is that Elon Musk donated his own money, not the company's money. His donation has nothing to do with trademarks or bottom lines. And really, if I had tens of millions in the bank, I wouldn't publicize my donations., but keep them discrete. I realize that…

I'd hazard a guess that the lack of remorse was dependent on the drugs and alcohal, which is likely the reason he got in the car in the first place.

And what's to prevent him from driving drunk after 25 years and 1 day? Nothing. Punishment/Judgement is rarely meant to make a crime impossible, it's to dissuade a person from doing so if their current moral compass is out of whack with society. It seems likely that social repercussions will have a larger impact on…

You do realize that "Free on bail" doesn't mean he's free to go without judgement, right? Most people are freed if they provide bail, unless they are a flight risk. Given the level of this guy's crime, and his ability to operate motor vehicles, I don't think he'd be willing to flee the country or have the ability to…

I agree with your overall point. But this specific example seems like a stretch. When watching "FIFA World Cup" I assume that all stats stated without context are specific to that named tournament and do not apply to other tournaments or leagues, which would include the "FIFA Women's World Cup" and the MLS among…

Wow. I read an interesting comment and felt I had something I could add to the conversation. I thought I approached openly and with room to be corrected. I had no intention of "dog piling" because A) I didn't read every post here B) I'm not with them so any plan to pile on I was not a part of. Unlike saying something…

Well, let's not stereotype the entire US based on your grandparents. I had two Grandfathers, one from VIrginia and one from Washington state. One of them said a few racey things every so often and the other said no such things in my lifetime.

To be a Cinderella story you have to go all the way. Unless I'm mistaken and that Disney movie is about a girl who sneaks out, has a drink at a party, and then gets drug back home at 8pm to scrubs the floors, no one can be called a Cinderella story yet. You have to go all the way and be someone that should never have…