The Republican establishment wants someone like Pence as president. There will be plenty of reasons to impeach Trump, since he has a lot of legal cases against him. If Trump gets in the way of their radical right agenda, he’ll be out.

Obama can make a recess appointment that lasts until the new congressional session in January 2019. This would give the Supreme Court its first liberal majority in decades (if Obama picks someone more liberal than Garland). Time enough to address voting restrictions that favor Republicans. And it can amplify Roe v…

It didn’t happen after 2000, why on Earth would you think that would happen now?

Progressive who don’t vote have proven themselves to be unreliable political partners. Just as they were in 2000. And they’re a small number but just large enough to throw the electoral college. Going more conservative theoretically would…

Well, the cars are not going to get much lighter. So you will continue to be frustrated by the weight. Especially cars like Porsches, which are made for the luxury class buyer and priced accordingly.

I think your displeasure with electronic steering racks is misplaced. The engineers could have calibrated the assist to…

I stopped going to the LA Auto Show when they stopped doing reveals of anything new. They even stopped showing concept cars that were being shown at other major auto shows.

Might be good for people who are in the market for a car at the right time of year. But for the entertainment of going to a car show, the LA Auto…

Who recommends a Fiesta ST for transporting hockey gear? Have you seen how much gear hockey kids have?

No, a Focus ST is what is required. I’ve had my 2013 FoST for 4 years, and I love it. More power than you need, fantastic on tight twisty roads. Haven’t needed service other than worn brakes. Economical on the highway…

If those hosts could hold a human consciousness, humanity would be clamoring to be converted into hosts. Disease free, easy to resurrect, forever young, forever pretty, forever healthy with a proper maintenance contract or home facility. Practical immortality. Can you imagine the extreme sports that would result?

It has to be difficult for climatologists trying to get a snapshot of a moving target in a machine with a lot of moving parts. One of the big questions has always been “Can the system self regulate under these circumstances. And over what time scale?”
The big ones have always been:
1. Does increased CO2 mean that plant…

Actually, much more banal than I would have thought. My favorite:

I rode around LA freeways for years on a bone stock ‘64 Honda 305 scrambler, which I guaranty had far less power than this bike.

I remember when “adventure bikes” were called “enduros.”

They say it’s not going to be a profit center. I think one day they’ll wake up and they’ll have the most robust electric car infrastructure in America. And a lot of non-Teslas that can use an electronic fill up. Ignoring that market would be a foolish business decision.

Have them chase people and bump into them and get tangled in their hair.

Sort of like a high tech, drone version of “The Birds.”

Disneyland/world was just granted FAA approval to add drones to its fireworks display.

Those Herbie films really don’t hold up.

The point is this. Every year, energy becomes cleaner. So the electric car you buy today, becomes cleaner every year that it is on the road.

The tech is already there, according to a lot of reports. The commercialization of that tech will become much more noticeable in about three years.

Personally, my plan is a solar tile roof, and 50-100kWh of graphene battery or supercapacitor storage. Dow’s Powerhouse tiles were overpriced and underproductive, and maybe Tesla or a competitor will do better.

When those roofing tiles come down enough in price, cities can require them on all new construction. Benefit…

I can understand why these godlike beings decide to hang around humans. Because godlike beings are arrogant as fuck, have an infinite wellspring of condescension, generally become fundamentally lazy, pathologically avoid all responsibility for their actions, and have an utterly self serving view of both compassion and…

It’s not really naked. It hasn’t taken off its cosmic lingerie yet.