Apparently Seth MacFarlane has already done so . . .

NBC sucks - but in fairness to some of the performers, apparently at least some of the numbers were filmed last night for tonight's broadcast.

A lot of self-driving cars seem to use road markings to figure out whether it's in a lane, or (in the case of cars that provide warnings to drivers) whether or not to trigger a lane guidance warning. How well does that work in places where the lane markings are somewhat nonstandard, wonky or missing? There was one…

Actually, experience counts for a lot. Older drivers are statistically safer than younger ones. Even very old drivers, as long as they can actually see. AAA just released a study on the topic in the past week. One issue is that older drivers are less likely to engage in risky driving behaviors, or to do other things…

Or they're the family or friends of the perpetrators.

I think that's a good point - and once someone's set the wheels in motion, their support system (family and friends), often well-meaning, brushes off doubts by saying "everyone gets cold feet", etc. It's VERY hard to call it off. We had anxiety at our wedding, brought on somewhat by friction between our families.

For…

Two things. First off, getting the police and local prosecutor to give a shit isn't always a slam-dunk. Secondly, under Title IX, schools pretty much have to have a way to adjudicate cases in parallel to the criminal justice system. It's not that the school's procedures trump the criminal investigation - anyone can…

Well, the Tupperware World Headquarters in Florida has a museum. I don't think Rubbermaid has one.

It has a display showing storage containers from throughout human history, of course culminating in Tupperware, the pinnacle of food storage evolution.

(Stopped there with a bunch of friends on a trip twenty years ago…

The Cosbys have done a number of interviews lately - they just loaned their private art collection to the Smithsonian.

Parents - if they have half a clue - wouldn't let their kids join them to avoid financial risk. The national fraternity organizations don't actually provide legal representation or liability insurance if anything goes wrong as a result of (as an example) underage drinking or other illegal activity. Individual students…

The obsession of Americans with high school and college athletics stands out as somewhat unique as well.

My Catholic relatives all think that the government ought to call it's recognition of all marriages "civil unions" and you always file paperwork with the government. If you want to then have a religious ceremony, that's separate, and the Priest isn't representing the State in any way.

As a lapsed Catholic, here's the problem the Church is facing. For decades, a significant number of the congregants - as well as the American church hierarchy - have defined themselves as "a good Catholic" by who they disapprove of, or consider themselves better than. And, it seems, a number of Bishops and Cardinals…

I can't figure out how his PR team was blindsided - anyone with half a clue would have known what was coming. Maybe they've had enough, and figured they'd show themselves to the door by having Cosby self-immolate online?

Kids would be better off if there were more, rather than fewer, realistic depictions of sex in the media. Do we really want them getting their view of sex from internet porn?

No, the description of the masturbating while sharing a bed was certainly over the line, especially when combined with her statements in an interview where she said she saw her sister as an "extension" of herself.

Read the NY Times Magazine interview where she talks about seeing her sister (even today, it sounded like) as an extension of herself. That's a seriously narcissistic worldview. Paying money to read a narcissist write about themselves, and then talking about it in public (for or against) makes me uneasy, just like…

Given how long he's reportedly been engaging in these behaviors, and how highly he seems to think of himself, I suspect he's convinced that his view of things is correct - that they did consent, and that they did enjoy it. Apparently, the folks viewing the video came away with a different opinion.

The Globe & Mail reported that the CBC brass thought it was much less than clear that the activities in the videos were consensual, and apparently they were far more violent than they'd been led to believe. The videos may have sealed the deal on the firing.

On a related note, can we please get retailers to stop advertizing their Halloween sale as a "Spook-tacular"? It's fucking weird. I actually feel uncomfortable every time I see it.