“EVs are especially susceptible as well.”

You bet - bring ‘em back, but I thought I would mention that the reason you cannot open them today is aerodynamics.

There are many ways to power a vehicle by electricity, of course. There are other battery types, hydrogen - heck, even compressed air. The issue is not that it cannot be done but that there is a lack of governmental action to make it happen. As long as we are all free to not change then we will continue guzzling dino…

“OK, but understand that you’re trying to weigh unfalsifiable and nebulous future externalities with proven gains against poverty and quality of life that cheap energy has provided.”

The best move with major OS updates is to wait at least a couple of weeks for the bugs to be worked out first. Every major Microsoft Windows 10 release (and many small ones) have brought unwelcome issues that the elves in Redmond have had to clean up after the fact. Let someone else discover them for you.

Has a rotary engine been used in mass-produced generators previously? If so, were they truly better for “maintenance and longevity”?

Well, add to the list:

“Beyond a reasonable doubt” means something entirely different in Texas.

Cause ‘me(r)ica says we don’t care bout facts no more.

The Concord got 16.7 MPG - in other words, they would need four times the amount of fuel for supersonic travel of the same distance. Good luck with that one.

My worst nightmare: Getting stuck in an airplane for 19 hours and waking up in Newark.

Counterpoint:

I was not aware we were living in a binary world. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

“... once Japan lost its endless supply of cash to boost its high-tech aspirations when the Bubble Era came to a resounding close with the economic crash of 1991, all of this stuff disappeared.”

Range, weight and potential water damage are three (valid) reasons for a Land Cruiser not being a huge hit in Bolivia. There are ways to mitigate all three, but they are the major disadvantages over a dino-burner. That typed, there would be major advantages to an EV Land Cruiser, too — more reliable, simpler, more…

“Expecting all manufacturers to meet a 55 MPG average by 2025 is ludicrous.”

4th Gear: There are issues with hydrogen as a fuel source beyond technology costs and infrastructure. HERE is an article from a year ago that covers some additional problems. The largest concern is that the hydrogen market appears to be primarily funded by the natural gas industry:

“It’s like what is happening in Beijing today.”

“Those were the days.”

Okay here is LIFEHACKER and WIRECUTTER and JALOPNIK and DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS and ... there are tons of sites that cover it. Look, I use Bluetooth regularly, but it is far from “just works” technology like the old 3.5mm jack.