Additional weight. As I understand it, a commercial airliner uses ~5K gallons of fuel just for take-off and then 5 gallons per mile after that. Obviously, far less for a prop plane, which is what we need to focus on today based on switching to electric - but the additional weight for the battery-electric operation…

Dear Verisign,

We just got done paying $4,500 to replace all the carpeting in a Toyota Highlander because the sunroof drain emptied inside the car when it was not being used for a few weeks and it cause mold throughout the vehicle. So — it does not happen often, but when it does it can be pretty bad.

Indeed. It is a bit like Cosby H(h)imself. I wish I could watch his at-one-time amazing work but it is impossible to enjoy now. My kids will always (rightly) know him as that old rapist now but it is impossible for me to shake that there used to be a wonderful human behind that ugly truth.

Clorox makes the best mouthwash.

Oh, you can have the greatest tablet hardware ever made and if it is running Android apps then it will still be crap compared to iOS because the software itself is the problem. I live with this daily in the Chromebook universe (which is, IMHO, the best Android tablet available) where I sport a device that is…

Hey, if the Fire works for you then that rocks, especially given what you save. Personally, the Amazon tech is all so ridiculously slow that I cannot deal with them (on top of the Android tablet UI issues) but it would not be unfair to say that I am very impatient with slow tech.

Sure, you can buy great Android tablet hardware, and if you could run iPad apps then it would be great, but you have to run apps from the island of misfit toys instead. This is why Google mostly abandoned tablets because Android is just not there, and might never be. Sure, there are some apps that are acceptable but…

What makes the iPad vastly better is the apps. If you never install anything then there are Android tablets (hardware) that are better than the iPad, but they are all crap because iOS apps are built for iPad devices whereas most Android apps are not. I can live with it on a Chromebook (or a Chrome OS tablet) because…

Android tablets suuuuuuck. That is the one area in our home where iOS still rules the roost.

Um, that option does not correct this bug on iOS devices.

Meanspirited about what? Not joking -- I am clueless as to what you mean. I am reminded of when I first moved to America (Philly) from Sydney and I was pointing another first grader to the bathroom but I used my middle finger. I didn’t realize that was an offensive gesture in the United States and I got sent to the…

Correct take. Sony could not have done this because they are not a monopoly company like Microsoft with billions stuffed in the sofa cushions. This will set off regulatory scrutiny but I think Microsoft has the covered knowing the feds are too busy hounding other monopolies like Google, Apple, and Facebook. The fact…

I’m not certain how that applies to my continuation of the obvious joke (or was your response a joke?) but - mkay.

Interesting point. So, we should assume FSD will be capable of driving as well as a human with a new driver’s license within a year?

Hold the press! Are you saying that if we outlawed drive-trus that no one would buy cars anymore? Did Raphael just inadvertently stumble upon the solution to all of the automotive troubles plaguing American society? And all we lose out of the deal is not sitting in a queue to discover the McFlurry machine is broken…

The FCC has auctioned frequencies many times in the past. This is the first one that has been shown in testing to potentially interfere with aviation and weather equipment in certain conditions. Verizon and AT&T have been somewhat misleading in continually blaming the FAA by claiming 40 other countries have…

40 of the 50 states allow studded tires. Yes, many of them (33) have seasonal restrictions (for obvious reasons) but studded tires are very much used. Even here in often snow-free Seattle, Washington I see automobiles with studded tires every winter.

As I understand it (but perhaps I am wrong) most of the damage is done by studded tires, chains, and other methods by drivers to get more traction on their vehicles in the winter. That then allows water to seep into the road, freeze & thaw, and then it starts falling apart.

Fair enough. I didn’t see the source Ford information so I cannot corroborate whether Ford was reporting the information in a way to make it seem as though they are the same category of vehicle.