I mean... honestly.   Do we have to kowtow to every uninformed rube about everything?   The paddock is not a new term.  It isn’t weird.  It’s obviously not named for that lunatic.   In any situation where these people spoke up someone should say that and they should say “Oh.  Okay, yeah, misunderstanding”.   This is…

I think you have a super valid point that F1 should pay attention to. I don’t think they actually have to change that much though to keep these new fans. The sport itself can remain exactly as it is. Ultimately, I think retaining the fans is about the story telling. Most racing is fairly niche. But if you can tell a…

And weirdly, they’re the ones who think everyone else is brainwashed.  Like... when has anyone every kept political signs out for literally years?  

Well, I for one would like to know what it is.

This is the best advice.  So many videos about how even being truthful can get you put in jail for a thing you didn’t do.  External forces and all that.   Just shoosh.

Not as automatic as it used to be.  We have three kids who are all recently moving into apartments and they have only had to come up with first and security for all three.  

Same. I am hopeful he can turn it around, but there’s not a lot of signs of it at the moment.   However, I read somewhere that the only exit clause in his contract is if he chooses to exit.  Which of course could be coerced with enough cash, and who wants to stay where they aren’t wanted, but... I hope he stays one…

Does your seat belt refuse to unbuckle every 14th time?   I mean.. I don’t see that happening much.  

What happens when the “server is down” and it’s freezing out?   Your seats don’t heat anymore and MAYBE they apologize?  But you’re still frickin cold.  No.  Just no.  Whatever company brings this here, will be the next car company I refuse to every buy another of, even if they back off it the next week.

So you’re thinking... that a car company has shelled out money to install a feature ‘with low take rates” in EVERY car they make so that the tiny fraction of people who would “take” it have the option to enable it? Why not just... you know... not make that feature? Or make it in less cars. No offense but it’s silly to…

Except that everything to make them functional is already in the car. So the customer owns the feature already. BMW is just shutting it off until you pay them to turn it on. That’s BS. This is where companies are going if people don’t stop enabling them or governments don’t start protecting people from these sorts of…

And don’t forget that it’s not just for repairs. I had an old Durango and was able to find a new arrival at the junkyard and replace a lot of little trim pieces and screws and clips and switches and such that had over the years been worn or lost on mine. It’s a great source for those small things that are difficult to…

It was only weird for that reason when you stood right next to it. The whole place looked bonkers so it didn’t feel particularly more bonkers because of it being a raised fake pool. lol. They really kind of leaned into the Miami kitsch so it just felt like another thing.

I think it was both. In person, it felt like a typical Miami marina. But there was definitely some sales douche. Example; at one point during a lull in the track action, there was literally the “fan experience reporter” throwing it to the people who provided the boats to talk about the features of one of the boats and…

So I actually went to the Monaco GP in 2019 and Paris and London and Milan and some other European spots which were all very European. As are most places in Europe. lol I also attended the F1 race in Miami. I went expecting to think the fake marina was going to be stupid and too much “look, we’re Monaco!”. But in…

I was also going to say this. I got one of those harbor freight jobbies to blast the rust off a small military trailer and if I ever had to do something like that again, I’d just pay someone.  there’s no containing that stuff!.  lol

I’m curious what it’s going to look like in reality. It seems like a weird idea to put a faux lake in a parking lot.   My assumption is similar to what someone above said; they won’t be real yachts, they’ll be something that vaguely resembles yachts and they’ll be used for seating or concessions or both.  We’ll see in…

So I’m not up on what all the various logic fallacies are called, but the Turning Red review referenced above ends with one:  “In my opinion, however, that audience is relatively small, and I’m not part of it.”   The author assumes that since they didn’t enjoy it, the audience must be small.   Personally, I am not a…

This is accurate. why does any fictional story have to be relatable in any way?   That’s what imaginations are for.  Yeesh. 

Dude, this is how consumers hold the businesses that they frequent accountable. This idea of hating on “cancel culture” when what you call “cancellation” is just a bunch of people saying “I don’t like what you’re doing” and spending their money elsewhere is just... that’s capitalism. Part of any “product” is how a com…