Here's my biggest problem with the whole drive towards automated cars: it removes yet another layer of personal responsibility from the individual.

Everyone on the picture is looking really neat, rich and succesfull... And then there's this guy with the megaphone.

I could never handle a refined writing instrument, I lose pens so often it's ridiculous. A pricey pen would not decrease that loss rate.

Too much work and you lose the delicate taste of the crab. This is how an elderly housewife from southern Maryland taught me when I was a kid.

Seriously. I make my living by preparing students to get into college, and they are so determined that their life must go down this path by getting into such-and-such quality school because U.S. News & World Report tells them so, and I'm trying to fathom how they're going to get through the rest of their lives with…

Cheese goes on a burger. Cheese does not go in a burger.
On the other hand, a spoonful of peanut butter...well, I've said too much. You definitely shouldn't put peanut butter in your burger. Radicalism like that has no place in our society.

I'm a SysAdmin professionally, though I've used both at home for years prior. To be honest, it's a matter of budget and purpose more than anything.

I'm an Engineer at Johnson Controls where we make the inner structure for the Recaro seats on the C346 program mentioned in the article. While our seats are very strong, they are tested to OEM standards, like you mentioned. I would not use one of the C346 Recaro's in any kind of off-road racing scenario.