Did you notice the rules changes that pretty much forced Subaru out of WRC? They based their rules in 2011 to follow Super 2000 guidelines. This pushed 1.6T I-4 transverse engines with spec gearboxes. Primarily, this created a push from compact to sub-compact cars (Focus to Fiesta) and Subaru doen’t build a…

For all those people worried about how they learned to shift: If you change your thinking from ‘towards’ and ‘away’ to ‘left’ and ‘right’, shifting becomes much easier with RHD. I always had to remind myself ‘left, left, to the left” while driving in Japan. And I promptly screwed it up when back in the US when I…

To get your ‘instantaneous’ response, there needs to be someone with the knowledge on hand or knows where to find it. When you close forums, you are effectively hollowing out your knowledge base. If nobody is currently interested in your problem on Discord, good luck getting an answer. 

Exactly. Omar wasn’t a token. Or an ‘interesting character exploration’. The script, or Williams could have played Omar as a symbol of some sort of diversity, when Omar was just a product of Baltimore. And that’s what made the role great.

I don’t want that scenario either, because the wealthy can move, rent a garage on the outskirts of a city, or pay up to keep their status cars, while poorer people will get screwed multiple times. Poorer people usually live or work further from convenient public transportation options than wealthy people inside…

That’s right. We should expect the changeover to take decades. Cargo and container ships have tremendously long service lives compared to automobiles.

Regular-ass plug in hybrids are essential to those who don’t live in the lovely suburbs or rent a garage space when we are talking about electrification. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It’s not just G/O Media, I see this magical utopia harping everywhere, showing a yawning disconnect from reality…

International shipping would have to bend the knee if countries housing the largest port volumes decided to impose emissions restrictions. If the US, EU, South Korea, Japan, the UK, and Singapore decided to phase in port restrictions, shipbuilders would attempt to follow the new rules. The market for older, less…

Rule 34: r/nekoirl

It’s much better than Torch reaching into his boxers and... “By the power of Grayskull!!”

My mom had a 3rd gen Prius and now my brother has it. I did not trust that vehicle, as the ‘Eco’ mode made it hesitate when trying to get through an intersection. I’d have to remember to press whatever sufficed for the ‘power mode’ to ensure the transmission responded when I touched the accelerator. I’m used to cars…

I’m starting to push my runs earlier. Summer heat and humidity can absolutely ruin a workout. When I wake up, I worry about 2 things before I can run: pooping, and my asthma. I end up stretching and doing a couple tasks (dishes, setting out the day’s clothes, etc.) until the digestive system wakes up. As for asthma,…

My LPO pissed off some of his sailors and they bleached his mug until it shined in retaliation. With the full knowledge that they’d pay for the transgression. It was glorious to see his shame and anger, realizing he had to start over from scratch to build back his salty mug. Ohh, they paid. We all paid for knowing and…

My issue is if I don’t at least rinse everything well, my eyes burn, my skin itches... as if I was allergic to myself. I love camping but there had better be bathing somewhere during the excursion or my eyes will close up from irritation :(

Perhaps could you be referring to a certain Mike Rowe as one of those people?

6'3", but different body layout here. I have the long legs and bigger pelvis to go along with a wide shoulder to shoulder measurement. Luckily for others, lower body has the build, on top not so much. Still, I feel bad for the people who sit next to me, because my shoulders won’t fit in a seat. I’m uncomfortable…

My idea of a right-sized maritime excursion:

I dunno. If they’re not going to call the Corolla Hatchback a Matrix, why not call this a Matrix? It has the higher seating position of the old Matrix, and has a hatch cargo space. I’d put the newer 2.0 liter engine in. Too bad it doesn’t have the wrap-around glass creating a floating roof like the Gen 1 Matrix had.

If the issue is the name, Oshkosh ‘Defense’, or how the company makes most of their money... Oshkosh is leveraging their vehicle durability know-how (wow, I’m going to hear a lot of stories about how so and so vehicle died in Afghanistan on troops), their engineering expertise, and production capacity. Their weak area…

China banned all crypto mining in Inner Mongolia because of the increased coal consumption and energy demand. China still mines like 60% of crypto.