Now I’ll be the first to tell you driving dynamics and external looks > interior design all day, as long as it’s comfortable with a good sound system...But this is just, awful.

Hey! Respect the OG! The Acura ZDX beat the X4 by 5 years AND proved that no one would buy them!

Oh good, it’s become trendy and popular for cars to look like the BMW X4. Whose stupid idea was this?

If it’s global warming, that’s not possible because humans can’t impact the weather.

Oh, I see.  No Stellantis product will last ten years.

Respectfully, aside from the long nose there isn’t a single design element this industrial block shares with the E-Type.

Too much CGI, not enough actual object. They really need something more concrete here. 

It’s an homage to this, isn’t it?

Perhaps not completely crazy but you’re straining really hard to make it seem that a brutalist design looks like what Enzo Ferrari is reported to have called the most beautiful car ever made. Both cars are fastback coupes with long hoods but proportions aren’t anything alike. The E Type is sinuous, with distinct…

Ehm…. No.

“I’m not going to eat their food, which I’ve more or less already paid for. That’ll show ‘em!”

Well, Airbus has been stung by lack of teamwork of an aircrew (AF447 comes to mind), so I can see why they’d be all gung-ho about this.

This is a baby step towards what will eventually become the reality of fully autonomous aircraft. Aircraft are actually a lot easier to automate than cars. And in fact, modern commercial airliners do basically fly themselves. The pilots are mostly there to plan, communicate, and respond to unusual situations. Perhaps…

Right and the refund was IMO generous they got 14 of a 21 day cruise, so 2/3rd of what they paid for. And as you said, the alternative could have stranded EVERYONE.

Yeah not only does shit happen, but theyve offered them a 50% refund which I think is great that theyre going above and beyond the minimum! They would much rather put everyone else at risk which is stupid and makes them sound entitled. I personally would take the 65% off the next cruise but thats just me. 

Many times disaster has been averted by the teamwork of a good aircrew, but I guess Airbus thinks life is cheap.

Yeah, I’ve never understood the point of a hunger strike.  The people being protested likely don’t care, and as you slowly starve they can simply say “we didn’t deny them food, they chose this for themselves.”

I’m more of the “wreak havoc and make the fuckers pay” school of protest, rather than the “make myself suffer and watch them ignore me” train of thought.

Let the fucks starve. Fucking first world problems.

JFC. Would they prefer the other option, that they risk the life of everyone aboard and the safety of the ship by proceeding on? Shit happens. I think a 50% refund is perfectly reasonable. I’m sure there’s language in the contract that addresses unforeseen issues like this. Want to go on a hunger strike? Sounds like a…