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    So, just skip cleaning, huh? No need for degreasing, rubbing alcohol, or anything else? Yeah, no. It will end up peeling, flaking and starring, guaranteed. And if you follow these instructions for fabric, the color will probably be uneven, to boot. 

    Has anyone figured out how to get Assistant to play YOUR music on Play Music? As in, I say, OKG, listen to Nick Cave. GoogPlayMusic is my default, and I have all of my music uploaded. But it always plays a station, not my tunes. I’m probably missing something obvious, but???

    Tom and Ray Magliozzi would disagree with you. And every non-cvt vehicle would disagree with you. While the so-called article is specifically talking about engine braking in a manual transmission vehicle, you appear to (and the comments have devolved to) be talking about engine braking in general. Either way, if…

    Franz Ferdinand. Dictator. Yeah, time to read a history book alright.

    The headline makes me think of Santorum...

    Um, I hate to be a net nanny (or a hall monitor as my ex-wife used to call me), but if you’re going to post a dash cam video for all the world to see, you might try stopping at intersections BEFORE you occupy the crosswalk. Otherwise it appears to be a decent cam.

    Um, I hate to be a net nanny (or a hall monitor as my ex-wife used to call me), but if you’re going to post a dash…

    Yeah, no. Not how it works.

    Yeah, no. Not how it works.

    It would appear to me that the train did, indeed, go into emergency. Unless that was the normal spot for their station stop (doubt it). And there isn’t really any potential harm to the passengers. The train? Possibly flat spots on the wheels.

    As a locomotive engineer for Amtrak, I can attest that this sort of thing happens on a regular basis. The suggestion that the lack of noise by the electric train is the culprit is ludicrous. People walk in front of me routinely while I’m blowing the whistle, which is REALLY LOUD! The bottom line is that people are…

    Thanks for that, it’s new to me!

    Ideal gas law still leaves the question open, at least phrased the way I put it. It’s a question of density, of course, not temperature. Also, stated loosely, if hot air rose and cold air didn’t fall, we’d soon be gasping for breath. But this is off topic for the article, I was just being a (playful) smart ass.

    So.... Does hot air rise, or does cold air drop? Semantics.

    Just for kicks I just tried the voice method in the Android Amazon app. Worked like a charm, once it figured out I said “dot” and not “got”. Also, as an FYI, on the actual Dot page, it say’s you can order it through Fire TV, as well.

    #1 reason I won’t install Win10. I don’t get it. Microsoft has a great opportunity to steal a tag line with Media Center, it “just works”.

    Streetcars don’t fail. It’s built in to the plan from the start. They cost SOOO much money to build that it’s too embarrassing to shut them down. Just interpret the statistics in the proper way and they look like a success.

    Rail systems have no business running on streets. Period. If you can’t elevate it, don’t build it. Here in Portland we have our streetcars, and they are dearly loved by everyone that rides them, and of course, the local transportation wonks. The problem is, they don’t really carry more passengers than could be…

    HORRIFYING! ENTRANCED! YOU CAN’T LOOK AWAY! THE MOST AMAZING EVER! It sure seems as if a lot of these internet writers never made it past the high school newspaper. Or love the New York Post. Sorry, James Whitbrook, I’m not trying to attack you personally, you may be a fine writer (I’m not a troll so I’m not about to…

    Several commentators mention that arriving at an atheistic viewpoint requires deep thought and contemplation, or something to that effect. I suppose that’s true for many, but for me, and the majority of my peers, it’s mostly a “duh” sort of thing. Not much need to spend a lot of time and anguish over.