I understand, and I’m not necessarily trying to shit on the Corolla, and certainly not on you, but the claim that the Corolla is cheaper for the same features just doesn’t ring true. The same price Mazda 3 vs Toyota Corolla gets you at least the same features (nav, sunroof, heated leatherette, touch screen, backup…

What does “fully loaded” mean to you, exactly? I just went on Toyota’s site, and you’re right that a Corolla S can be had for 20k, but there’s zero options. A “fully loaded” Corolla S is a bone stock Corolla with a few body moldings and creature comforts, almost all of which are standard on the base level Mazda 3.

Some of these are ridiculous, but you know for a French press, you don’t have to like, watch the water boil right? You can multitask while it’s happening. It’s amazing! And the nice side effect of not having mold in your coffee :)

I didn’t say it CAN’T work, just that for how I and most people I know use Facebook, it DOESN’T. So I’m legitimately curious to hear from people like you, for whom it does work.

A separate “you may have missed these” section above a chronological section makes perfect sense, especially where it is specifically and clearly called out.

Social media has been around for quite a while now, and all this mucking with “timelines” and how they’re presented has been happening for at least a few years. Facebook insists that it focuses a huge amount of time and research into showing you “what you want to see.” I ask this honestly : is ANYONE happy with…

You sure showed me.

I actually mostly agree with this. I had an early ‘90's (or maybe an ‘89, I forget) Escort with a stick, an dit was actually a fun little car to whale on. I later had the displeasure of driving a slightly newer one with a slushbox and it was mind-numbing.

Seriously curious who Alex is. Do a lot of people set their passwords while watching Jeopardy?

Glad it works for you.

Glad it works for you.

Color me also terrified of this.

It’s morbid and casts a pall over the act of riding. I guess it’s one thing to remind someone who is overly casual, or new, or riding unsafely, but, at least for me, it always really put a damper on my enjoyment of a very enjoyable activity to CONSTANTLY have a) riders reminding me that I will crash, and b) non-riders…

It’s only free if you’re OK with your smartphone being unusable every time you’re in your car, which for most people, I would assume, is a dealbreaker (even for non-distracted driving reasons like using it as a GPS). My car has a built-in GPS but I still use my phone for GPS because the car one is garbage and never…

It’s only free if you’re OK with your smartphone being unusable every time you’re in your car, which for most…

I did think of it first, kind of. I used an old phone as a dashcam for a few months... but I had all the complaints I outlined above. I ended up almost never using it because I couldn’t be bothered to hook it up and unhook it every time I used the car, and if it’s not there all the time, it’s pretty much pointless.

I did think of it first, kind of. I used an old phone as a dashcam for a few months... but I had all the complaints…

Nearly anything is better than this.

Nearly anything is better than this.

Funny, I got mine faster than I ever have this year. Filed a week ago, got them today.

It’s still my motto for working on cars. I’m terrified if I get through a car repair without bleeding.

Gas goes bad in relatively short amount of time — without any treatment it’s unlikely to last even a year before degrading, and not much beyond that even with stabilizers and whatnot. So hoard all you want, but it’s unlikely you’ll ever be able to sell it all in time.

I know this doesn’t solve the larger problem, but disable all sounds for Facebook notifications, and you’ll be much happier in general.

Yup. Providing proof for every single penny you’re putting towards the house is surprisingly difficult. Like... I feel like all of my money is pretty straightforward, I have a normal job and don’t sell drugs on the side or anything else, and yet somehow the wife and I just had the hardest time proving ALL of our money…