What does this even mean? It’s an athletic competition. She’ll probably lose, but nobody (even a cheater) passes on a chance to play someone like Serena.

It’s definitely one-sided, but she’s still spent years in the top five, and is one of a few people to have beaten Serena in a GS. She’s fading though.

Are there any black people in positions of power in the show? It sort of seemed like an implied “POC are second-class citizens” situation. But you’re right, narratively, it doesn’t make sense to not address that.

I think that would be more than fair; that guy is an absolute scumbag. At the same time, a guy was in a highway with no sirens or signage. All good intentions aside, that is risky and anyone might have hit him.

I’m not sure how much safer you could make this race without fundamentally altering the course. It’s a roadrace surrounded in a lot of spots by ancient stone things and trees. You can add chicanes, tire walls, etc when possible, but it will never be as safe as a track, or a car.

I was wondering this (and couldn’t quickly find the data). Bikes are faster, but they also brake and handle better. Safety gear is also better.

I’m way behind the curve on this, but my wife’s new Toyota has adaptive cruise control. You wouldn’t think it, but goddamn if it doesn’t make long road trips so much better.

That’s a good point--I never considered that critically. Why would the demographic makeup of a country affect the logistics of energy policy (or healthcare or whatever)? Only if your concern is making sure immigrants don’t get anything.

What’s truly baffling is CarMax’s Toyota dealerships. They sell new Toyotas at two locations, one in Wisconsin and one in Laurel, MD. They use the same no-haggle thing.

that is fabulous. One day, I’d like to own the related Grifo, which might not be totally out of reach for normal people.

“On Tuesday, Roseanne Barr said that she was leaving Twitter after she compared former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett to a primate.”

I love doing this. CarMax doesn’t give you the absolute highest number you might get, but it’s usually pretty good, and will keep other dealerships from screwing you quite so readily. CarMax offered my wife $8000 for her junky Outback. The Toyota place she was shopping at seemed genuinely offended when they asked what…

Good luck with Dark Souls. it’s the best

It’s not literally homogeneous, in the strictest sense. But, really:

Yeah, what’s the point of these super-hot peppers? You can’t taste anything anyway. Just spray bear mace in your mouth and call it a day.

Apparently, spark plugs are an engine-out situation?

Every Bizzarrini is worth swooning over, I think. I saw this one in Philadelphia a while back, at the Simeone Museum. (highly recommended).

CarMax is really good for this. They probably don’t give you the best number for your car, but definitely higher than what you’d get at a dealership without a ton of back and forth.

Not forgotten, but Isos got so much cooler, i.m.o.

I don’t think diamonds are the best example. Isn’t DeBeers entirely responsible for diamond scarcity?