Some airlines already do this, but most people already have a smartphone.

But they do want the $50 checked bag fees.

What? No they are not. Perhaps some cargo may be, but luggage is tossed in like it has always been. Nothing but a couple of mils of aluminum between it and the outside.

Its douchey, but I can see executives convincing companies to pay for this. The ability not worry about long lines or airport delays is pretty valuable. And lets be clear, the kind of person that can afford this was already sitting in a first class lounge which offers most of the same physical amenities. 

Thats not exactly how these things work. We have never had a civil engineer as the head the Dept. of Transportation, despite road construction being one of the primary activities. In fact, in the last 30 years we have only had one Sec. of Transportation that had a transportation background (Mary Peters). This is a…

Well, administrative costs are higher (about twice Canada, and 25% more than most EU nations) but that is almost entirely due to that fact that hospitals have a radically more complex billing system to deal with. Unless you move to an entirely government owned system (like Canada) there isn’t much you can do about…

Dude, you are just making up insane excuses at this point. Car manufacturers don’t don’t do what you are talking about because its fucking stupid. You ever go on vacation? I do. Once, when I came back after 2 weeks, my FOB battery was dead. Its cool, I can still start my car by getting it close to the transponder, but…

In general, cars are designed to operate with or without the presence of safety features. You don’t want your car to leave to stranded because the seatbelt sensor switch broke. What you are describing would make a car safer from stealing, but more suceptable to dying on the road because the battery in the key died.…

Its an unpopular opnion, but he is actually right. Part of the USA’s exploding medical cost (much higher than the rest of the world) is because we will cover literally anything at any cost. My brother works for big-pharma. His drug costs $60,000 per course and basically extends the life of terminal stage 4 cancer…

Actually, by law, the hospital will perform the surgery and the family will go into crippling debt. If the hospital is not paid, they will recover the cost by charging people $200 for an aspirin.

Not that it matters much, but assuming he had comprehensive, they will cover it, no matter how stupid. They will probably drop him afterwards, though.

I don’t thats common. Most cars will continue to operate normally once they are started. For instance, you want your car to stop driving on the highway because you spilled your coke on your pants. All of my cars will operate without the key in the car, once started.

That is taxable value. No way in hell you are getting it for that (even if they wanted to sell). That land is worth $1.2 minimum.

I have had nothing but problems with my LeEco 55. The fiber output issues, netflix crashes, audio sync problems. They replaced the mainboard and now the wireless drops. Its too bad, the Android OS is great and the picture quality is superb. Looks like I am in the market for a new TV whether I like it or not.

The documentary “Hands on a Hardbody” actually talks about this. People start singing to annoy other people to get them to leave, etc.

Especially given that the Cayman/Boxster start at $55k. More power. More manual too. The F-type is georgious and the interior is top notch, but it just isn’t enough to overcome the price tag.

La Cienega Blvd is probably among the most interesting streets in the city. TONS so very strange and distinctive shops.

From what I read, that already includes the rebates. Further, most of those rebates have relatively crazy stipulations and apply to a TINY percentage of the US.

Correct. Something like 30% of people convicted of DUI had BAC below the .08 Legal limit in Texas. Its actually tremendous bullshit that the police are allowed to make “judgement calls” on how impaired a drivers is even if they pass all of the street tests and blow below the limit.

Its not at all unreasonable. Thats a visit to the family at Christmas, Spring Break with the other side of the family and one “vacation”. Assuming they are paying, on average, $750 a ticket that is $9,000 in just airfare. Add in a rental car, hotels, food, activities, museum tickets, etc. And you can get to $18,000…