Most of these I get. Many never gained traction, some were nicely integrated into other products (trusted contacts, notably). Hangouts, however, is much beloved and widely used for over a decade, with several false starts but no actually suitable (sorry messages) replacement in sight. Google Play Music is the…

It's not uninterrupted but you can say "reply" if you are quick, or "hey google, reply" if you aren't right on the ball, and then only send back to that speaker. You can do it from google assistant on your phone, which is good advantage over Echo.

I try to donate things that are both good and useable and not something I will use again to the local PC reuse community (in Seattle there are a few, but RePC is probably my favorite). Most are nonprofits that sell components at a good price and offer courses for volunteers to build their own PC and do some repair…

Probably self checkout actually does save some bodies most of the time. I still use checkout lanes, but not because I am trying to save someone's job but because I suck at self check and like having someone who is actually good at it so the job. I try to be pleasant about it though. 

Unfortunately, it's pretty likely you turned a minor annoyance into a ruined day for the poor doorman. Those assholes (we established this) likely went back and we're pissed that the doorman didn't have their $20 and assumed he was lieing and stole it from them, for which I am sure some yelling was done. Yelling that…

“Impact detected, deploying glitter”

The one issue worth noting is how we have inextricably linked a history of racism and abuse to our attainment of nuclear fuel. That’s not an unsolvable problem, but it isn't solved either. Just because the coal, oil, and gas industry is worse doesn't give nuclear a pass on taking a hard look and commiting to do better…

Skip the seawall and build self contained gravity failsafe units like the ones from NuPower. Then you don’t have to worry about the seawall cracking, engineers leaving things set poorly, or whatever applicableb of Murphy we haven’t thought of yet, and since they are self contained we can put them in low risk places. 

So, your logic is that alcohol taxes should not find drug rehab? Gas tax should not fund road repairs? Money from lawsuits should not fund restitution?

I think it would be nice if Nintendo set set up something like Lucas Arts did where they didn’t give away the IP but basically said “hey, fan art is pretty cool” officially. Acknowledging the talent of some of these derivative works would be a quick way to buy some fan love.

OP be all like: Ermergord nobody is discussing this with me because I am ignoring the serious and engaging comments and just *bold text* responding to the ones that I think don’t get it and insulting them. CAN’T YOU READ!?!?!?

Many of us have one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake. No wonder the friction is overwhelming and things seem to be heating up faster than they should.

“That’s demonstrably false” really fails to... well demonstrate anything.

It's also sort of stupid to take this worldview of how people did live or will live. Early people lived in a place where food was pretty plentiful a fair amount of the time, and it seems pretty unlikely that the future will be a utopia for everyone. 

Let’s be honest: first, it seems some people have the impression that our government is some monolithic well oiled machine. I wonder how that idea made it past high school, but let’s review: the government is several hundred to several thousand little pieces that move “forward” as much by Brownian motion as by any…

I guess I’m not a car enthusiast as much as someone who occasionally appreciates driving, but I feel like the first time I drove an EV must have been sort of like the first time a someone realizes they have feelings for someone they didn’t expect to. It’s hot. I mean, look, a LEAF isn’t going to get you going much…

No amount of head turning can let you see the ground beneath your bumper. Backup cameras are a good idea, and while you should absolutely have your head on the swivel, the cameras do what mirrors cannot. Airbags also supplement seat belts instead of replacing them: if you don’t buckle up you are just as dead as you…

Here’s the thing. I want the tech that makes the car safer (lane detection, more cameras, braking alerts - yes, I get that it’s not for everyone but I want it) but I HATE leather seats, don’t want my kids constantly asking to watch a movie and don’t love that the user functions are often controlled by an Android skin…

I’ve been debating a projector and all the consumer ones seem to have speakers... not just crummy “get by” audio but like JVC or better basically trying to be a sound bar and it’s like “um, I’m looking at spending a few grand on picture, I won’t be using the included audio”. And earlier today I read a review of an…

I was hovering between 4F and 50 officer!