I wouldn’t call it pointless. It was a good car with some interesting tech. Cadillac was making DOHC 32V V8s for years with the Northstar family and they claimed the race engine had its basis on that. They even installed a night vision heads up display, but apparently it was so distracting that drivers just ended up…

These discussions always inevitably break down into “my priorities are better than your priorities”! People value different things...that’s just the way it is. I don’t drink, spend very little on concerts or entertainment, because I want to drive a nice car. I still probably spend too much on it, but I love driving and…

I think how much you spend on the vehicle is highly, highly dependent upon what other expenses you have. If you make $100k/yr but you own your house/condo, have no student loan debt, and have some money in the bank then go right ahead and buy a $70k car.

“How to move up in reliability survey: Don’t change anything. For 14 years.”

Ha! that was my first thought too...I’m paying closer to $6k a year for my family for a high deductible company plan. It’s asinine.

probably 1,200 dollars a year in health insurance costs

The ‘fewer kids’ part is legit.

YOU LEAVE ANN PERKINS ALONE!

A dude on a forum i frequent sticks a pool noodle in between his hood and his windshield before parking the car, then pulls it out in the morning.

Unions are integral to how labor works, and how management interacts with labor. Back in the early 2000s, I was working for an adult novelty and marital tools company called Head & Spin.

Let me save everyone some time. Conclusions - traction control on: Audi slightly better. Traction control off: Audi more sloppy than the others. Trade-offs abound, and no real standout winner.

You’re welcome.

My high school junior is taking a personal finance class this semester. He is terrified of credit cards and knows how many exemptions to put on my W4. Best class ever. They should immediately disband AP Calculus and make all of them learn how to stay out of trouble in the real world. The very few going that high with…

Jesus thats dangerous and so wrong. I can not imagine an actual credit training saying that. That just starts the cycle over and makes it worse. The easiest thing to do is just get one credit card, put your normal expenses during the month (groceries, utilities, gas, etc) on it and pay it off every month. Build your…

The increased noise level is by far the biggest issue, but I’m facing the consequences of something I didn’t even consider before ours was rearranged:

As someone whose office just got renovated recently to a more “open concept”, it’s really not as good as a lot of people want to think.  I do like that we actually refreshed the interior to a cohesive theme instead of the years and years of additions and moved walls and mismatched carpet, but open concept means you…

Let me summarise your argument:

I’d like to see some data behind these arguments, both on the environmental side as well as the “undesirable market effects.” I’m not saying I don’t think they’re true, but without data it’s just supposition. And if there’s one thing listening to Freakonomics podcast has taught me, it’s that often things don’t end up…

I mean, we’re a dumb species for sure. But ironically everything you wrote is better than “Aw shucks it was just locker-room talk. Imma go ahead and check the box with the R next to it like Jesus told me to.”

Maybe a play on the 2000 GT

Just a side note: The auto playing video ads are really annoying. As someone who works in advertising and has had experience with rich media ads I can tell you they don’t work and its a great way to turn off users.