The media is talking about this as the nightmare of the self driving car industry. Yes, it’s a nightmare and horrible for the victim and their family, but it was also an inevitable fact of testing and deploying the technology. It was going to happen eventually, so Uber should be (on some level) prepared. Maybe it was…

I’m pretty quick to acknowledge that nonwhite people get a raw deal in some very real ways in this country but, I have to say, in this case I think you could not be more wrong. People don’t like it when you fuck around on the highways and 93 is a cluster even at the best of times.

I used to have a 98 Maxima and discovered the website and lawsuit during the time I owned it. Really happy that he finally won, really sad that a big company was able to bully him for years when it was abundantly clear that he was already operating using the name and bought the domain before they cared about it. I’m…

That’s not the issue, though. The issue is that people are inconsiderate...they don’t park in their own empty driveway, or in the open spots in front of their house, or they block your driveway, etc. We had neighbors who would park their car on the street (illegally) in front of our house every time it snowed so we…

Outback with a possible rooftop tent is the only correct answer. I know some people who sleep in the back of their outbacks, I’m probably a little tall.

In the northeast that old wheel hub would definitely not be considered “petrified”...it would be considered virtually brand new! I would love to pop off my wheels and see that.

Seems like the obvious solution is grid dudes. As a photographer I’ve worked with lots of non-professional models and it’s absolutely legitimate for people to just enjoy modelling. At the same time, there’s an obvious gender bias and the argument about a little girl going to the race and seeing women only in these…

That’s the one that pisses me off more than anything. They’re clearly in the wrong and yet flip you off. One time it happened and I pulled up next to the guy at the light after we got off the highway and was like WTF. He wound up apologizing.

I bought a 2013 Toyota FJ and, after a couple years, put a big metal bumper on it. Only being 35 or so, I was naturally childish enough to want to bust some snowbanks with it. We were driving back from dinner and, despite my wife’s hesitance, I have to say I was wildly successful at busting them.

I call Southwest the, “grayhound bus of the sky”. You can very definitely tell that there are more people who don’t fly regularly, don’t know what’s happening, have no plane manners, and are generally cretinous mouth breathers on Southwest. Their asinine policy of not assigning seats is exactly the kind of thing…

Uuuuuggggghhh the phone thing is a nightmare. That’s a rule that goes for all public places and, in my world, literally anywhere. I do not want to see a video on your phone under any circumstances...I don’t think I’ve ever had someone show me a video on their phone that I enjoyed and was glad I saw. If it’s that good…

There’s an article on Vice that talks about why, “manspreading” may be at least partially a physiological issue. Then again, I’m only really sympathetic to that because, when some asshole wants to knee wrestle, I usually try to get out of the way because I don’t really want to be in physical contract with a stranger.…

+1 on people with bad backs. Maybe if the seats weren’t ramrod straight (I’m not going to try to avail myself of the minimal ability to recline due to the torture it inflicts on people behind me, and the fact that it doesn’t help), had lumbar support, or if there was enough space to shift my position even slightly it…

Hate to say it but as someone who can afford it, may be on a business trip that will pay for it, and is also tall and (currently) fat, I am firmly in favor of it being a premium option as long as the price is decent.

I flew from Boston to LA in the window seat of the back row with the two other largest guys on the…

Food that has a strong odor...yes. YES. This also goes for the train to work in the morning.

Very straightforward. Taking your shoes off on any flight, of any length, is not acceptable under any circumstances. MAYBE if you’re on a long flight with one of those amazing gigantic first class seats where you’re not next to anyone AND you know your feet don’t stink...MAYBE...

Right to work doesn’t mean the death of unions, it means the elimination of the unions’ ability to extort people. I’m a Libertarian, but I’m totally pro-union: in a free capitalist society people should absolutely have the right to organize and bargain collectively. You can’t have the government protecting extortion,…

Wanted this car so. fucking. bad. when it came out. Still want it. Worst possible time for Pontiac to go tits up.

Ooooo, it’s like an FJ...except without any balls whatsoever.

You cannot legally purchase a kit to convert a semi-auto to full automatic. The ATF is quite stringent about this. It also requires some machining in the case of the AR15 (and others).