I hate that the franchised dealers feel threatened by Tesla’s direct sales model. It all comes down to them not wanting people to realize that they actually don’t need to jump through the bullshit hurtles franchises put them through. I wish more people would get on board with the direct sales model. it’ll be better…

And that is why in my shop we don’t buy Lexmark crap. Toner more expensive than gold (or possibly platinum) dust, cartridges designet do fall apart as soon as the toner runs out and a fucking chip keeping tabs on you. It’s as is Ford made you sign an agreement to fill your car with Ford gasoline only at Ford gas…

Ted Cruz is Vogon poetry personified.

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”

Honest question here - why would you not take them seriously?

Is there anybody that takes WikiLeaks seriously anymore?

The only reason non-union employers have similar wages and benefits to union employers is because they have to in order to draw the labor. That’s one of the side perks of unions: They keep other employers honest, too.

OHSA is like a cop after a traffic accident,rarely do they educate before the fact only there afterwards to hand out fines.Just my opinion.

In case anyone was wondering about the Spanish being spoken, he’s saying:

I’ve been flying since I was 18 and I’ve always involved my kids. Flying airplanes is safe if you follow your training. Simply, don’t fly in unsafe conditions and don’t fly an unsafe aircraft.

They are all “eerily similar” because in every instance the driver mistakenly mashed down the accelerator.

I recall a similar story on Jalopnik in 1892 when a steam powered car crashed and blew up and painfully scolded dozens, then again in 1912 when a gas powered car blew up in a giant fireball after hitting a mule team and diving off the road. And here we are in 2016 watching a video of super dense batteries exploding. I…

6. The effects of climate change will be irreversible

New CA senate bill may make 1981 and below smog exempt. It’s currently in committee. The only catch is the car has to be insured by a classic car insurance policy, which means no daily drivers or Junkers.

I bet they’re all safer than a motorcycle with five people on it, which is realistically what these cars are competing with. Making the cars safer will make them more expensive, which will make more people stick with the motorcycles, which will make them less safe.

Much like anything else in life.