Nope. The only leg of high speed rail in California that would make economic sense is Los Angeles <-> Las Vegas (technically not CA, but you get my meaning). If people could zip between the two in under two hours you would have Angelenos heading out to Vegas just for dinner and a show, or a quick gambling trip. Vegas…

It doesn’t really matter whose fault it is. Sure, blame the car driver, but if you’re the one that got run over it’s not going to bring you back to life.

My local shelter has begun DNA testing all dogs up for adoption. And following the trend of designer dogs like “labradoodles” they have taken to labeling all the mutts with whimsical names based on the DNA results.

I realize that is the mantra of the pit bull faithful, but a cursory Google News search for “pit bull attack” on any given day proves this to be not the case.

An iPhone with an Otterbox case is less durable and less attractive than this beauty. There’s a lot to love about the CATphone.

Are they making a life size Black Widow figure?

Continuum is a fun series, but sometimes a little hard to take seriously when the big bad guys of the show are just a few dudes causing minor damage around Vancouver, BC. It needed to be a bit more world-threatening.

Mac or Windows?

And these guys:

Apropos of nothing, but don’t you guys just love when there’s a zoom-magnifier icon on a picture, and you click on it, and the zoomed picture is the exact same size?

Let’s assume cyclists pay the same $5 that cars pay to cross the bridge. How many years do you suppose it would take to pay off that $300 million construction cost?

They missed the obvious hoverboard gag as well.

Haven’t used Luxe, but I use Zirx in San Francisco which provides a similar service. Works great, and never need to worry about finding a parking space. It’s usually cheaper than the garages, too.

Weird trend. I could see not owning a car, especially if I lived in a city. But not having a driver’s license? That would be way too limiting. You can’t Uber everywhere.

I’ve had this problem with valets. I once had to be escorted to the valet lot because the only guy on staff who could drive stick had gone home for the day.

So, basically: Plex.

One that went the other way — old timey modem manufacturer US Robotics turns into murderbot manufacturer US Robotics in the Will Smith film I, Robot.

At this distance, comet Catalina will appear at a magnitude 5.5, which means it’ll be visible to the naked eye.

My daughter goes to school with an Arwen, and I received a birth announcement late last year for a ...