Let’s start at the beginning. Middle School and High School are an incredibly difficult time. Kids are starting to mature and its their first taste of autonomy and agency. It’s these kids first foray into being apart of and forming their first society- with all the hierarchies and class structures.

They called the Mach E a “Mustang” and emblazoned it with the mustang logo everywhere because no one would spend that much money for a blue oval. The “Ford” name is not a luxury/premium brand by any means, but “Mustang” has far better goodwill in the market. We screamed sacrilege when it was announced, but if you sit…

There’s a difference between the advice you’d give parents and the advice (and words) you’d use with a kid. The central thesis still remains- the best way to not be bullied is to take steps to raise your social standing in your environment, which makes you less of a target. Bullies primarily go after those with low…

That’s the exact issue, for middle schoolers and high schoolers many of those items ARE in their control. Is every single child bullied? No. So what’s the difference between those who the bullies leave alone and those the bullies target? Not everyone is the same, there’s a wide variety of diversity- you don’t have to…

Society we live in is messed up and vain. It could and should be different. If my child is being bullied, I don’t really care about making the world an overall better and bully-free place, I care about making sure they’re not bullied right now. Bullying has an extremely damaging effect to a young person’s psyche and…

Let’s start at the top. I’m sorry if my response somehow triggered you, truly, as that was not my intention. This article expressly asked for the best advice on how to deal with bullies. My contribution was “don’t be a target” and “here’s a variety of items you can try to work on that bullies traditionally target.”

I run Adblocker, and it’s still a shit show with half page ads

You cannot stop bullying in school. All you can do is make sure you’re not a target. They go after the weak, or poor, or strange looking. It’s effed up. But the game’s the game.

It’s like when Ford announced they were relaunching the Mach 1. Hype-city. Then the news that it would be electric. And a cross-over. People lost their minds. Initial renders were released and the internet collectively vomited. Then they were released and car journalists could review them, then the common man as well.…

It’s one thing to play the game same as everyone else. It’s another thing when certain powerful players lobby to have the rules re-written in their favor. That’s the difference.

Pay things with a credit card instead of check/debit. Pay your credit card in full every month. You get an extra 30 days from the time you charge something to the time you need to provide cash to pay for it.

15/30 year are what home mortgages are. This is a commercial loan, not the same

If I was a bank, and it was my job to loan money to people who would pay it back with interest without defaulting, I would require a higher minimum too. If they can’t afford 20-30%, what happens if they lose their job or get sick? Are they going to be able to pay their mortgage? Foreclosure is a bitch and costs money.

Dodge v. Ford came out in 1919, and was a State Supreme Court case. A corporation’s only purpose is to make money for their shareholders. Full stop.

A manual in a boring car has little appeal beyond making left turns. But something exotic or even light (miata, fiat, mini) is shit loads of fun

Tell me you ski in Tahoe, without telling me you ski in Tahoe...

TLDR: if you drive in the snow, snow tires are more important than AWD. If you drive in the snow, go slow and steady because it’s harder to brake/steer.

Hell, with modern clutches like you’d find on a BMW or Mini, the car holds itself for 1-2 seconds when you take off in first gear. You can tackle hills without using the handbreak and using 1 foot on 1 pedal at a time!

Had done a few country drives supervised in a 90's era Ford F150. But my first actual unsupervised solo drive where I had to get somewhere and had no one around was in an 80's era Bronco II, in bumper to bumper street traffic. Stalled half a dozen times on the hour drive. On the way back traffic had cleared and it…

Most of the tactile responses we deal with on a daily basis are sloppy and crap (but functional). Highly precise and premium ones are a welcome change. It’s like the first time using a mechanical keyboard; opening the action on a well-oiled rifle; snapping open the kickstand on the Surface tablet; the click on an…