Hey - I know this is forever ago now, but I just absolutely randomly had, literally today, a coincidence that led me to figure out what I tried to type instead of “carrots.” Bear with me.

Honestly, reading this incident makes me think that future cars like this should have MORE standard features that rely on Lidar and AI to take over for a-holes like that one when their natures are on full display.

Maybe you missed this line:

I used to hear “perfect practice makes perfect.” As in, “practice something the incomplete/incorrect/inelegant/whatever way, and you’ll reinforce that until that’s what you’ll do, but focus on doing the complete/correct/elegant/whatever way, and that’s what you’ll do.”

Claire - what about other meats for those of us who don’t enjoy the pork meats (besides bacon, because I’m not a heathen)?

Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untraveled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as ‘empty,’ ‘meaningless,’ or ‘dishonest,’ and scorn to use them.…

Well, for purely financial instruments, I would agree, but it might get trickier if you inherit real estate or other property. For example, if you inherit land with improvements on it, even paying for upkeep out of a joint account you each own would potentially “taint” the well, and give your wife legal standing on…

Almost the same here. I got the Hulu $1/month deal last Black Friday, and have enjoyed it, but not as much as I would have thought. Then they removed support for the app on my BluRay player, so... less play than before.

Nick, you really have improved since starting to write for Lifehacker - of course, this is the only place I’ve read your work, so take that for what its worth. You need to be careful though, as I’m convinced that many people only click your articles because they enjoy Nick-bashing. A shame, a damned shame. Keep it up.

Come and tell this to my wife and daughter. Oh, the garbage we store...

Next do “begs the question!” Although I know we all (and I mean ALL) use this phrase incorrectly, I have never been able to grasp exactly what it is supposed (used) to mean.

This is the argument I used with my English teacher in my senior year of high school. I was convinced - convinced! - I was correct. He gave me his arguments and metaphorically patted me on the head and let me go off and hold my beliefs. I was wrong then, and realized it the older I got. Words mean things, and just…

Disclosure: I am one of those who is bothered by this word being used incorrectly according to the dictionary.

This is what I remember, too. I first visited Vegas as a 22- or 23-year old, and Star Trek Experience was on my list. Drinking a Warp Core Breach, from my memory, was a two-or-more person undertaking. The props on display were great, and it was just a cool place. The Romulan Ale that you could buy by the 6-pack was…

Not once you rip the content.

Oh man, I’m so sorry... I can’t remember now. Might have been “content” and I didn't delete it properly...

As a firm believer in paying the content creator for things you find to be valuable, this saddens me, but it also pisses me off that the carrots content owning companies choose to be such dicks. I’ve actually gone back to buying DVDs and Blu-rays just so I can control the content myself. That way I feel good about…

Made popcorn the other night using bacon fat. I didn’t expect it to make the popcorn taste like bacon, but I was surprised to find that there was a more... I dunno, creamy, taste to the resulting product. Also, the mouthfeel was less starchy and more smooth, but without being soggy, if that makes sense. I wouldn’t do…

Yeah... this is really why you need to love public health policy to do the job and not completely burn out.

I agree, but will say that the fears that many had prior to his assuming the role have definitely made him seem more stand-out than if he had been appointed by a different POTUS.