Yeah I read “they literally did everything that was feasibly possible” with some befuddlement. They did everything... except have a working alarm system.

Oh, justice for Draco, he never had a chance with a dad like that (and clearly didn’t enjoy hugging Ol Voldy).

Except that walking around Vegas is an effing nightmare. I was there last year for work and despite being from NYC I was shocked by how much walking was necessary - mostly because crossing the Strip is strangely dangerous so you have to walk way out of your way to use one of the pedestrian bridges.

Someone had to fill the gap left partially open by Ol Cheeto Fingers.

Well, I imagine autonomous snowplows are still quite a ways off yet because snow (and water, if you’re thinking about autonomous boats) is reflective, so this seems as good a solution as any. I feel like there would certainly be a market - actually two markets, one municipal and one private - for this if a…

I’m hoping this will accidentally turn into a demolition derby. But I also think there’s some benefit in the novelty of this sort of thing, where various AV technologies get stress-tested next to each other. Is your tech good enough to understand and react when a competitor’s tech does something unpredictable and wrong…

My family had this one (or very similar) in navy blue. I still miss sitting in “the way back” and waving at drivers from the rear-facing seats.

One morning a couple years back I was sitting in bed scrolling on my phone when I heard a mighty crash outside my apartment window. Had a sinking feeling it had something to do with me. Went outside and, over the course of an hour or two, discovered that one of my neighbors had gotten off third shift, gone drinking…

Yeah, I read it more like a catechism than a novel. Very useful as a reference, has plenty of interesting sections, but ultimately not something that should be read linearly.

I love New York for so many reasons. One of them is the freedom that official spokespeople apparently have to call people “clowns” instead of something dry like “irresponsible passengers.”

H.E.R. has not been around for as long as many artists who make it to the Super Bowl, so she probably isn’t used to faking her performances. Think about how you can tell someone is lip-syncing - usually their breathing doesn’t line up. It takes practice to fake it successfully. (My dad told me as a kid that my…

FWIW, she did wear makeup. She obviously wore makeup at the SB and usually does wear some level of makeup at appearances - at least concealer and powder so she’s not blotchy or shiny under the camera lights. It’s just not full-face contouring and bright red lipstick, so people get confused as hell.

Nope. As a single woman who frankly is a lot pickier than she ought to be, looks absolutely DO NOT override everything. You are underestimating the Ick Factor. I don’t care if Cillian Murphy’s longlost twin brother showed up in my dating app feed - if he’s posing with his tongue out while petting a tiger or holding a…

I would prefer to be unconscious - just Rip Van Winkle it for a few years - but at least in prison I could probably kick my phone addiction and get shredded at the gym.

I’m not arguing in favor of impersonation, but didn’t Eli Lilly then ACTUALLY drop prices because everyone was so furious that it wasn’t a real announcement?

I agree, I need a shaka button AND a button that somehow communicates “I know I just did something stupid, I’m really sorry, please don’t hate me.”

It was indeed 0.26%, which is horrifying. No one should drink that much, even if they don’t have to drive, and especially if you have a wife and kids waiting for you at home.

Reminds me of my mom’s diet advice: “just consume fewer calories than you burn off!” Yeah, ok. She’s not completely wrong but it’s not that easy.

I’m 5'0". Looks like I know what car I’m buying when my midlife crisis finally kicks in! However, it will make the problem of “can’t see over this goddamn Suburban” even worse.

I had a hell of a time learning how to parallel park as a teenager and was never particularly great at it (same with backing into a parking space)... until I got a car with a rear camera a couple years back, which solved the problem altogether. Parking assist will be a nice upgrade when/if autonomous cars actually…