Several races in person, even. While you could argue that he was a bit brash when he was younger, I think he has certainly proven to be far more than a competent driver. Do you watch F1? Specifically last season and this season? He’s not my favorite driver (I like Gasly and Ocon), but you can’t say he just…

This is fantastic. I was on a multi day trek in Colombia a few years ago and in the jungle I was about 2 days into no cell service when I broke my foot. I was young and broke so I didn’t have any satellite phone or emergency device, so I had to trek a day towards where I thought there was a small village, on a broken…

While Verstappen did prove to be a competent driver

These are the equivalent of fan service - those of us that started watching TG back in the early 2000s. I still turn on some of those episodes from my Plex server and it feels like a warm blanket…and still funny. 

I think this is a valid concern. I live in DC and the worst harassment I’ve gotten has been on the bus or Metro. Just this week someone was stabbed to death on the MetroCenter platform. If you don’t feel safe on transit, only those that can’t afford a car take it because others will drive for the convenience and…

+1 on the silos. I work as head of production in the creative arm of a large company. It would make sense for me to handle all production company-wide, but....no. Product has their own producers, and their own creatives. Content? Yup, you guessed it. Their own teams. It makes no sense, and leads to massive duplication…

I think the main issue with this is that most “modern” car design denotes aggressiveness with large grills. Having one single color out front tends to not look as aggressive, and gets kind of a jelly-bean look (see: any Tesla car). The contrast of the black grill with the colored panels is another tool that designers…

All great tips! My wife’s current car is an 06 Accord she got from her sister for free (we live in the middle of the city), so anything will be an upgrade. With the state of the sometimes working sometimes not AC, and questionable reliability because of age, it’s time for a new car, especially since neither of us have…

That’s how I felt about my fast Audi when I got it, I just can’t seem to let it go (so I know the feeling well!) My wife and I are probably going to special order one in a few months, in Chalk, with all the go-fast goodies on it. Any must-have options? For reference we’re looking at the Macan S.

It’s the RS3.

I bought my Audi used from a non-Audi dealer, and Audi tracked me down and harassed me with flyers in the mail to get them replaced. Good on them.

I put this in below, but this thing drives phenomenally. It’s actually got less ground clearance than a Volvo V90 Cross Country, so if you’re worried about “riding high”, don’t worry. It’s actually not that high off the ground, and the way it drives makes it feel EVEN lower.

You should really give this a drive, it’ll change your mind. It’s actually got less ground clearance than a Volvo CrossCountry or an Audi Allroad (8.7 for the Volvo, 6.9 (nice) for the Macan). It feels as low to the ground as my S3, driving it. We test drove a few different versions when my wife was looking for a new…

Initially when I called my Audi dealer they told me it would be a 9 month wait. After a few back-and-forths with the dealer, they finally agreed to get it done sooner than that. Just had mine replaced last month, fell much better about driving around now.

Always Nebraska. I had to film something in Nebraska once, and had to drive several hours from an airport to do so. I thought I was losing my mind driving past all the fields of indistinguishable grains in a straight line for several hours.

I just don’t understand. I’ve flown in a helicopter a handful of times and each time I am incredibly careful getting in/out and listening to instructions from the pilot and other staff. How can one be so cavalier around an extremely dangerous heavy machine? 

There are no “buses that take spectators to and from each stage” since the only spectators are generally people that are in and around the area, and a lot of them take pride in cycling the route to wherever they sit to watch.

Of course - I’ve actually been riding along this year trying to match their rides every day! I think my point is that you’d think cycling, of all things, would get a reprieve from climate protestors. What happened at Silverstone? I don’t agree with it, but I understand cars = carbon = climate change. Cycling? Probably…

No, but an attempt at rehabilitation should be made. That’s something that doesn’t happen. There’s no point in putting someone in jail if there’s absolutely no attempt to make sure they can reintegrate into society and not recommit. 

Didn’t the backup caused by Sunday’s protest lead to one of the Jumbo Visma riders crashing and breaking his collarbone? Also, the galaxy brain needed to justify stopping a bicycle race to protest climate change is unattainable for me.