For medical conditions sure. But for “annoyance” it’s the game telling you you’re doing something wrong and not using a mechanic properly.

Not that uncommon with situations where a manufacturer is getting federal level blowback regarding resales, and thus subjecting their dealers to blowback and repercussions. Even if you can’t fix it, you need to show you’ve taken demonstrative steps to rectify

I expected more precision from the Germans. Coupe= 2 doors. Turbo = internal combustion engine with a turbocharger. What will they think of next,  a “convertible” that’s not a drop top? 

At least we got VR porn....

“I just sold my other car. The license plate is XYZ. If you pull it up, you’ll still see it registered to me. Here’s a copy of the proof of sale that’s been signed by both parties, and dated with today’s date. Here’s the slip with the new owner’s info, as I’m going to fill out the release of liability when I get home.…

First date with my now wife, I told her that sure marriage requires love and affection, etc., but at it’s core its very much a business relationship, and not much different than starting a partnership. (hell, the law even looks at it that way). I knew she was the right one when she concurred.

My rule of thumb-don’t hurt my partner, don’t hurt my relationship. It’s very simple, you still get to disagree and be upset, you just don’t get to call them a cunt or try to make them feel like shit.

It’s how you react when you’re tired/frustrated/annoyed that determines whether your relationship will last. It’s like building an intricate hobby model with all the plastic parts, and glue, and paint, etc. Shit will go sideways. You can get mad and need to cool off. But if you lash out at it, you end up with a…

“Avocado toast” Not guacamole toast. Also, what sort of shit-hole service do you get at the dealer?? “go over customized features” “full lounge with wifi” “delivery to their place of living” these are crazy pie-in-the-sky demands to you?

Terrible at reading their audience, or even listening to the response of their OWN questions they ask customers. Recently bought a new car, after doing my HW and pricing from every dealership within a 100 mile radius. The eventual “winner” had the best price and assured me I qualified for specific rebates. I signed…

Wrap a strip of duck tape vertically around just the lid, with a 2 inch excess “tail”. Grab the tail and twist. Pops up super easy

You sound like a boring bitter “Nice Guy”. Do you think any woman says “man, I want a guy that treats me like shit”? Nah, they want a guy who’s fun and exciting. They tolerate the negative attributes (temporarily) because of the positive attributes. But the “Nice Guy”? He has literally nothing to offer.…

Halo had always been an ARENA shooter, where you start with the same gear, and have to control the map/power-weapon spawns, and each encounter was a battle. Then they made it a shitty knock-off of Call of Duty. e.g. a twitch based, “first to see scores the kill” CLASS based shooter where the more you play, the better…

Can we get a link to the full text/transcript of the interview? I’d like to hear more

People can be both, but it’s sort of like Italian dressing. You can mix it together, but ultimately it seperates. Why? Simple. “Very smart” people are usually those may be educated with credentials, may know lots of facts, may know how to process information, see patterns, etc etc, however you want to define it, but…

Agreed. If 99% of scientists agree on a topic, we shouldn’t place the outlier on equal footing. But, as a devout atheist and liberal, I must confess that what we’re doing isn’t working. To quote my favorite cokehead writer, “If liberals are so fucking smart, why do they lose so goddamn much?” We haven’t made nearly…

If they’re upset about being made fun of, maybe they should pray harder?

Only two types of conservatives: Rich ones, and stupid ones. While an oversimplification, there is no other way to describe an individual (who is not a millionaire and will never be a millionaire) that actively votes against their own economic self-interests to help millionaires.

I’d say that not just revulsion, but also embarrassment is key to triggering and questioning believes. I grew up in a rural community, in a religious setting, attending religious high schools. Not fundamentalists, but Calvinists, so that same snobby mentality of, “If you work hard, you will be rewarded. I’m rich…

I don’t think you need a la carte on a movie/show basis. I think many people would be ok with selecting the channels they want. I have 220 channels. Of which 200 will never be watched, because they are, truly, shit. So many filler and BS ads and sales channels. I previously had 200 channels, but then they split FX…