My fiance once had a California license with a Yonkers, NY address on it. A lot of bouncers gave her funny looks...

As a man, I have noticed a very interesting baked good situation from the other side: I made a pie to bring to work one day, because I had a ton of fruit about to go bad. I left it on the kitchen table at work, and then proceeded into the room we use for our weekly meeting. As people filtered in, they invariably…

PowerMaster Optimus Prime was one of my favorite things when I was a kid.

Maybe the driver did not react so well to the shock of getting hit? I could see that being a "gas instead of brake" motion, especially since he was already using the gas at the moment of impact.

What did people do before o-rings!? It occurs to me that I find the thought unimaginable; o-rings most certainly have been around since the origins of time, having sprung up in various sizes from interactions after the Big Bang.

Depends on the state. I grew up in New York, and we had regular mandatory inspections. Not sure if they go into the same depth as some places, but at least the obvious things would get you off the road.

Um... I agree that I would trust the USPS more than a private carrier, but the USPS is not constitutionally mandated. The Constitution just says that Congress has the power "To establish Post Offices and post Roads". They could choose not to use that power.

I have a single cup french press from Ikea. It works great for tea, and of course can make coffee in a pinch (although I normally prefer a moka for that).

I have a single cup french press from Ikea. It works great for tea, and of course can make coffee in a pinch…

I agree. 1 kT is reasonable for a small tactical nuke, and would have a similar effect as a large chemical plant exploding. Here is an example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_exp…

This only works if you assume that sitting in traffic improves standard of living... I have lived in cities with great train systems, and cities where I need to sit in traffic for extended periods every morning and evening. I find that the public transit systems greatly enrich my quality of life.

I am not suggesting that the exits are the places that people get stuck. What I am saying is that adding lanes only works to ease congestion if you assume people can keep speed at all times in straight lines. But, for obvious reasons, people need to change lanes. During rush hour, there is not a consistent straight…

Multilevel roads would have the same problem as roads with additional lanes: They are strongly evidenced to not reduce congestion. People getting on and off the road cause enough slowing that bigger roads just become bigger parking lots. The trick is to get people off the road (or shift the times they are on the…

I just took a photo I was using for a lock-screen wallpaper and pasted "If found, call xxx-xxx-xxxx" over it. Seems like it would be the most straightforward answer.

Meh. It's still ugly.

Exactly my selection. Oddly, you can't get the normal, removable roof with the tow package... But you can get the retractable roof.

On a steel truck, I would have something done (even if not a full repair) to prevent rust problems. On an aluminum truck, I would probably just leave the dents (although I guess that tail light is important).

I love the iOS version of Carcassonne. The physical version is fun, but takes up a lot of space and requires keeping track of a lot of different pieces and scores. The automation of score keeping (and especially tallying the final scores) is a huge improvement. Because there is no secret hand of cards, the game…

I think it is a little ugly, but I would still buy it. It actually meets all of my needs: compact, 5 passenger, enough bed for some dirt/plants/other stuff I don't want inside my car. Here's to hoping.

I dunno about that data. Apparently Germans play some serious table tennis...

Um... really? My '07 Civic has DRL, and the only thing automatic about that car is the transmission. I am pretty sure there are plenty of cars out there with DRL and no automatic lights. Most of them are probably in the same market segment as the Civic (I know the '13 Fit had DRL without automatic lights).