As a patent attorney, I must request that y’all stop working yourself into a tizzy over patent filings. Most of the technology described in the filings will never see the light of day. And even if they do, it probably won’t be in the most complicated forms described in the patent.

Depending on where he is in LA, a Raptor would also be terrible to park or even fit on some of the streets.

Because they’re docking one game worth of pay from Bell, they’re required under league rules to publicly announce it.

Dakar is probably the bigger trophy.

Normal people like you and me see the price premium commanded by its low miles, realize that every mile will dramatically decrease its value, and go find a nice NSX with 70k miles instead. We need someone that just doesn’t give a fuck to buy this car and drive it.

I owned a Forester for two years before getting a GX460. In that time, I took it everywhere, including being (maybe) the first SJ Forester to do the entire Mojave Road: https://overland.kinja.com/crossoverlanding-adventures-mojave-road-pre-trip-and-1793199851

Overlanding as traditionally understood. However, the bastardized version of “overlanding” (which really is no different than SUV based trail camping) used by Americans and elsewhere typically involves a convoy of friends in SUVs out for a weekend. That activity is kid and family friendly.

A couple RTTs would pull a premium one week before Overland Expo.

A great way to save Williams from running last.

The original Neon is notable as the last French style compact car sold in the US.

I wanted a Lusso for the styling, but got an Abarth. The reason is the Sport button that only comes with the Abarth. The throttle response to blips (for heel and toe) is almost nonexistent for a 124 without a Sport button and it feels utterly terrible. The Sport button makes a HUGE difference and is the first thing I…

I’m shocked that you don’t find the sight of rust displeasing. Shocked!  Well, not that shocked.

 Mazda tried selling the 5 and it didn’t catch on.  Because Americans are idiots.

Counterpoint: Mission Winnow is a huge marketing success for PMI because everyone is talking about it.  Before, nobody knew what it was and just shrugged and went on with life.  Now, with all the outrage over Mission Winnow, the associations of Ferrari = cigarettes is all over F1 news.  Mission accomplished for…

This is true. I should have clarified that what I meant is it keeps people in a full time 5 days a week job. Companies steal talent from each other all the time. Most employees are replaceable. What matters is to keep the pool consistent and predictable and prevent employees from leaving that pool.

The issue with pensions is it feels so far away.  Healthcare is something that we tend to use fairly regularly.  Also, I’m sure if there was an alternative system that could achieve what they want while being cheaper, they’d go for it.

That reply seriously took me for a loop. I thought I articulated a reason why the existing system is bad and yet he/she took my comment as supporting the existing system?

Because having health insurance tied to your employment is a powerful incentive to remain in your company’s employ.

Shelves on the side of garages really cut into the usable space, so I try to avoid them whenever possible.

Don’t forget that the door detents were changed from a two position (at 1/3 and 2/3) to a one position (at 1/2) system.  It sounds silly, but 1/2 really makes day to day liveability better in cities.  I often find that 1/3 is just too small of an opening and 2/3 would hit the car parked next to me.  1/2 makes perfect…