Try reading about human-centered design. Good design, especially when it comes to potentially-deadly things, is a design that doesn’t ignore people who are “too dumb to figure it out,” it’s design that takes into account how people actually act in the real world. Some people forget to put their car in park, for…

“For example: selecting Park is now an action mapped on to the door handle. That is almost guaranteed to come as a surprise, and will have unintended consequences.”

Yeah, that was so bad you better Wun...

In some cases maybe. But the Grand Canyon would like to remind you how powerful even slow-flowing water can be ;)

Ha, I’ll admit I laughed, and fair enough. But I think there is a case to be made (in general), that we can accept momentary inconveniences (and plug your nose/breathe through your mouth) in an effort to conserve resources. Especially in drought-stricken areas.

I was walking with my boyfriend on Saturday night, and when we got close to a group of people I let of his hand, out of instinct. That was Saturday night, before this shooting. Since then? I’m terrified.

The machine may run for less time and consume less water and energy, yes, but does it consume less water and energy than you’ve just expended rinsing the dishes? In the vast majority of cases, the answer is no.

So leave the plate in there for the next wash? That should still be much more efficient than rinsing every single time.

If the dishwasher stinks because you leave things in it...close the dishwasher door. The stink will be contained, and any that might waft out shouldn’t stay around for that long anyway.

I think we need a brief explainer on the difference between happiness and contentment. Of course money can buy you short-term happiness, whether it’s a shiny new gadget or a steak dinner, but that passes. Money can only very rarely buy you contentment, or a lasting sense of being at peace with what your life is…

Porsche’s “Guards Red” would like to have a word with you.

But Kias are cheaper, and if they looked as good as a Hyundai, they’d risk hurting their own sales. Why make the cheap(er) one look better when you can charge more for good looks?

I think that both of you being willing to communicate above the base reactions of anger and/or emotion, and that communication allowing you to process those reactions in a healthy way and move on, is what the author is talking about. For example, my immediate response when I get cut off in traffic is anger, but my…

I’m sorry, do same-sex couples not fall under the umbrella category of “romantic partner”? Gay people exist. Gay couples exist. The VAST majority of representations of couples you’ll see are opposite-sex, so don’t go whining that any picture you see of a same-sex couple is “making a point” or not being…

I was referring to the Model 3 as the “affordable” one.

Your remark about BMW parts reminds me of the time I needed to go into our local BMW dealer and get a new lug bolt for one of the wheels (dad tried changing his own...and lost one). They needed to know exactly what year the car was, not just the generation, because the angle of the threads had changed at some point.…

I agree that these mistakes are understandable, but for a company as lauded, as high-profile, as spendthrift as Tesla, I’d really expect them to hire a few people who could call out these kinds of mistakes before they make it to production. You know?

It would be nice if the people I know could be making high 40s, even. They’re average mid 30s to low 40s, barring special circumstances (living in high-pay/high-cost cities like San Francisco, or being an engineer). While $35k might not break the bank for middle- to upper-middle-class Americans, there is a huge swath…

Looking back at Jalopnik articles past, it appears there may be two pans of glass, meeting in the middle. That’s still a big expense to replace. Where do you read that there are three?

But these aren’t small mistakes, they’re fundamental parts of what makes those cars unique. They’re also not unavoidable, intrinsic problems, they are design choices that had to be thought up and approved, going in a different direction than tried-and-tested methods that have been shown to work just fine.