“But while the argument that a one-time $1,200 per-person payment isn’t enough to float the U.S. economy through an international pandemic, don’t expect this bill to gain traction quickly.”

““There’s The French Laundry,” we’ll say—not wistfully, exactly, but acutely aware of the fact that we will never eat in that particular dining room.”

“The imminent iOS 13.5 update includes a new feature that could save your life. Once the update drops, you’ll be able to opt into automatically sharing your medical ID with 911 dispatchers and first responders, which will then provide you with the best care.”

“She also says, however, that the A-12 was a “precursor to SR-17,” which she calls “our favorite aircraft.””

Southwest Airlines too.

Since I live in a hot desert city, when I moved into my current house, I tinted all the east and west-facing windows (there are only two south-facing windows, and my neighbor’s house blocks most of the sunlight going into those windows). I also installed two smart thermostats (Ecobee) with the remote sensors for the…

Anyone know when the other non-white colors will be available?

Nice to see that this author deletes comments pointing out mistakes she made instead of admitting to them.  At least one other person and I pointed out that she neglected to include a link (and I included the link in my comment), but those comments have been conveniently deleted.  Nice.

Not sure why there’s no link in this story at all, but for those that are interested: https://flaviar.com/school-of-spirits

Great article!

“Unfortunately, my dearly departed Tofu Slab is no more—and my attempts to recreate it have been so unsuccessful that I’m forced to settle for the next best thing: Salt water-soaked silken tofu mounded on hot white rice and drowned in chili oil, soy sauce, and black vinegar.”

I like the overall tone of where these ideas are heading, but...some of them are just not logistically feasible or practical.

“The postal service is a public good”

“core a substantial chunk out of the top of the onion with a pairing knife”

This.  If Jalopnik hadn’t written a story about this, I probably would never have heard about this run.

“When Will Grocery Stores Get Back to Normal?”

“At $499, it’s certainly not the cheapest sports watch out there, but it’s in line with other watches like the Apple Series 5 ($499 with cellular data).”

“At $499, it’s certainly not the cheapest sports watch out there, but it’s in line with other watches like the Apple…

“Fesser received $600,000 in his lawsuit against the city of West Linn and his suit against his former employer netted him another $415,000.”

Phil should buy his own cable modem, a Netgear Orbi system, and call it a day.

“Yes, my boarding pass is in my airline app, but while I’m waiting in line to flash that pass I’m going to want to check email on my phone, or text a friend, or scroll Instagram. Really, I’m going to want to do anything but keep that pass up on my phone, which means somehow, someway, it’s going to be impossibly hard…