Nah. I’d bet the auto industry would become complacent, and just build cheap gas cars, and not ramp up on cheap EV… they’d then have their lobbyists pressure regulators to push the full EV roll out date, saying “we don’t have manufacturing capabilities to just switch.” And we’d be back to square one. 

Dear Toyota, please build me a Taco with the Prius plug-in drivetrain.

Currently it’s more expensive to fly to Charlotte than it is to fly to NY. So you’re saying the market is forcing prices up when the airline is spending less on fuel and has an open seat they can sell from Charlotte to NY?

Yeah, I don’t know what a lawyer would look for, I’m not a lawyer... that’s why I’d call one.

I’m just going to leave this excerpt here: (from the Washington Post 12/14/21)

That sounds like bullshit on AA’s pricing practices. I get a trip with a layover (A>B>C) being cheaper than two direct flights (A>B, B>C), but if A>B>C is a cheaper ticket than just A>B, that’s just shitty pricing.

They ‘lost money’ in that they didn’t extract the maximum amount possible. Its like buying a combo meal because it works out to be cheaper than just buying the burger + fries, then not even touching the drink. In your mind, you paid for it so you can do with it what you want. In their eyes, they could have sold that…

If you live in an AA hub, it’s a near-death-sentence for air travel. I don’t like ‘em, but I’d be totally screwed if I couldn’t travel on them.

I’m not sure it’s a security issue as much as it is about someone “hacking” their way into cheaper airfare. I mean, the passenger went through screening to board their original flight and disembarked into another secure area. And when a passenger misses their flight, they put a standby passenger in the seat and away…

OK, bootlicker.

It’s so weird to think there was a time (before I was born, really) when traveling by air was a treat, something you looked forward to and even got a little dressed up for. Now it’s a cat and mouse game with travel hacks and airlines looking for every way they can possibly fuck you over from when you purchase your…

Based on every experience I’ve had on AA, AA’s response is not as harsh as they likely think it is.

I hear that McDonald’s is also going to start banning people who don’t finish the entire drink in their combo meal, even if it’s mostly water from the ice melting.

Indeed, I’ve not seen one first-hand, but I’d say “pretty clear” would describe most ghost boners.

Like any tire choice: IT DEPENDS!

To go off your example: imagine that $1,000 computer is incurring residuals and licensing fees on a regular basis, so it’s not just $1,000, but $1,000 plus however much money a week/month for as long as you’re using it. If content is not bringing in commensurate subscribers, then getting $300 back and stopping…

“It’s a ruthless strategy that betrays just how overrun Hollywood has become by executives more interested in Wall Street than the stuff their companies are making...”

Disney executive #1: “Here’s this $50 million, straight-to-streaming kids movie about astronauts. It releases on Disney+ in a couple of months.”

Remember kids. Piracy is WRONG. You should always respect the decisions of a megacorporation. They’re better than you and they’re a better judge of what’s right and wrong. If the corp decides that a movie should never be seen again, you should bow to their supreme wisdom.

This tactic should be on the table in the writers strike, if it isn’t already. All creative should insist on contracts that protect their works — at the very minimum, prevent them from going into a vault, never to be seen again, all for the sake of a write-off.