I mean - if a Airbus and a Boeing were lined up together, going to the same place for the same price - which one are you taking?

as someone who’s privately-owned company was bought by a private equity-backed corporation, this is a very overlooked comment. constant growth mindset (as opposed to lets just try to do well and live well), is so destructive. 

I think it was the fundamental shift that happened in the U.S. 55 years ago with the belief that a company’s only responsibility is to increase profits (thank you Milton Friedman). Most people still believe this, yet act surprised when cost cutting measures have negative consequences for the general public. It’s the…

Unions usually call for more employees and more hours for workers to do quality control. Not sure how advocating for employee rights is a bad thing for safety when Boeings main goal is to make planes as fast as possible.

Shareholder profits at its finest.

Using this ship to attack the industry seems unfair if you’re not posting the difference in output of this ship vs. others, preferably on a per passenger basis. 

I find it odd that in the description on the main Jalopnik page it says “barely any of it is below water” and yet in the article it does not mention what the draft/draught (how deep below the water line the vessel reaches) is.

Displacement is based on mass. Draft is based on geometry. 

Simple for my wife and I....as two people who are in leadership positions we enjoy going on a vacation where our goal is to not have a plan and just chill.  We were weary on the first couple of cruises we went on but ultimately we enjoy being able to chill, go to a show, hit the piano bar, eat, drink, etc. without…

I was an automotive engineer at the time this test was being developed. I worked for a major automotive company in R&D and specifically in doors.

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign,

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

I think a strong contender in this genre is the weight-lifting grandpa ad.

Careful. He’s gonna call you a pedo on X. ;)

I guess I don’t understand what y’all are seeing, because this made me sick to my stomach at how believable it is. By this time next year, we’ll either be in the midst of an armed uprising, or preparing to inaugurate America’s first real autocrat. I know it’s comforting to pretend otherwise, but it was also comforting…

WHAT? No Unpimp Ze Auto?

The grid penalty is the ultimate insult after a defective track ruins your car and costs beaucoup Euros to fix.

I’m convinced that the editors of the AV Club sincerely have zero taste based on AAF’s cover of Smooth Criminal being on this list.

If Die Hard were set during July instead of Christmas, the following elements would be deleted from the film:

No Die Hard?