Do they call it a spider tracer?

I don’t know much about the airline business, BUT while a lot of costs have to do with the actual flying, there are probably a lot of costs associated with use of airport resources that have nothing to do with the distance the plane has flown or the mass it carries. A parking space costs the same no matter how far…

It actually means subject to regulation and with a chain of command. Hence, in the South, where the militias were used to crush slave rebellions, you find honorary military titles, such as “Colonel” when they weren’t actually in the army. And these persisted after the 13th Amendment was passed, because you still…

Thanks for the recommendation of the Kona. Never heard of it. I’m too far from work to do this, and I’m in LA which complicates the commute. Have to go from West LA to Pasadena and it would take FOREVER. But if things change and this becomes viable for me, I’ll definitely look it up.

Well, you don’t get that big bonus by paying attention to safety and being a big Debbie Downer. The incentives on the decision makers are perverse.

Well said. It’s pure toughness signaling. But this comment stream is very revealing about why the strategy of “harm reduction” can’t gain traction in the US, whether in this context or in, for instance, drug laws. We’re addicted to toughness signaling and moral posturing.

No love for the Character Map? It’s been in Windows since forever. I pin it to my Taskbar and refer to it constantly. As a tech writer, I have to use symbols and accents all the time. Emojis less so.

I don’t mind flying. It’s not wildly expensive, and as long as I don’t have a rabid anti-masker or an evangelical Christian next to me, it’s not bad.

Great cartoon! My one nit to pick is they show the Bixby Bridge which is on Hwy 1 (aka PCH), not on Rte 66. Unless there’s another very similar bridge on Rte 66 that I don’t know about! Still, lot of fun.

No love for the Supernote? I suggest visiting the subreddit devoted to this device.

If Clarence Thomas were dead, would we know?

Our house rosé is a Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol. Yes, pricey, but excellent and we hardly ever eat out so we save money that way. I love a ruby-colored Trinquevedel Tavel, but it keeps me up and, when I do sleep, seems associated with weird dreams. That may be a plus for some! I rely on Kermit Lynch, a wine importer…

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This is just an anecdote, but still: after the 2016 election, Hillary was at some event, and a supporter introduced Hillary to her daughter. Rather undiplomatically, the mother said her daughter hadn’t voted. The daughter defended herself by saying that she had gone to protests. Hillary thanked her for going to…

I think that would be hard to find evidence for. On the other hand, we have plenty of evidence that Black voters really liked Biden and preferred him to other candidates, Bernie specifically.

Yes, I get it. Many of the priorities mentioned in the post are popular among young people who are unreliable voters, and unpopular among older people who are very reliable voters. Bernie Sanders has been undercover until right now, supporting, as he should, unionization efforts.

At In-n-Out, a double-double combo is $7.60. So much better than anything else mentioned here. Be sure to ask for the fries well done.

My learning how to drive at the age of 40 on a 77 VW bug (metallic green). Stick, obviously. In Los Angeles.

Shout-out to Primo Donuts on National and Sawtelle. Not a chain (well, they now have two stores... is that a chain?), and around since 1956. Best donuts in LA. No specials, no corporate horse$hit, just great donuts.

THANK YOU. Beat me to it. Tsk.