The design of the f1 was madness for its day, and has just aged particularly well. I think what we’re seeing is the outer edge of the mclaren design language, where it stops working.

Those headlights kinda weird me out. I like the aggressiveness, but headlights are the eyes of a car. What creature has holes where their lower eyelids would be?

So much this. While it’s nice that they’ve mapped out entire networks of hiking trails, maaaaaybe some differentiation is needed so they don’t look like access roads.

Part of this is due to conscious choices made by google maps. It’s designed so it works best when you have it on all the time, and simply follow the instructions. It selects a route with twice as many runs as necessary, or uses weird back roads, because it looks theoretically faster. Sometimes this works out great,…

If I made a bunch more money, I could see getting the Aston or one of the old benzes for a weekend. Everything else: meh.

Tell me about these exotic animals that are actually overpopulated. The only ones I’ve seen mentioned here are leopards and elephants.

Why is that? For the same reason we farm chicken and not chimpanzees. As humans, we have decided that the value of animal life is non-binary. We prefer not to eat things we find intelligent, relatable, cute, or impressive.

Yeah, buddies was too strong a word.

Nah, Turkey and Russia are buddies again. If anything, they’ll team up to crack down on anybody who ain’t them.

These laws are always a balancing act between efficacy and not being overbearing. Make it too lightweight and it looks like back-patting. Too heavy and it’s like “congratulations, you’re a state licensed stylist AND a police informant!”

Yeah, I heard her voice as I read her bit and it was lovely

I think Jezebel had some long debate about this. The conclusion from the old-timey music experts was that it had more to do with her wanting to avoid the scandal that came with being an unaccompanied lady at a dude’s house than trying to escape actual creepiness. I don’t really remember.

Yup. I don’t want to tread too close to ‘damn mollycoddled kids’ territory, but if you look back at when the democratic party was really crushing it, it’s wasn’t because of their social views.

Successful by what metrics?

Russia was a factor. One that could have been overcome had they run a better campaign.

The question is, are we going to appeal to the pocketbooks of that part of the country and use their self-interest to drag them into modernity? Or are we going to stamp our feet and keep losing elections?

So much this. The author is the perfect example of the mindset that lost us the election.

My definition of supercar kind of flexes between speed, looks, and impracticality.

I would recommend against brake / carb cleaner on chains. Chains usually have rubber O-rings inside them, and brakleen will most likely degrade them.

The two second thing sounds like it makes it more egregious, but I don’t exactly see it that way. The cops partner put him in a situation where he felt like he only had those two seconds to make that call.