Sweet mother of mercy. I’m not a jeep guy by most metrics, but that is a boatload of sexy functionality 

“Has tons of rules to prevent people from using a lot of ideas” =/= “unlimited development.”

F1 does not allow for unlimited development. If it did, we’d see things like active aero, thrust-vectoring jet engines, and variable contact patches. 

I don’t mind DRS, I think the problem isn’t a lack of overtaking, but a lack of reovertaking. It gives the passing car such a huge advantage that the passed car could never hope to fight back. Yes, I know this often comes down to tire conservation and such, but the best overtakes are the non-DRS overtakes because…

Anyone that watched this past weekend’s race and still thinks DRS is bad needs to reassess what they’re actually looking for in F1.

But the emerging truth from all of them, and your book, is that the basic structure of designing games is broken. People have this desire to build these awesome worlds for us to enjoy. And in too many cases that desire, and the joy that must come with it, is turning into this nightmarish scenario.

I listened to all of The Dropout and just finished the documentary. I preferred the podcast. Every time she was on screen in the doc, I had to look away. She’s fucking creepy. She would probably stab someone with that blank look her face and then lie about how they ran into the knife. All with that fake, deadpan bro…

What, you don’t clean your guns while loaded, chambered, cocked, and the safety off? Phhht. You must hate America...

Does the technician get to affix a little sticker of a fighter jet to the outside of his toolbox now?

It was loaded while being serviced? I know nothing about maintenance of fighter jets, but that sounds like asking for something like this to happen.

We already *are* drastically reducing our coal-powered plants. In 2008 Coal was producing more than 50% of all of our energy, and by 2016 it was reduced to less than 1/3rd as Natural Gas and non-hydro renewables have skyrocketed.

You write as if Mercedes is the first one to adapt a conventional platform for EV use, but they’re not. VW also does this with the e-Golf and the e-Up (not sold in the US). VW came out with the first e-Golf around 2015. Granted it only had about 85 miles of range, but they were able to quickly get it to market because…

It is efficient if it lowers the price of the vehi— oh fuck never mind, we’re talking about Mercedes.

When talking about EVs, efficiency means MPGe or mi/kWh.

It’s also more than a carbon tax would cost you.

Who cares if they beat Bellof’s record with an unrestricted car? The 956C Bellof drove complied with Group C rules at the time, and was without the aid of any modern electronics, both of which makes his record lap all that more amazing.

I was being sarcastic but already have a 3 step plan for the scenario you described:

There are in the asteroid belt. Space mining, ahoy!

Neutral: Do You Think In 50 Years We’ll Be Driving Electric Cars Or Fuel-Cell Cars?

This one is totally different! This time the wheels are melting for some reason.