I’m sure he was crazy smart and had a big budget - but do you really think GM is poaching software designers and engineers from Apple or Google?

I ordered my new vehicle specially to avoid leather seats and I know a number of other people who have done the same. Just because there aren’t many vegans or vegetarians in your social circle doesn’t mean they don’t exist and have economic clout.

My three year old shitty Whirlpool fridge (with bottom freezer) ices up and then leaks water every summer. It’s done it since new, but Whirlpool won’t honor the warranty since we aren’t the original purchasers (it came with the house).  

You are living in pre-pandemic times.

You can have racing in the rain on tracks that are designed to support it.

It’s Rhode Island - someone in the DMV or state government is on the take and being pressured by new car dealers or some other contributor to do this. Or the Mafia are involved.

Then you need to travel more - because while United are far from the best, they are far, far, far from the worst.

Ford dealers are also why Lincoln is nowhere near as successful as it should be.

“We are slightly better than India” is probably not making the point you think it is

Did someone tell you that using words like “outwith” makes you sound smart or like a lawyer?

The conditions for destroying stratospheric ozone by HFCs and CFCs only exist in polar regions - they need very cold temperatures, ice crystal surfaces in clouds, and sunlight to catalyze the reactions. These conditions only occur in the polar regions and are stronger / more pronounced in the Southern Hemisphere. …

Ordered for a city fleet in North Dakota?

That sounds great and I hope you both have a wonderful experience.

COPS was particularly egregious in that regard - you could watch the cops shredding the constitution with your own eyes.  And that’s where I first saw the approach of yelling “stop resisting” as they beat the shit out of a limp person and tried to bend their arms and legs into unnatural positions.

That may be true - but anyone who drives 400+ miles with one 5 minute gas stop must be driving in a car brimming with piss-filled gatorade bottles.

“It can drive itself” - in a *very* limited set of circumstances.

Maybe it’s too mainstream, but I feel like the original Wicker Man should be on this list. I saw that it is now on Prime.

That’s because the Acela track infrastructure is garbage compared to advanced rail systems. There are still half a dozen at-grade crossings in my county - so trains are restricted because of that and Amtrak only put fencing along the “high-speed” line last year - up until then kids and drunks could literally walk…

Yes in some ways - in terms of quirks, “soul”, engagement, and nostalgia

It’s news to me that Apple shut down Dark Sky - since I continue to use the app and the web page multiple times a day.

Perhaps you mean they deprecated the Android app?