In this case, its people driving a resale market by creating artificial supply/demand concerns. Stanley can just as easy up the supply and drive people’s prices into the floor.

I agree that there’s no single work someone can point to as a direct adaptation for Barbie. But if you were to look at the totality of printed materials that have created the “Barbie-verse”, you could make a decent argument.

Yet the rest of the world, those of us not driven by TikTok trends or the latest Airhead blog, are staring at whatever brand reusable (Yeti in my case) is currently sitting on the desk.

My neighbor (2022 V90 XC) pulled the cladding due to a careless jackass slicing it with their front-end loader dropping mulch in the driveway. Simple enough replacement but it looked truly odd because of the ride height making the wheel well look silly.

I understand the nature of the word “leaked”, but when this was published last week on other sites, isn’t this article just “look what I found while surfing?”

The simplest integration will begin in products, Office 365, Apple’s iOS, Google’s Pixel line... the fee will just be integrated into the cost of the device/service. Getting enough baseline users to want more functionality out of their device may allow for specific modules to be unlocked (languages, tutoring services,…

Missing from this particular conversation is how technological advancement has changed publishing industry.

Being impressed by a lens cloth, thinking it’s some unique feature given plenty of ski jackets have had them for years, is another sign the author might want to go outside more often...

495mg of caffeine if the Celsius were a 30 oz variety. (16.5 x 30)

I assumed it was building some attention for Madame Web.

You just incapsulated many New Englander’s views on the Boston Marathon 2013 Bombing. (Needing the year seemingly implies more than one, but a small reminder of year for context.)

Your overarching point is still valid, the most vulnerable amongst the population shouldn’t needlessly suffer due to ignorance or arrogance of those with the ability to help.

I believe you are off by a little on death rates -

Bruce Bixby did a better job of hitchhiking across the country, fixing problems, with a character that had so much plot armor we accepted his basic immortality/indestructability. 

The scale of infrastructure is going to require offerings to come online simultaneously or they won’t be able to attract a workforce to fill the job pool. The draw is to get enough people interested and financially invested that costs remain flat for the most part.

Anyone live through their college years on this? 5.9 mg of Caffeine per ounce (which was regulated by the FDA, back in the good old 90's!)

Recency bias is a dangerous thing... also explains why a portion of the population has such varying opinions on the economy (but that’s a different topic!)

Obligatory Tool reference -

The Panama Canal accounts for 46% of all Eastern Asia trade that lands on the US Eastern seaboard (3-4% of all global trade volume).

Not a single one... but the OP also thinks their Hummer is efficient? My Rivian R1T (which lost about 10% being left out overnight last night in 14 degree weather due to staying with family to help out) is the most efficient truck based EV...