This, exactly and 100%.

This is so logical, and yet it never ever occured to me. Semi-autonomy is a recipe for disaster; fuck, even on cruise control I often find myself getting a bit too comfortable/lax for my own good. I’m not saying I’d be that dude asleep at the wheel, but I can easily see how that would happen. Seems like they should…

But it’s only incorrect because you have concluded it is. The article I included in my initial response is not third party conjecture but actually quotes from the people responsible for the product development at Apple. As a prosecutor I am keenly aware that sometimes people say things that aren’t true, and sometimes…

I have the same problem with Sorkin’s shows as I do with Shonda Rhimes: all of the characters speak with the same voice, and that’s the voice of the show’s creator. I realize that neither Rhimes nor Sorkin are responsible for writing all of the dialogue, but it seems that they employ people to help them who know what…

And you know this because you were in on the meetings at Apple and/or a member of the technical development staff that made the decision to shed the jack? If so, I will apologize and defer to your greater knowledge. If not, you are coming from the same position as I am, and at least I’m actually relying on what they…

That’s... fabulous... but I wasn’t talking about Samsung’s phones (which I know dick about) I was talking about Apple and their stated technical reasons for removing the jack. You may think they’re bullshit, and that’s okay, but that’s what they said and I take them at their word because suggesting that they’re lying…

I am also that guy. So on the nose. Thanks for sharing. :)

Yeah. I was also highly irritated at the exclusion of the headphone jack, mostly because it’s all I’ve known since I started using corded headphones with my Walkman in 1983. Several years and five pairs of bluetooth headphones later, I’m extremely happy without them and give it zero additional thought- and especially…

I used to love going to Electronics Boutique to look at the Neo Geos they had in stock in the early 90's- it was a bit like walking past a Ferrari dealership and gazing longingly at cars I’d never own but look super sweet. 1994 me is drooling. 2019 me isn’t so interested in really any of their catalogue. 2019 me is…

Agreed. While I don’t despite them at all, with the exception of W. most of the children of presidents don’t end up doing jack squat in public life. I’m hoping they follow that trend and vanish from my view.

“Superdumps” was my nickname in college.

I’m still in love with high speed rail and I don’t understand why we can’t have it. I do understand that America is XXL, and it would cost a fucking fortune but there seems to be far more room for practical innovation as far as power supply and we know IT WORKS. Hyperloops sounds like the Micronauts toys I wanted (but…

I’m cool with that. It is probably the least played game I’ve ever purchased- I think I tried to like it about three times and gave up.

Umm.... yes?

Nah. Wherever racism comes from, including children, you shut that shit down immediately. The problem with your position is that the adults in their lives are most likely the reason the kids are racist in the first place.

Can’t say my enjoyment of a game has ever been influenced by the gender of its protagonist. The original Metroid is a brilliant example of a game that turned gender tropes on their head, and you don’t even know Samus is a she until the end of the game. My delight in subsequent versions on the Gameboy and the Gamecube…

Good point!

I mean that during every single other day of the month she’s a straight Diet Coke girl with no exceptions- but when she’s not feeling well it’s regular Coke.

For reasons that will forever elude me, when it’s my wife’s time of the month she craves McDonald’s hamburgers. Not cheeseburgers, mind you- fucking plain assed hamburgers, along with a medium Coke (with sugar!). I’ve realized it’s best not ask and just get her the damn hamburger.

In my state, if you are in the custody of law enforcement you can no longer legally consent to sexual activity with law enforcement officials, including but not limited to the police, jail guards, prosecutors, et al. Even if it’s your idea and you are doing it of your own free will, it is still sexual assault in the…