This is great news, because my free credit monitoring from the last big hack is expiring.

The copyright duration has been lengthened to absurd levels thanks to lobbying by Disney. Mickey Mouse was in danger of falling into the public domain a few years ago, and we can’t have that, can we?

I remember driving around in the 80's when popups were plentiful (many Hondas had them), and many of them were blindingly misaligned, or broken/crippled enough to wobble and flop around, strobing oncoming traffic. I’m glad they’re rare now.

Just because a Dead White Male wrote this doesn’t automatically make it bad advice. It actually lines up pretty well with what’s considered best practice by modern parenting experts.

I’ve got both a cheapie T-Fal and a Classic Scanpan Ceramic, and I can tell you that the Scanpan weighs about 50% more than the T-Fal, so it has the benefits that a heavier pan brings. The ceramic hasn’t scratched in 8 years of use, even with metal utensils. It’s not as slippery as a Teflon pan though.

I was involved in low power chip design, and I can tell you that that function can be implemented for a current that is so low that it would take a year to drain your phone battery. You have to look at the magnitude of the battery drain.

There is a middle way- the Schlage BE365VCAM. It has a keyhole, a keypad, and zero connectivity. You have the option for keypad access, but it can be turned off. This is what I’m using until the smartlock manufacturers get their security issues sorted out.

A little Google search turned up the estimate (for plain text) of 677,963 pages /GB. So a little under 40 million pages.

Last time I had warranty work done, I was left with grease on the carpet and bad trim reassembly. Fortunately I got a satisfaction survey from Honda for that job, so the dealership got dinged. A small victory.

Mercury Capri.

Sorry but public criticism comes with your job since time immemorial. Before there were comment sections, there were Letters to the Editor. Anyone who puts themselves out there in public is subject to public (and often anonymous) examination of their performance. I’m sure Trump, navy destroyer captains, Air Canada…

Speaking as a different man, kids seem like a good idea until you have them.

Beats headphones are exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote that. You are of course correct that real quality differences exist, but buying strictly on price is a mistake.

you’re mostly right, but audio equipment is a poor example to use, because a lot of it is expensive just because of BS and floobydust, not because it’s actually any higher quality.

You ought to check out the Brill automatic seat cover. I first saw it in an airport somewhere. It’s a motor-driven plastic seat condom.

The government was afraid he would try wing walking.

This event is going to be a good mini-simulation of what would happen if a natural disaster made everyone Get Out of Dodge. There will be epic traffic jams and the doomsday preppers will be stuck in them with the rest of us.

It will be super cool when the fog gets darker, then lighter again.

I hope the hub is actually included, because this wouldn’t be the first time an Amazon product description was inaccurate.

I hope the hub is actually included, because this wouldn’t be the first time an Amazon product description was…

Presumably you first climbed up the backside of Hamilton from Livermore. If you can climb up Sierra after doing that, you have my respect.