The USSR had these same advantages (and failed), and it would be interesting to see a comparison of the old USSR government and China. China is clearly doing it better, but is that situational or strategic change.

Thank you. I saw that, and I was concerned.

I have to say the waygu beef looks like a sad new york strip straight out of a sous vide bath.

I, too, have been bamboozled. 

The NIMBY people that don’t exist in China are the impediment. The people that have objections to these projects that might affect the local environment are simply steamrolled and the project gets done. Now, that’s not to say there aren’t legitimate reasons why people my go NIMBY on these kinds of projects, but that’s…

There will never be a production model Canoo, Rivian, Lordstown, or your fathers underwear branded EV. These are investment scams, and anyone putting their money in them is welcome to invest in my patented sharpimus antigravity shoos.

How wonderful. I’ve been in the market for a truck for months, but I refuse to pay more than MSRP. If they could leave the name of the previous owner somewhere in there I’d be happy to let them know a liberal homosexual is now driving their old truck to grindr hookups.

Can we just take a minute and call these companies what they are: scams. Canoo, Rivian, Polestar, and even to some degree Tesla are investment scams showing prototype next-gen vehicles they never intend to produce in volume. Tesla has actual products and the ability to mass produce things, so I’ll give them a pass for…

The economic damage for this should be billed against the company. Entities that are vital to the national economy can’t operate as normal businesses anymore.

Because of what this is, I think a novochok visit on Russian soil for everyone in this DarkSide group is due.

The salt water enema you will receive by jumping butt first could be quite refreshing.

She looks like a JC Penny mannequin. 

$1700 for a destination fee seems kind of steep.

It’s fine. Those deserts will be uninhabitable due to climate change anyway.

My guess is the LIDAR and other sensors they’ll use to interpret their surroundings will be able to easily gauge the height of overhead crossings. They’ll just need to be told how tall their cargo is.

I’m tired of hearing about these vaporware investment scams. It’s like the Wallstreet equivalent of kickstarter, and it is equally stupid.

The situation with media streaming is a perfect example of the mess that modern media licensing and cross licensing has created. A lot of long term licenses were issued without any thought about the long term changes in the industry. It a great example of fucking yourself in the long run by chasing short term gains.

YES, who are these people that want to stop for half an hour every 350 miles. If I’m on a long drive alone, my brain flips into cannonball run mode and there’s no stopping until the whip is dying of thirst. My best was 13 hours in a Nissan Murano that somehow kept finding additional gasoline, and we only stopped for a…

I was shocked when the new South Carolina plant started out producing V90 wagons. If you’re looking for a gently used volvo, the Charleston area is the place to go.

This comment is just sad. If this is what you count as good, I’ll send you a jar of mayonaise and white bread. I’ll include some velveeta or red dye number 4 for you if you need a racing stripe.