It’s a good point you’re making — that the scenario in the West Wing episode shows the Republicans being deceptive, and the Democrats battling deception with deception, but only in order to have a fair vote. And, you’re right, everybody votes. But the Democrats can’t just bark and stomp and cry about it. They got…

They weren’t at home, they were attending to other government business. When an institution operates on norms for decades if not centuries to see that overturned by crass opportunism should come as a shock. That the Republicans are so callow that it is no longer a shock is besides the point.

I can’t identify the boots in the banner. I’ve asked reddit and even tried to contact the photographer through UnSplash and so far nothing.

I can’t identify the boots in the banner. I’ve asked reddit and even tried to contact the photographer through…

What are the boots in the title picture? Nicest of the bunch. 

What are the boots in the title picture? Nicest of the bunch. 

The boots in the article thumbnail look infinitely better than any of the footwear mentioned in the article. So, what are they and where can I get them, please?

The boots in the article thumbnail look infinitely better than any of the footwear mentioned in the article. So,…

What about the boots used in the headline photo?

What about the boots used in the headline photo?

It really is that simple. It still to this day amazes me how many people still don’t grasp this basic concept.

You can drive for any ride share company. You can pick your hours whenever you want. You can pretty much use anything thats not a heap of crap to do it.

I wrote this elsewhere, but even as a not entirely traditional person, I really only cared about the ceremony. I wouldn’t have cared if my sister wore this for photos or during the reception or interrupted our first dance or whatever. But to me the ceremony is the only part of the wedding that is actually important,…

The bride/sister may be an actual saint. The MOH/sister has a CLEAR need to be the center of attention at all times. 

It’s not a joke, it’s a giant middle finger at spending thousands of dollars and putting ungodly amounts of pressure on ourselves just to please a bunch of people who, in the end, only want free food and drinks

Wow, the guy really is in an Ivory tower.

Look, y’all, I get it that Elon and his companies have had some pretty cool ideas and done pretty some cool things. His ideas about transportation - either terrestrial, or extra-terrestrial - are shaking up the status quo and will inevitably lead to some remarkable innovations in the next few decades.

Big picture? They don’t even think outside of their car interior.

Like several analysts have said, Musk basically “discovered” the concept of a subway, only much shittier.

Like so many CEOs, Musk is convinced that his past successes mean he is a supergenius whose every idea is pure gold. He decided he could reinvent tunneling, and no amount of evidence will convince him otherwise at this point.

Sooooo they want to make a Subway in Vegas. A Subway that takes up more space and seats less people, than a normal Subway. Wouldn't it be cheaper (and you know, better) to just have a big building, that you could maybe park your car in. Then be driven around in a tram that could also go into this tunnel (I'm talking…

The problem is they never had any ideas about reducing the cost or speed of tunnel boring except to just use narrower tunnels, to ignore the cost of any externalities like soil variation, and to exclude from the final cost any amenities or features that were not strictly tunneling (stations, signage, egress,…

Even if you buy the idea that this is a cost-effective plan to alleviate traffic congestion & is a thing people actually want (I do not count myself among that tiny cohort), does Elon's company have any special technology or approach that would make them a better candidate for this job than some construction/civil…

“this is simple and just works.”