Yeah, that “upgraded” head unit looks extremely clownish.  I haven’t seen a car with a stock DIN head unit since the advent of factory navigation units in the mid ‘00s.

Given that SF2:WW and SF2 Turbo were the two highest-selling third-party games in SNES history, and that SF2:WW remains the top selling single-platform release in Capcom’s history, I’d say they were pretty big of a deal.

SF2's SNES exclusivity was one of the defining features of the early days of that console generation. The first two versions of SF3 were only ever released on Dreamcast (until the 30th Anniversary collection many years later). The entire SFEX series remains a PlayStation exclusive to this day.

Tesla’s “willingness to open its networks and their patents” is and always has been a poison pill.

The economics don’t work anymore, and it’s a minor miracle of timing that we even got the remastered TNG (the relatively small window when Blu-ray existed but streaming hadn’t yet taken over). The payoff for remastering TNG was Blu-ray sales, but that market has been killed by streaming services, and adding a…

Yes, just like this site got behind Marianne Williamson in 2020!

I don’t think anyone would have had a problem if a new planet were discovered. It’s the demotion of an existing planet that sticks in the craw.

But that’s the effective rate, which takes into account the hold-incentivizing dynamics you describe. Without that dynamic, Californians would be paying an even-higher effective rate on what is already some of the most expensive property in the nation.

So unless you’re arguing that Californians should just be paying a…

CA’s effective tax rate for owner-occupied homes in 2019 was #34 in the nation at 0.76%.  It is neither exceptionally high nor low.

And if you think being upsidedown on a $20k car sucks, wait until you hear stories of people upsidedown on a $500k house.

Prop 13 is not a major factor on property tax from homes, as the property tax is reset to market value every time the home is sold.

Garfield was the best Peter Parker in the movie, and honestly, Holland was the worst one. He’s a dick for most of the movie and not particularly sympathetic.

I thought the bigger problem with the Homecoming and Far From Home is that they are movies about Teen Iron Man, not Spider-Man.

In the first movie, Peter gets this amazing new tech suit, loses it due to his recklessness, then has to prove himself without the technology (using only, um, his super powers) before he can…

Clyburn is more representative of black voters than the Obama haters on the Bernie left.  It’s sad because all of the good portions of Berniecrat policy (and there are a lot!) are cancelled out by how absolutely terrible they are at politics.  The two most hated politicians in their world are Obama and Hillary, and…

Turner spent more money than Brown did. She lost because she’s terrible at politics. You can’t boost third parties for two consecutive presidential elections and then expect to compete in a Democratic primary without receiving some of the smoke you were sending.

ASC still exists, though I don’t know how many conversions they do for OEMs these days.

You don’t even have to live in a region with 4 seasons! If you would like to be able to occasionally lock your convertible, a hardtop is your only option.

Fabric convertible roofs suck out loud (literally). Complexity and weight aside, from a user-functionality standpoint, a retractable hardtop is superior in every way.

I’ve had a 3000GT VR4 Spyder for over a decade, and I don’t drive it unless it’s top-down weather (which is over half the year in the Bay Area).

Granted, I put less than 2000 miles a year on it. But it’s great to be able to drive a convertible without having to worry about your top being slashed. I can actually lock my…

I’ve had one of these since 2008, and I love it: