I sometimes forget the old games had the “Fog-of-ware” mechanic that I honestly feel is a little unnecessary even then but that doesn’t mean you need leveling to gate content/exploration.

Uhh, no they aren’t. I had ~5 hours of driver’s ed training and drove occasionally with my parents and got my license at 16. Most of my friends had no driver’s ed and minimal (<10 hours) of riding with their parents.

This. I don’t know if the author is a pilot, or has ever flown in a small private plane, but demonizing civil aviation and blaming an accident on an “oversight that should have been corrected long ago” reeks of overreach by the underinformed.

So much misinformation to unpack here. Pulling out my soapbox...

But it seems likely that this crash could likely be blamed on a mix of a small but busy airport being used by under-regulated pilots. It’s an unfortunate and tragic consequence of an oversight that should have been corrected long ago.

Literally cant roll my eyes far enough in my head for this. operator error is not an…

i use only harbor freight stands

Some companies have employee car allowances that require the car be newer. But that’s a unique circumstance.

There are plenty, but I can give you an easy one - leased my Stinger as there was a $7k lease rebate not offered for financing ownership.

I’m not an attorney, I just pretend to be one on the internet. :)

For me it’s a way to always have a daily driver that is under warranty with the knowledge that if there is ever an issue with the car, the dealer will have to handle it. In addition, the way regulations are set up in my country, you can only borrow N times your yearly income, which a car loan counts towards, but a…

This.

Agree with $0 down on the lease when possible. GAP insurance doesn’t get your down payment back.

Obligatory:

Ack, ack, ack, ack!

Back in 1985 the Soviet Vega probes deployed two balloons in Venus’s atmosphere. It’s not heavier than air flight, but it is flying.

This is incorrect, the correct shorthand is the SeXbox, common people, get it right.

Most people who own a PS4 wont switch to XSX. Likewise, most people who own an XBone wont switch to PS5.

My guess (and I still think it’s dumb) is that they’re trying to adjust the naming scheme in such a way that it still works when they evolve beyond generations (which generally is what their business strategy seems to be trying to achieve). So, you have different console “series”, with X being the most powerful and S…

XSEX, obviously. And coming from the Xbone, that’s the closest MS has come to a consistent naming scheme yet. 

Oh, whoops! Thanks for flagging. That is...completely my bad. The article is now updated (and I am now marginally more excited about putting this thing on my TV stand).