Oh, it’s definitely not less invasive. It’s just that Apple doesn’t have the scope of Google. So I’m not limiting the amount of data that’s collected about me. That’s impossible unless you want to live in a cave. My choice is to make sure no one company gets to have ALL of it. I’ve seen what Google can do with queries…

Tesla owners are going to get to call EA support to tell them only one of the 8 chargers is working, it’s charging at half the speed it’s supposed to, there are 10 vehicles waiting to charge, and 8 of them are Chevy Bolts. If they’re really lucky, it’ll start to rain hard by the time they get to plug in. It’s an…

Choosing between which faceless bureaucratic monstrosity has complete access to my life was how I wound up with an iPhone. I started having to work directly with Google and came to the realization that I wanted to dump my Pixel phone ASAP. I mean they have access to everything else... do I want them to have my…

These aren’t parking spots for anyone.

This is still way better than what the NFL and MLB do every time some billionaire wants a new stadium. Let’s just start by putting a stop to that crap. Then worry about Amazon.

I’ve never seen someone refused a beer at a stadium and it’s tough to expect concession workers to deal with the difficult situation of refusing to serve. But maybe they do. I would hope they at least have the ability to report back to security about people they think are too drunk.

Are people in the US buying manual transmission sedans to save money? Or have they become effectively a premium option for performance-oriented sedans? I get this is probably the opposite of almost everywhere else in the world, but come on Mazda! Throw in a manual and raise the price above the automatic if you have…

I honestly don’t understand why a self-driving electric roadster would ever exist. What’s the point? It’s not fun to drive. In fact you don’t actually drive it at all. But it looks cool and it’s fast? I’d take a slow, ugly roadster with a manual transmission over this confused mess everyday of the week. If you…

Elizabeth Van Lew: a Virginian and a real Civil War hero. It would be great the change the name to a Virginian who worked against Jefferson Davis in order to support the Union and end slavery.

Most people kill themselves because they feel they offer no value to society and therefore have no place in it. They feel like they are a burden and the world would be better off without them in it. Depression is linked to suicide, but does not alone explain it. Plenty of depressed people don’t even think about…