Wolves are extinct in Japan. The last died out in the 17th century, along with the ninjas.

How do you get into that line of work? I have often thought that the long miles of countryside might be kinda restful

Little late for that, Japan killed them off in the 17th century, along with the smallest species of wolves.

In fact, they have put bounties on them in Japan, along with a number of other nuisance animals. Getting guns, however, is a royal pain still, and like I said their hunting culture has been intentionally decimated for generations. It hasn’t helped.

Nah, Hillbillies.

Some problems with your theory. The biggest one is that hunting culture among the people there has been almost entirely killed and replaced by consumer culture. Even if this were not the case, firearms ownership is almost completely dead in Japan except among the government and criminals. The criminals reserve their…

Sorry, no. The tax credits were a poor idea to start with, rewarding manufacturers for doing something they already were getting around to anyway and allowing them to boost their margins by pricing their cars higher. GM, in particular, does not deserve this boon as it is personally responsible for setting back…

That was an improvement? I am really beginning to think that some sort of Stockholm Syndrome like disorder has set in among some star wars fans.

Given how much of the bay area is landfill and unstable sedimentary structures I am shocked that the subsidence is this low.

I didn’t think a Porsche Cayenne could get any uglier or more hateful, I was wrong.

Is Tesla successful?

Keep in mind this is the estimate before they start work. Given that this is NYC we are talking about, expect the final bill to double at least before it is halfway done according to the schedule.

The door on the left is to allow the vehicle operator to access mailboxes without having to exit the vehicle. This is especially good for the driver in high traffic areas.

In theory yes, aerodynamic shapes would be better. In practice, over the course of life for a postal vehicle, generations of drivers, the savings on repairs and initial purchase from simplicity probably outweigh the savings from aerodynamic drag reductions.

On the base level, the endpoint came when ICBMs were cheaper, harder to intercept and didn’t make your allies glow in the dark on the way to their target.

Unless that remote area is Antarctica, odds are you will get hit by at least the exhaust plumes at some point. Even there it still may happen, polar approaches are popular for weapons tracks in simulations after all.

So it looks better than a Tesla, subjective I know but damn, it has a slightly bigger battery than a Tesla, it will almost certainly be price competitive with a Tesla, and it will be assembled by competent people instead of Tesla.

Also, when propositioned by a lot Lizard, Run, Hide, Lock The Everlovin Door, and whatever you do, DO NOT AGREE!

Finance is about to hit the grand experiment of full automation. Already high-speed trading is showing the path forward and humans are becoming increasingly irrelevant. If workers want to stay employed they will have to become cheaper, they can’t do that in Manhattan and maintain the lifestyle they expect for the work…

No matter how much better the picture taking could have been that is still one seriously sad plate of barbecue.