I’ll use this as a point to argue that actual electrolytic cell batteries are fine for portable devices. For stationary energy storage they’re fucking stupid. Use either supercapacitor arrays or inertial batteries for that, like giant flywheels and centrifuges. The energy lost compared to energy produced is negligible…

Jesus tapdancing Christ...

It’s no wonder I have zero interest in differentiating new cars.

I’d buy it as a daily if I had the money. This’d be like going back to normal for me. I used to do runs in the mountains in an F-150 with a bed topper for god’s sake.

I would argue that the Corolla isn’t exactly a great benchmark by itself. Or that, from another viewpoint, the Corolla only represents one idea of development.

There’s two other vehicles you could’ve chosen to represent automotive technology and create a more fair comparison: The Ford F-series, starting from 1951 until…

Make it a loss of employment punishment without any recourse if the camera is turned off while they’re on the clock or acting in official capacity. Fuck the police unions and their whining about careers. Lives are more important than credit card payments when your job has earned a reputation for murder.

The cost of maintenance for both an RV and a houseboat? The perfect way to go broke in no time!

Y’know what? I like it. Reminds me a lot of the Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 in terms of proportions from the side. Except this handles the roof to tail problem better than the odd double angle of the 400GT.

I think what really helps is that the front wheels are pushed well forward while the door window is pushed slightly…

There was certainly a strain of hatred and racism. You can tell because immediately after 1980 disco’s older brother funk got pushed out of the mainstream again, mutating into nu-funk, then New Jack Swing, and fusing with hip-hop before coming back into style in the late ‘80s. But disco also had huge crossover appeal…

I don’t think very many people knew about the queer connections with disco back in the day. At least, not until the early ‘90s when people started rediscovering it and repurposing it.
Looking at what killed it straight from first party sources, people just got tired of the absolute oversaturation and corporate…

That depends. If enough shit gets fucked up and entire systems have to change immediately without any way to defer or delay, the sheer investment cost will keep this running well into the future.

To quote a group of well renowned bards known for eloquently flowing verses...

Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me.

PIRACY TO THE RESCUE!

It’s a pretty simple set of core mechanics, honestly. You, as a ship captain, hire on at least four crew members (other players). NPCs in the form of the Royal Navy, ships carrying spices or gold, or even other people make for targets. Kidnap some people and sell them for ransom, get gold to buy a bigger ship or…

The same way you accidentally get a kid: as a consequence of poor life decisions.
In all seriousness though, I’d guess usually via company car or through a prize. Though if your company gives you a 500X, they must reeeeeeally hate you.

2nd Gear:

I’d go further and say the focus is on a distortion of the human body, and how that makes the character it’s affecting uncomfortable, monstrous, or villainous against their will. Otherwise zombie movies fit into that category.

Netflix has hired Mike Verdu, formerly of EA and Facebook/Oculus ...

I mean... I’ve kind of not really believed the Charger mythos for years. Not since I learned about the L-body variant.ith the Dodge Rampage they shared most of the front body with. You can’t really ruin a Charger for me when I’ve seen the worst they’ve already suffered through.

The Charger R/T Concept always looked less like a futuristic evolution of the Charger to me (even considering where the third and fourth gen left it), and more like an angrier version of the Dodge Intrepid. Which isn’t a bad thing. I still think the Intrepid’s second generation needed a ton of fixing, and this was…

I think that’s becoming more and more common. Cars already start with an aggressive look in base form. You start adding traditionally sporting elements, and they end up looking comical. Cue the S550 Mustang GT350R and FK Honda Civic Type-R.

It’s like people forgot that the windows on cars roll down.