Yep. And everyone said I was crazy when I kept saying that the endgame of electric and automated cars was to outlaw human drivers.

Haha, this was another good one, if only from his reaction...

Roll Tide

The one thing which is quite relevant to your question, though doesn't answer it, is that China isn't as rich, or powerful as you'd think. For some really weird reason we tend to forget that it's a system based on smoke and mirrors, without much, if any, really, respect for even basic economic models except the ones…

Second Iraq war, first Iraq war, welfare, medicaid, NPR, ethanol, the U. S. Navy, Social Security, bank bailouts, head start, I-75 pothole repair...

For a variety of reasons (but primarily due to having a trade surplus and maintaining a weak RMB), China accumulates a lot of foreign currency. When you literally have cash in the billions if not trillions, you'd want to stash it somewhere safe, no?

You know.. 1 typhoon, 1 Tsunami and all thats buildings gone to davy jones locker.

That terrifying moment when your steering wheel doesn't steer.

Samir, you're breaking the car!

Can you do me a favor and ask if he can replace my Weezer cassingle that broke? I had a lifetime guarantee on it from The Wall but they are not answering their phone. I figured going directly to Weezer would be the next logical step.

Number one is the Mercedes GL63 AMG. I'm obsessed with these right now, because I truly believe this is perhaps the most ultimate automobile currently on sale. Think about it: this is essentially a Chevy Suburban with a supercar engine. This is three rows of seats and 557 horsepower. This is the absolute most obscene,…

obvious answer is obvious

It is not a matter of intelligence. In panic situations instinct and habit prevail over thinking. Common user interface conventions are very difficult to unlearn, and thus a very bad idea in safety critical areas like this.

A modal dashboard gauge is the mother of all anti-patterns. The same display means different things in different contexts, indicated by a kaleidoscope of changing colors? This is awful.

Just give me a smiley that goes from frowning to smiling as I accelerate, and I'll be fine.

For one thing it needs to have enough dimmable range, and different colours for night mode. Nothing is worse for night vision as a huge blue panel of light in your peripheral vision. It literally turns off all the rods in your retina, and now you don't get to see anymore.

A modal dashboard gauge is the mother of all anti-patterns. The same display means different things in different contexts, indicated by a kaleidoscope of changing colors? This is awful.

This is the first microwave our family ever owned, circa 1982. The top dial is time, the bottom is power. Buttons: Start, Stop, Light. That's it. When I went to my friend's house, where they had a keypad microwave, I was flummoxed.

My vehicle maintenance\upgrades is my therapy from my children. I love them to death, but I need my own time...