I agree the voluntariness of it all is troubling. My suspicion is that much more than an issue of storage and cataloging, there is a general privacy and data security risk. Not the privacy of the officer, though that is also a consideration, but rather the privacy of any and all individuals they might encounter…

I think it’s pretty common for adults to not know how to swim. Lots of people don’t have access to pools / lakes/ oceans growing up or have money for swim lessons.

I went through this recently with a new car lease. It makes even less sense in that case, because the same car at all of the area dealers is exactly that, the same. The dealers who would give me a full itemized quote online got consideration. Everyone else that told me, “Monthly payment will be in the mid-$500s. We…

What’s missing here is whether EV owners have to pay for parking on campus. Free charging is one thing, but presumably, when they’re not charging, they would be parked in other spots. Do they pay for that parking like everyone else?

If you use a wired Carplay connection and never connect via Bluetooth, this sort of access would not apply, correct?

The vest will not function if Klim goes under and shuts down its servers even if you’ve paid for the lifetime subscription.

The bigger problem with this is that you’re investing in the viability of Klim as a company. The vest has no inherent usability without the mothership. So, if Klim goes under or just decides that it’s not going to honor it’s original promises (see Facebook /Oculus), you now have an expensive, useless vest. This is,…

What’s amazing is that someone drove this completely unironically.

I feel pretty certain that you are adding an immense amount of value compared to a car dealer. With a car dealer, you are buying an off-the-shelf product. With IT, you are buying something to a custom spec most of the time that the manufacturer is not going to support, but you will.

Yes, about 50% of divers. And yet, it’s easier to get a gun than a driver’s license.

This is really what gentrification is. If it was just people of different race, culture or economic strata moving into an area and adapting to the local norms, it would be something else. But, it’s outsiders moving in and displacing the existing residents either by forcing them out with higher cost of living or…

Had to pick up some parts at the BMW dealer the other day. The snout is not as bad in person. Beginning to think it will eventually even seem normal.

We had two mid-80s Buick Skyhawks including an ‘84 - sister cars to the Sunbird. Learned to drive on the ‘84. It was crappy and great all at the same time.

The fact they got jail time makes me happy

“5)In this case, they did have it and brought it out. But some shady used car dealers will leave cars on their website after they’ve sold to get you in the door. Then you get there and “oh, it just sold yesterday, but we have this”.

You pass, move over to yield to faster traffic, then you can move back over to continue passing. That’s how it works, which affirms that we do indeed need education. 

Way to win over sports car drivers, motorcyclists, van drivers and truck enthusiasts to your argument. Nothing like a good, broad personal attack to get people on your side.

Yes, only the left. The right never concerns itself with what others are doing, like having legal abortions, for example. 

What I like about this is that your small sedan is lowered. Is it lowered because your garage door isn’t high enough? Is it lowered because you’re not tall enough to get in it if it were factory height? Of course, I don’t know your reasons for lowering it, but you must have had reasons. Based on crash standards, your…

I despise Trump, but have to agree with you here. This sort of tribalism - this person likes X, which I do not like, therefore all of their opinions are incorrect - is the same sort of shit that liberals hate about conservatives. Nuance, people.