It’s interesting how this map doesn’t split states. For example, New York City is Mid-Atlantic, Albany is North East, and Buffalo is Mid-West. Same with east TX/OK being part of the south east and eastern/central NC being part of the Mid-Atlantic. Also, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming should be their own…

It’s simple, if you feel like an ass for not tipping then leave a tip. You don’t have to buy coffee, and they should appreciate your business either way. Tipping is entirely discretionary, and if everyone who didn’t tip stopped buying coffee then the shop would go out of business and the baristas would be out of a job.

The French Laundry is widely considered as one of the best restaurants in the world and it takes months to get a reservation, so in a sense eating there is witnessing a performance.

Torque is way more relevant to daily driving than any racing situation. When I’m driving a car on the road I don’t want to keep it running low gear, max rpm all the damn time everywhere I go. It’s nice being able to just drop in the gas pedal and have the car respond. That said, a 50-80 pull in 3rd gear on a flat…

I see this as a sort of spiritual successor to the 4th generation Acura TL SH-AWD (thankfully not the fascias though). It’s not the best at any one thing but the total package is a joy to drive and comfortable to live with every day, without the maintenance complexity and option inflation that is hallmark of the…

Bangladesh doesn’t grow much cotton, 80% of their exports are RMGs (ready-made garments) made from imported fabric and yarn.

In a global economy wages for low-skill work are always going to be influenced by the rest of the world. Even jobs that can’t be outsourced, such as logistics and food service, will have their wages influenced by more mobile industries such as manufacturing and call centers since these jobs all draw from a similar…

The largest partner university in this program will be University of Florida. It’s a great school, I would be surprised if the other options were of much lower quality.

At the very least it will translate into greater pay and opportunities within the overall employment market. If Walmart doesn’t take advantage of the workforce they’ve paid to educate then some other company will. 

Except for corned beef, beef stew, tripe, chicken soup, and almost every shellfish preparation, among others.

Pepsico Stock recovered to pre-crash levels 5 years after it crashed, and has been above it’s pre-recession peak ever since. It’s not the crash that killed his 401k, it’s whatever he did in response. Anyone who held their money in the market and wasn’t taking distributions made all of their money back and then some.

How many people could a prospective hijacker or even group of hijackers kill before passengers fought back?

What about it? 9/11 never would have happened if the cockpits were secured.

Every airline that I have traveled on has a policy for two people in the cockpit at all times. If a pilot needs to go to the bathroom then a flight attendant will go in first.

It prevents the aircraft from being used as a weapon of mass destruction. How much damage would a person otherwise be able to do on an airplane that they wouldn’t also be able to do to a school or other place of assembly?

Would being fired for refusing to resign from a position disqualify a person from receiving unemployment benefits? That seems to completely defeat the purpose of the benefits system, any employer could do that to get rid of any worker.

The value of the car you’re driving only really matters for the comprehensive insurance. The cost of collision insurance is based on how much other people’s vehicles cost and how much it costs to pay for their healthcare or disability after you (might) hit them. People are much more expensive than cars, especially in…

They could make a 90 degree pushrod V6 like the legendary Buick V6

It depends on the gearing and engine tuning, it’s possible that engine efficiency at higher speeds outweighs aerodynamic inefficiency. Porsche Caymans are well known for high-speed fuel economy, for example.

The Chesapeake is so over fished that most of the Jumbo crabs sold in Maryland are imported from Louisiana. Down south everyone is so obsessed with crawfish they don’t even bother with blue crabs.