GreyEyedGhost

I had the misfortune of renting a couple cars recently.

As a renter Toyota still required me to set up an account to do anything besides basically radio on the central console. Certainly no maps or phone connections.

Ford gave full functionality, but would block one of the info screens if the seat belt was unbuckled, even if you were parked. Want to see your average efficiency at the end of a trip? Make sure your buckled in for that info. Make sure your passengers are, too. This vehicle didn’t seem to have a built-in map, which seems dumb, but the phone could be connected and I suppose android auto would pass the info across. I didn’t need the functionality that much, and after a couple days the phone connection went crazy and started connecting and disconnecting so I removed my phone from the list.

Neither car was impressing me too much on the entertainment functionality and if it was my vehicle I may have put in the effort to resolve these, but not for something I was only using for a few days. From the performance side, I was happier with the Toyota Corolla. Part of that is I prefer sedans and the free upgrade to the Ford Escape wasn’t something I really wanted (not the poorer fuel efficiency, either).

So yeah, Ford sucks.

I thought it was cold soup!

It’s time for other states to look at it, for groups in those states to use Alaska and Maine as working examples of the benefits, and for Alaska and Maine to start working on an Amendment to change how the president is elected.

But none of that changes the fact that how or if you vote for president will have any bearing on the voting system or cause it to change.

This is probably something that would have to be fixed at the state level before going federal. Either way, until FPTP is replaced, pretending that isn’t the system in place isn’t going to change it.

It’s like you’re trying to do the breast stroke during a hurdles match. The system is broken and only two parties are viable. Who you vote for president won’t change that, but could have had one genocide instead of two plus all the internal strife. Fix the two-party problem, then demand better of your presidential candidates. The alternative has only worked about 3 times in the history of the United States.

Ive thought of it. Probably going to do sunglasses first, t’hough. Or rather second, after my single vision safety glasses.

Yeah, but that isn’t a one-time cost, either. That’s a recurring cost, typically on a biannual basis, and usually much higher than the monthly subscription. That said, being able to walk out with something that is going to reliably work for the next couple years definitely has its benefits. Ive just never considered something with a definite lifespan and a requirement to replace as a one-time cost. Kind of like the difference between paying property taxes monthly or yearly - I’m still paying and it isn’t going to stop.

21 years with the same frames?

I have a pair on right now. They’re better than not seeing correctly, but only being able to focus on a computer screen with less than a third of your vertical field of view sucks. There are options, but one of the best is having more sets of glasses, which isn’t convenient or cheap. These could solve that. I’m sure Amazon will make it not worth it at some point, though.

If you think glasses are a one-time cost, I feel like you’ve never worn glasses. I had 10 years in my life where my vision didn’t change, and now I need bifocals/progressives. Given the nature of the condition, I expect to have to get new prescriptions every 2 to 4 years until I die or go blind.

That said, the rest of your comment is quite likely painfully true, especially if Amazon has their fingers in it.

You’re right, martial law won’t stop elections, but will they use martial law as an excuse to stop elections? We’ll see.

Yeah, I had that conversation. Someone would rather pay more for healthcare than have someone who doesn’t ‘deserve’ it have access.

So they believe one act and not the other, despite the behavior (and votes in congress) to the contrary. So we’re back to lack of education being the problem, unless you’re a conservative, in which case it’s a benefit.

these coastal elites who have been trained their whole lives to be career politicians are completely incapable of that because they’re barely human anymore.

Do they also have ivory towers?

81% of the population lives in coastal states. Are you saying inland politicians are more authentic? Or are you playing the classic Republican spiel that them city folk are the cause of all the problems? Because I haven’t seen any evidence to back either claim.

So the person that was shot, who has ties with a gang, had no pending charges and was released from the hospital? That sounds a lot like, “We had no reason to shoot them.”

Be sure to tell your grandkids it has real potential and they should check it out once the series is complete.

…in America. In the last 60 years.

Having previously used tools like Inventor (which isn’t great for floor plans, but is great for parametric modeling) yes, Sweet Home 3D has a terrible UX. That’s doubtless why you didn’t find out how to adjust walls, etc. parametrically. I wouldn’t classify it as terrible, but it isn’t great, for sure.

Myhrr was also used in incense, balms, etc. They were great gifts for anyone for the reasons you listed, especially during a time when people of that nationality had been ordered to travel possibly great distances and you believed the people you were giving the gifts to would be fugitives.