aka competitive gardening

Since having kids, it’s just PBS Kids. Didn’t watch much before that

I think the cab is missing a little bit of its Xtra

(compliments of Perry Bible Fellowship)

Jars of Clay - Peace is Here

Jars of Clay - I Heard the Bells

Sufjan Stevens - Put the Lights on the Tree

Sufjan Stevens - Star of Wonder

For my own sake, I’m gonna assume there’s some 90+ dude in a nursing home, shitposting and laughing his ass off regularly. The nurses just assume he really likes beans or something, and that makes him laugh harder.

Keep trolling, old dude.

Oh, the 20 tabs thing is perfectly reasonable. But I’m one of those crazy people who completely shuts down his computer every night, including closing my browser. Been using computers for too many years to trust a browser to not leak memory.

Burrowing Owl off to a good start for gold.

I don’t hold anything against you, OP, but… 30 tabs open for two weeks makes me feel yucky on the inside.

General maneuverability is the main benefit. The back wheels more closely follow the front wheels, so for situations like a curved drive-through (curbs on both sides) or even just making turns on roads with narrow lanes, it’s easier to not clip the curb (or other vehicles) on the inside of your turn. And at high speeds, you can implement “crab walk” to make lane changes easier. It makes a big difference with towing as well.

I agree the logistics industry wants it. Though I think there may be problems to be solved for autonomous deliveries outside of the driving aspect (that is, the driver does a lot more than just drive). So I wonder if it’ll pick up more if some of the other roadblocks for that are resolved…

There’s an ice cream parlor near me that makes a fantastic egg nog ice cream in house. Love this season.

I work in the automotive industry. I believe we could be there in 10 to 20 years, but I’m not convinced we will be there.

Specifically, because vehicle autonomy has been a big buzz word in the industry for a decade or so, and it’s starting to lose its zing. And when buzzwords lose their zing, the money dries up and the industry moves on.

Things like speed-adjusting cruise control and lane-keeping assistance, for example, are trivial to implement from a technological standpoint and don’t cost much to add. But they don’t show up in too many vehicles, because consumers stopped caring. I worked on a trailer backup assistance feature in a 2015 pickup that added zero production cost, but very few vehicles implement anything like that. Not because they’re not valuable features, but because the industry loses interest and moves on.

The automotive feature that boggles me most is 4-wheel steering (where the rear wheels can move about 10 degrees or so). I’ve driven a vehicle with this feature, and it’s an absolute game-changer. And it doesn’t cost that much to implement either. Too bad the big OEMs don’t care, because once you’ve driven one, you want it on every vehicle ever. Sigh.

End rant.

I mean, when you think about it, it’s just a battery-powered circular saw flipped upside-down. Not too crazy to consider like that.

Avocado, grapeseed, or coconut for high heat. Olive for dressings and marinades. Butter for flavored frying (eggs, rice, etc.). Olive for skin and herbal infusions. Argan for my daughter’s hair. Motor for the car. WD40 for squeaks.

One day we’ll find out that Danny DeVito passed away, and none of us will be ready for that. Fucking legend.

Twenty Two Fourteen

I would rather have them separately, to be honest.

My favorite lately: “you don’t want to get two birds stoned at once”