Comment by ๐Ÿš€ lars_the_bear

Re: "Such Ugly Cars"

In: u/stack

@drh3xx : I agree but, if we do nothing, we have nobody to blame but ourselves when bad shit happens.

The problem, as I've discovered, is not that our elected representatives are acting in bad faith (although I'm sure some are), but that they are incapable of understanding the issues. For some reason, we like to be lead by posh boys whose lips move when they read. Even when they're well-meanig, these aren't people you can have a technical conversation with.

๐Ÿš€ lars_the_bear

Apr 19 ยท 3 weeks ago

5 Later Comments โ†“

๐Ÿ drh3xx ยท Apr 19 at 15:51:

@lars_the_bear I think you have a higher opinion of those who lead than myself. I think though some may enter politics to improve things, by the time they get somewhere they can make a difference they have reoriented to maximise their benefit either naturally or because they owe others that have gotten them there.

I think its time for individuals to do what's right, not what is legal.

๐Ÿš€ stack [OP] ยท Apr 19 at 18:18:

@lamb-duh, the sneaker shape I am referring to is the profile...

My Android Auto or whatever it's called requires a USB wire, then for some reason also connects via Bluetooth, then after some minutes (usually at the worst time, when I need to exit freeway in heavy traffic near Chicago with 10 ways of going in the wrong direction) disconnects.

I then gave to unplug and replug it, nearly causing accidents as Google maps simultaneously loses the settings.

I think it's trying to kill me.

I think we need an age limit for elected leaders. I definitely got dumber at 55 or so.

I think we need an age limit for elected leaders. I definitely got dumber at 55 or so.

I think we need an age limit for elected leaders. I definitely got dumber at 55 or so.

๐Ÿš€ lars_the_bear ยท Apr 20 at 06:52:

@stack : "I then gave to unplug and replug it, nearly causing accidents as Google maps simultaneously loses the settings."

In the UK, there are still enough areas with no cell coverage that you'd be nuts to use Google Maps for navigation -- although plenty of people try.

Self-contained automotive GPS units are dirt cheap and work, in my experience, better than anything built into a vehicle, and certainly better than any smartphone app. They generally rely on a smartphone app to get live updates, but that puts you into telemetry territory again, so I don't bother.

๐Ÿ‘ป darkghost ยท Apr 20 at 12:50:

Huh? Speak up! What's this about a cage limit for refracted cheerleaders?

๐Ÿš€ lars_the_bear ยท Apr 20 at 16:54:

Huh? What all this about electric cheerleaders? Where did I put my specs?

Original Post

๐Ÿš€ stack

Such Ugly Cars โ€” I can't imagine buying a new car. Aside from the stupidity of dozens of computers, cameras that spy on you with a hidden internet connection, they look like total s**t. I was walking the dog today, and every car parked in the street looks like an ugly sneaker. Drives like a car, looks like a sneaker.

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