Even a map may be no good.

In Australia there is a brand of boxed assorted, individually wrapped chocolates called Quality Street. There's about 11 varieties and 5 main colours. So the difference between getting a Strawberry Creme or Turkish delight was figuring out which was the right shade of red wrapper. Given Quality Street's reasonable price point and bright purple packaging it is favoured by elderly customers. Elderly customers who generally, dont have the best eyesight.

Finding the Titanic was more an engineering feat than an archaeological feat. the Titanic was in 3,800 metres of water (21 KM from it's reported 1912 position) and sonar was pretty useless (Ballard found the Titanic in the same way he found lost nuclear subs for the USN, by looking for debris on the ocean floor).

No worse than the HMS Terrible.

Not sure whats up with Acura's but the Honda's they're based on have rather good blind spots for the class (SUV's just suck for blind spots so forget the CRV, I'm thinking more of an Accord Euro or Civic).

Personally I think the Jazz and Civic are the best sub-compact and compact (respectively) you can buy. Sure they're boring but they are the best boring cars you can get (and damn reliable too).

As an Australian, who's car designs are closer to Europe and Japan, I think American cars in general have blind spots that are way too big. The back pillar on the Camaro and Mustang are horrendously big even for fast backs (I used to have a Honda Integra Fastback). SUV's as I said above, terrible for blind spots as the B and C pillars are massive and windows are way too high (I drive a Nissan Silvia S15... A dodge Journey steering wheel attendant couldn't even see my car out the back window and my car is on adjustable coil overs, so its not as low as it could be).

Top Gear established years ago that all the cocks had moved from BMW's to Audi's.

Fortunately Acura doesn't exist outside the Americas. They're all basically rebadged Hondas (the TLX or CLS or whatever is basically a standard Euro spec Civic (not even the type R)).

Also it's a myth that people multi-task. We dont, our brains basically do time sharing (like hyperthreading on a single core CPU). So when a brain focuses on one task, it ignores the others until it task switches again. The brain also prioritise a phone call/text over driving.

This but I say it needs to go further.

Fines and higher insurance wont cut it. People will just write that down to the Revenue Raising conspiracy like speeding and running red lights. Here in WA (Western Australia) using a phone in the car is a A$300 fine and 3 demerit points and it still hasn't stopped people, the cops did a phone blitz over a weekend and got over 300 people in Perth.

What we need to do is start giving people time off the road for texting (and no whinging that you need your car for work, its a punishment, you're meant to suffer) with complete license cancellation for repeat offenders (cancellation means you need to pass a driving test after your suspension period in West Australia). 1 month suspension for using a phone in traffic + 1 additional month suspension if moving and 6 months suspension for using a phone whilst stationary at a green light.

This, beyond that phones are hackable (and I bet this plan relies on an app that is easily disabled or removed).

Those dumb enough to believe they're capable of texting and driving will continue until their cars are forcibly taken off them for it.

Law enforcement also receive better driver training than your average mouth breathing, texting, lane drifting driver who couldn't work a clutch to save their lives.

They also stand to lose their career for any accident.

Cruel would be making them drive a PT Cruiser cabrio with the top down.

50CC scooters can be quite fun when you get ones that you can rev the tits off (high revving is what motorbikes do best).

Publishing is a different kettle of fish. Publishing means a syndicated or corporate distribution. It is also used to prevent competitors from publishing fake reviews (I.E. I'm pretty certain this is what Uber was doing to Lyft).

However message boards (and sites like Yelp are just that) are not covered as publications.

However in my country, shrink wrap EULA's and NDA's are completely unenforceable. We have strong laws against deformation and slander (but the truth or at least reasonable doubt is a watertight defence) but you cannot stop a customer from making a negative review. Hell, you cant stop a professional reporter (or troll) from doing it unless you can prove they are flat out lying (and I mean flat out, exaggerations dont count).

If you have an NDA, that is an explicit contract between you and another party that you have agreed to and signed so you will be held to it. You cannot be held to a contract you haven't signed (or even been given the opportunity to read, like so many EULAs).

This x 1000.

Fuck ups happen, I'd rather stay with someone who understands how to deal with them than someone who pretends they dont happen.

I know quite a few hoteliers (protip: if you want a good room, book direct and not through an agency) and the problem isn't just bad reviews, the problem is that people are too meek (read: gutless) to bring a problem to a owner/managers attention. So the live with the problem for their entire stay and then make a "scathing" review on Yelp or trip advisor. So often a guest can do something about their problem with a short conversation with the owner or manager (or front desk if its a big hotel) but wont. Often the hotel management doesn't know about the problem (previous guests hide or ignore them because they're scared of being charged for it) and managers cant count on housekeepers working for minimum wage (or less in some countries) who have dozens of rooms to do, to do a thorough inspection when a guest leaves.

There is an art form to complaining and getting what you want. First you must be clear about the resolution you would like, but also friendly (this is why I prefer to do it in person rather than over the phone, even if I have to wait in a line). God and hotel managers help those who help themselves, going a little way to fixing an issue is enough to make someone else go a long way. Appreciation is always appreciated, just a thanks. To a hotelier it makes them feel good about themselves and you (this often leads to discounts, free upgrades and drinks, especially for repeat customers). For staff it earns them brownie points, promotions or sometimes bonuses (so if a front desk staffer, concierge or housekeeper helps you, leave a compliment and make sure to mention those who helped you by name).

Beyond this you have the outliers, guests who are just difficult to deal with. I'm sure we all know the kind, people who want to pay bottom dollar but expect champagne service and nothing is ever good enough for these people. Fortunately these people are as rare as they are arrogant and blusterous.

Of course there are always crap hotels. But a bigger issue is that a lot of people who have a bad time have a bad time because they did nothing to fix it. Why wait until after leaving to make your issue known and make a big song and dance on an anonymous message board when 99 times out of 100 they'll fix it for you because being hospitable is what the hospitality industry is all about.

Knowing a bit about how guests behave from the other side of the desk means I explicitly dont trust sites like Trip Advisor or Yelp because they're too easily manipulated by the passive aggressive. Also, they can be manipulated by the other side (especially Trip Advisor) to have genuine negative reviews quashed or edited (remember with these sites, you aren't paying for them so that makes you the product, not the client).

Have you ever seen a normal person try to read a map?

Dear god man, you ask them to find Los Angeles and I'd be surprised if you didn't end up near Vladivostock.

For me in modern times, watches are more about looking the part at a meeting or conference (I.E. when I absolutely had to wear a suit).

Before being gifted a Seiko Kinietic watch a year ago, I had a near decade old battery powered Citizen that the battery had died in years ago. It was only there for looks.

You should have gone to Spec Savers.

The bigger problem with smart watches is battery life. Manufacturers have a nasty habit of advertising battery life times far in excess of real life times. Apple is one of the worst offenders here.

I have a normal watch that doesn't need charging, in fact it doesn't need a battery change at all, it's charged via movement (kinetic charger built in). Where most people wear a watch these days, a smart watch would stick out.

However the Iwatch has one huge advantage, it'll help identify douchebags before they speak (so I can avoid them more easily).