Guy I know commutes with a Leaf to work. Loves the electric benefits but says he can't keep the heat on in this bastard cold winter without the risk of running out of juice. He bundles up and braves it, but I gotta wonder, the battery must get hot anyway during operation; why can't they pump some of that into the cabin? I've also heard comments that some hybrids have that problem too -- to get decent heat, you have to run the engine.

While I'd love to think that the world will be post-scarcity anytime, the fact is the human brain evolved over millions of years of scarcity and this is what we're stuck with. Even if all the technical tools were in our hands, we automatically revert to schoolyard politics. There is power in having more than the next schlub, and power in keeping stuff from him. Unless we re-engineer the human brain, this is how it's going to be.

Best post I've seen all day.

Of course, this will include police cars, vehicles for diplomats, government limos...

All These Worlds are Yours Except 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Attempt No Landings There.

Don Hewitt, who I believe created 60 Minutes, died in 2009. Since then, it seems that the shift has been largely to interesting puff pieces with little of the old confrontational stuff they built their reputation on. My wife and I continue to watch but it's at least partly out of habit. They also pad their shows a lot with older material, and the digital TV guide calls it a "new show" even when it's mostly reruns. Smells like old fashioned corporate backsliding.

He accepted it, putting him into a club of quite questionable people
He donated the money to charity.

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Here's an idea: amend the constitution so any law whose authors die automatically expires. Congress would have its hands full re-passing only useful laws and junk statutes that forbid whistling at ladies after midnight would be long-gone.

The bright flashlamps needed to take a clear picture are also distracting and momentarily blinding for drivers who happen to be looking at them when they pop off a picture.

If the fines were lower, the RLC camera company couldn't cost-justify equipment, maintenance, and installation, and the municipality would have no reason to put it in.

Let me get this straight... you're saying it's possible to mess up the BIOS so badly that reflashing isn't an option?

1. No mirror is perfectly reflective; they all absorb some light. 2. Any crud on your mirror makes it even less reflective.

Yes, Snodown's kicked off the biggest institutional reform since the invention of the telephone.

Reform? No idea what you're talking about.