great point about the marginal cost of car ownership.

also in my city the public transport is not safe. it's full of ghetto thugs and cleaning ladies...it's not a normal distribution of the population.

this is crazy.

i'm gonna punch you in the face.

but later i'll declare that i shouldn't have punched you in the face.

but you'll still have to do time for that shove you gave me after i punched you.

naturally...

Especially if your pants were hanging around your knees, got belligerent with the cop, made threatening remarks and charged the officer.

Yeah, and there's a big gap between what's ok, and what's worth arresting someone over, costing the public tens of thousands of dollars.

I don't think anyone is arguing that they guy should be entitled to charge his phone on the train (although he should)...but that the response to this was absurd.

so fraught with holes...
1. why are their outlets on the train if they are not to be used?
2. much increased safety results from a charged cell phone (i.e. ability to call the police (or help), ironically)

If by tiny you mean 150,000+ because that's how many Leafs have been sold in 4 years on the market, and the numbers go up each year. Prices will come down and rebates will go away in a few short years.

It's got heated steering wheel, heated front and REAR seats.
XM radio. USB input. iphone controls. bluetooth.
HEAT PUMP based heat/air
rear view camera.
remote control via cell phone
Faster than most 6 cylinder sedans (off the line)
leather
nav, touch screen, around view (4 cameras) bose stereo

AFFORDABLE is not the same as GOOD VALUE, and the latter is somewhat subjective.

It is AFFORDABLE for hundreds of millions of people across the world.

Is it GOOD VALUE?

Yes. It's $22,500 after rebates. And no way can you buy a similar car for half the cost. Possibly 2/3 the cost. But that's a stretch. And for that...you give up a lot...

Silent propulsion. No filling up. No maintenance (no oil, no transmission, no engine etc). Excellent acceleration. Smooth drive.

Plus it's got options that MANY $30K cars do not have, let along $20K cars.

...shhhhhwwwww...the sound of tapes rewinding.

At least you weren't doing anything important during either of the times.

I like the idea. But you know how many people would just not pay the $10/yr fee and take their chances with getting infected...hurting the MSFT brand in the long run?

someone...or perhaps a string of people...got hired to redesign this site...and god damn it they're going to redesign it! Never mind if it's needed or not.

Site goes down and it comes back up all fucked up. Slow. Buggy. Poor UI. Errrrrrrrrr

I feel the same way as you,. Interestingly, NES games were $40 back in the mid 80's which is $86 in 2015 dollars....so games have gotten cheaper...but so has everything else electronic.

Why do you say it's dumb?

I paid $10/month for Spotify and remain amazed at how cheap it is for what I get.

I'll give Apple Music a shot.

There are already tens of millions of people paying this amount. So people will certainly pay. The question is how many will pay this amount? I think the business model for streaming music is still in flux.

I personally think $120/yr for access to all music in the world at all times is absurdly good value...but it is a luxury that not everyone wants to afford.