Oh yeah, having "very, very good" but "not all the time" is great when you're depending on it not crashing into a mountain and obliterating 200 passengers.

The enshitification will progress exponentially.

Just waiting for a halt to construction because the funding has been pulled out until they agree to rename it after the orange .

... anyway...

As someone who travels to SF frequently, I believe the crux of the "problem" with Waymo in SF are people like this Grochmal dude who, seemingly, reflexively go apesh*t whenever they spot a Waymo doing anything. They're so desperate to find something to complain about. If it wasn't Waymo, they'd be griping about something else, perhaps the introduction of imported bee pollen on their locally-baked whole-grain naturally-fermented wheatgrass bagel with artisan honey.

I still wouldn't live in India. I'd love to live in Japan. Anyone who has visited both places would agree, or at least anyone with any common sense.

You are so wrong. It's like you've never sucked penis in Kaohsiung before.

Are we going to complain about US subsidies of the oil industry? In 2025, U.S. federal subsidies for the fossil fuel industry, which primarily benefit oil and gas, are estimated to be at least $34.8 billion annually in direct support. This figure rose significantly in 2025 following the passage of new legislation, such as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which added approximately $4 billion per year in new handouts. Estimates of the total value of these subsidies vary widely depending on whether only direct financial support is counted or if "implicit" costs are included. Direct vs. Implicit Subsidies Direct Subsidies (~$35 Billion): These consist of immediate tax breaks, direct spending, and cheap access to drilling on public lands. Implicit Subsidies (~$750+ Billion): These represent societal costs not paid by the industry, such as health impacts from air pollution, climate change damages (externalities), and military expenditures to protect global supply lines (estimated at $81 billion alone). The IMF estimated total U.S. fossil fuel subsidies at $757 billion in 2022 when including these costs. Key Oil Industry Tax Breaks Most direct federal support occurs through the tax code: Intangible Drilling Costs (IDCs): Allows companies to deduct most of the costs of drilling new wells in the year they are incurred rather than over time. This is expected to save the industry $1.7 billion in 2025. Percentage Depletion Allowance: A centuries-old tax break that allows independent producers to deduct 15% of their gross income from taxable income to account for declining reserves. Carbon Capture Credits (45Q): Expanded in 2025, this provides significant credits for capturing CO. Critically, new rules allow the same credit for carbon used in "enhanced oil recovery" (using CO to pump more oil) as for permanent underground storage. 2025 Legislative Changes The 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" introduced several industry-specific benefits: Reduced Royalties: Lowered the fees companies pay for extracting oil and gas from federal lands to levels on par with the 1920s. Minimum Tax Exemptions: Allows oil and gas companies to deduct drilling costs from the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax, effectively wiping out the tax for many large firms. Methane Fee Deferral: Delayed the implementation of fees on methane emissions, previously set by the Inflation Reduction Act, until 2034.

And that right there is answer #3472 to the question, "Why didn't you ever want children?" I enjoy my time in the kitchen making restaurant-quality meals for myself and my husband. I love flying business class all over the world for three-week vacations twice a year. I am so content in my beautifully designed home with resort-like backyard with pool and spa.

Unlike some people, I watch programs for the enjoyment in the moment. It seems some people just can't enjoy anything anymore because they're so desperate to be disappointed or bored or offended. Even if what they're watching doesn't comply, they'll just have to make up something to be offended or disappointed by so they can then display their rage online in public forums in a sort of competition to see who can rage the most profoundly. I liked Alien:Earth and am looking forward to the next season of it.

I fully believe all the bots are ultimately owned and controlled by Ticketmaster. I recently tried to get tickets for Paul McCartney. Got the presale promo code, logged on before the sale and put into a queue with over 110,000 others ahead of me (for a venue with only 2000 seats). By the time I got to actually purchase (over two hours in queue), all the seats except the $10K ultraVIP seats, were gone. But, Ticketmaster was already showing RESALE tickets at 4X their original price. It is such a scam. I would have loved to see McCartney, but not like that.

Don't believe the meat-industry propaganda.

Dissolve the mucus membrane? Wow, meat-industry propaganda written by RFK,Jr.?

Except those "dietary reports" were nothing but meat-industry propaganda pieces, conveniently spread by "influencers" being paid to do so. There's nothing unhealthy about Beyond Meat, or Impossible, or Gardien, etc. But, as we know, lies spread fast, especially when backed by money.

This was grotesque in the extreme.