Illegal doesnâ(TM)t mean I donâ(TM)t have the right to record, tho. Government doesnâ(TM)t give rights.

Conspicuously missing from the specs is any mention of Apple Pencil support. I can understand maybe not integrating a way to charge it so forcing you to use the USB-C version but touchscreens look like crap with fingerprints smudges so Pencil support would go a long way. Considering I have both a MBP and an iPad and I have to clean the iPad's screen daily... this seems like a gap.

I fly 200ish flights a year so figure 70-80 nights away.

2025 was 100% hotels but 2019 was about 80% Airbnbs.

Airbnb will never get my business back. Ever. The professional scammer hosts are so good at finding a way to nail me for a fee. Iâ(TM)ve taken perfect check out video and still had to spend hours fighting fees.

Airbnb allowed making guests do it.

They lost so much money to hotels theyâ(TM)re banning hosts from requiring it.

I think of license plate readers like I think of all the new "features" from Apple or Google. The idea behind an LPR is they're only catching criminals, solving crimes, or giving you a fix-it ticket for your expired registration. The idea is "if you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to fear". Apple (and others) do similar... they add all these features for location tracking, family sharing, etc. But they only work if you're on the up and up. Imaging the guy that's cheating on his wife. If he has Location Services enabled and Find My sharing then he's going to get caught. If he turns them off, it raises questions and doubts. Or what about the guy that's buying something from his dealer? Or sometimes its even the innocent thing where he's buying jewelry for his wife but she sees him at the jewelry store. All these "features" work off the assumption that you're not up to no good... that you aren't buying weed in a state where its still illegal... not cheating on your wife... not driving with your tailgate down cause your tags are expired cause you lost your job... not at the bar when you said you were at the AA meeting.

Our local county just announced they are doing away with stickers for registration. They're touting the cost savings of not printing, mailing, etc. They're also touting that they no longer need to deal with stolen tags (well stickers anyway... a plate can still be stolen). But this is only possible due to the fact that they have hundreds of plate readers throughout the county and they've spent millions to add LPRs to every county and city police vehicle.

It has happened under both.

Free speech includes lying.

Merit should always consider strictly value.

This is why I have a custom plate. Granted it says FDPOLES which I explained means "Fire Dept poles" and they approved it :P

The $5K a year just gives you a $300 per person per visit discount. So pays itself back in 15 visits or so.

Plenty of us nerds can afford this and want to see news about this.

Occasionally I would get my truck behind a Smart car and joke that if I rear-ended them they would just roll right up onto my hood and roof and down into the bed of my truck. I know its not really funny in actuality but my sense of humor is jaded. That said, this is exactly why I have a truck... if I'm going to be in an accident, I want to be on the living side of the damage.

Garbage regulations like IP create these behemoths. If you want freedom, stop regulating monopolies into existence.

Statism creates billionaires.