Where you waited (usually) until after 7pm to make a "long distance" phone call. And when you received a long distance call from the operator, who would call you and tell you that you had a long distance call, you knew it was pretty bad if they "called long distance". Funny that you could make a "local" call in your neighborhood, but someone several miles away was considered "long" distance.

1. Too expensive 2. Range 3. Charging network, especially for those who live in apartments Pretty much anyone that wanted one, has one. For urban areas, they aren't a bad thing. But for people that live in flyover country, where you live and or work on a farm etc, it's just not practicle. Personally, I'm waiting for Doc Brown to develop the flux capacitor & the Mr. Fusion reactor. ;)

Oh they'll figure another way around it to get the data. Perhaps a "secret" back door code that GM "leaks" to the insurance companies...for a "small fee".

For the most part, blame the labor unions for the downfall of "service" for UPS/FEDEX/USPS. Eventually they will take over Amazon as well and someone else will create a new delivery service.

People that have driven a clutch, be it an vehicle or motorcycle have to be rolling in their grave. I started driving in 1976, and starting in 1982, I've driven nothing but a clutch vehicle. I just prefer them. Nice in the winter too! Starting out in second gear, less spinning tires. Now days, it's also kind of a built in anti-theft device. Not many people that steal cars, can drive a clutch LOL.

Or BlueSky

Wonder if someone from Apple will be sitting at a desk writing check for One dollar and NINE CENTS! LOL

Democracy is for retards.

Government did this. All of this. Government regulated so much that only a rare few can afford to compete.

This is late stage statism. Retard voters are to blame.

Like you.

Unless you are stupid enough to damage/destroy your phone, just because your "carrier" (mainly USA) says you can have a "free" upgrade, you DON'T need to buy a new one every flippin' year! Maybe if people would stop trading in the one year old phone, kept them 3-4 years and SALES would start lagging, the CEO's would get nervous and start cutting down on the stupid more is better garbage and start INNOVATING.

CNBC Interview with Ryan Cohen this morning.

Either he did this interview after an all-night Hunter Biden-esque binge of crack and hookers or he is a complete moron. Entirely incapable of understanding or answering obvious and basic questions. Watch and make your own judgement.

https://youtu.be/Bmj2PaxX24E?s...

Haven't laid one bit of track after how many years and how many millions of dollars? If "the big one" hit southern California, it would do the rest of the state a favor sort of. California use to be a place you WANTED to visit and move to. Now, people are fleeing in droves!

Look for even MORE people to leave California! California's population has been declining in recent years, primarily due to people moving to other states, with a net loss of 9,465 residents from 2024 to 2025 according to the Census Bureau.

Other than someone posting an article that linked to twitter...never paid attention to twitter, x, instagram, tik-tok etc.

cameras everywhere, huge touch screens, sensors on everything. Get into a minor fender bender and it's 5,000-10,000 repair job! How about making good quality vehicles at a price consumers can afford, like Henry Ford did back when this all started? Humans should be running the vehicle, not all these stupid computer/sensor/camera nonsense.

Considering the profits they've made over the years, let em ride it out. LOL