"Red 5" had five red stripes on the wings.

X Wings have a color on their wings as well as a number of stripes to represent their "ID#". Guess how many stripes Luke's "Red 5" X-wing has?

Venmo requires I give my bank information to them; Paypal for credit cards does not.

Replying because I don't have mod points. Indeed, this is not "far right" by any stretch. Thank you for pointing that out.

...will name their device "SAFE". I mean, it's an impossible situation. "How dare you not take it seriously" versus "how dare you waste 9+ hours of my life - and all the other passengers' lives - unnecessarily.

Rumor has it that expectant mothers can take Tylenol and produce billionaires who invent landing rockets and make EVs cool.

Samsung Frame 65".
We load our "art" via USB.

Ours works fine without an internet connection.

We have one of these in our home. It was a housewarming gift. It's not connected to the Internet, but still displays art. The frame matches the other items surrounding it on the wall. It brightens and dims as the light changes. It's also a really good TV. We love everything, except that there is an external box that required we install a flush-mount box behind the TV to hide the wiring and keep the illusion of "art".

I took the fast train through the Chunnel a few years ago.
If we didnâ(TM)t arrive two hours early, we would have missed our ride.

FWIW, China offers a "travel without visa" for USA citizens for up to 10 days. I benefitted earlier this year when it was new. Other than Shanghai passport control needing to review their new rules (I guess I was among the first) it was simple and painless.

I generally support consumer protections, though California already protects against situations like you mention: if the service degrades, or the company makes an alteration, you have recourse to cancel. To add to your protection, put the recurring charge on a credit card and the CC company will go to bat for you.

It should still be vented outdoors, if only to handle the smells. Expelling hydrocarbons is a bonus. And, no... I am no chef, so comparing my cooking to the French Laundry is unfair.

Actually, with the increased credit card reward, Costco pays me foe the privilege to shop earlier than others.

If you say so. My time there in the south of Germany (near Ramstein) my brother in law and I were buzzing around 200km/hr between cities. Sure, we slow down _quickly_ as the towns approach but the left lane was moving fast... and we weren't the fastest!