Category: Roadkill

We Don’t Need No Freezing Sparky Cars

Turning over an old Leaf;

“I love the car,” he said. “Honestly, in three years and 40,000 kilometres, I’ve replaced a set of tires and windshield wiper fluid. Nothing breaks down. It’s a fantastic little vehicle. I think electric vehicles are the way to go.”
 
But nowadays, instead of being able to drive the 120 km that 2013 Leafs could initially go on a full charge, Brander can’t get much more than 80 km. He has even become hesitant about turning on the heat or window defroster, since using those features require battery power and will reduce his driving range even further.
 
Brander always knew that batteries lose capacity over time, and he figured it wouldn’t be a problem getting a new one.

15 Minutes Of Fame

Shot…

and … er, shot.

Chaser.

More: “They lit his ass up”. A more thorough account here.

Paul Krugman Has A Nobel Prize In Economics And Your Walmart Greeter Doesn’t

In a series of books and articles beginning in the 1990s, Krugman branded just about everybody who questioned the rapid pace of globalization a fool who didn’t understand economics very well. “Silly” was a word Krugman used a lot to describe pundits who raised fears of economic competition from other nations, especially China. Don’t worry about it, he said: Free trade will have only minor impact on your prosperity.

Wait, nevermind.

h/t to Kathy Shaidle

Talladega

Well, this is as awkward as it was predictable.

An investigation into the discovery of a noose in the garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race Sunday showed the rope had been there since last year and no federal crime was committed.
 
Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Jay Town on Monday announced his office had launched an investigation along with the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Town said they were looking to see whether there are violations of federal law.

Do tell.

If it wasn’t for fake hate, there’d be no hate at all.

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