This. It takes a bit to figure out the rhythm, but it’s not hard once you know how it feels. If you do try it, definitely be prepared to be frustrated at least once and stall the car at least more than once (I know I did)!

Once you figure it out, though, it can be much more fun and engaging (and sometimes more annoying) than an automatic.

EDIT: that said, if you’re really concerned about it, don’t be ashamed to rent the automatic!

What!? You gave that damn monster another tree fiddy?

Haven’t been back since the API and third party app thing, and it’s amazing how much crap I was scrolling through just because it was there. Lemmy’s been great. It was really slow in the beginning, two years ago, but it continues to get progressively better. Love to see it.

Fuck spez.

I’d recommend watching Heretic. I thought he crushed it as a bad guy. I also liked him in The Gentleman. Both are far from his Notting Hill and Two Weeks Notice romcom type stuff.

Baseball is sooooo much better now with the pitch clock. I still don’t watch it as much as I did years ago, but it is infinitely more palatable now.

Don’t worry, you can upgrade to Duolingo Max for even more money and have the AI explain it. (Seriously.)

I threw it on an old PC a few weeks ago and am pleasantly surprised at how polished it is.

Rip the bandaid off. It was very nice getting rid of the toxic family I had when I was young. You don’t owe them anything.

Other than the takeoff and landing, cars have to deal with those obstacles as well.

A computer running a citywide automated traffic system for cars would have all the same complexity, without the ability to separate traffic in three dimensions.

There are a whole lot less obstacles and unknowns in the air, as well as more planes (ha!) of separation available than a car.

When flying, you don’t really need to worry much about random pedestrians, for example.

If the entire system were completely automated, from the car all the way to ATC, and it’s essentially a taxi that you just tell what location to go to and it handles the rest… well that’s basically air traffic today minus the automated ATC part. (That isn’t to diminish pilots at all; just that I think it’d be a lot easier, in general, to replace a pilot than a taxi driver with automation. They’re both still extremely challenging problems.)

https://youtu.be/fG9IHqwHYgI

I don’t know about the mayo component, but I’m on board otherwise.

¿Porqué no los dos?

Not having empathy for others.

Get you some all dressed chips and blow your mind!

PB and cheese sandwich, ideally with toasted bread. I don’t know why I love it so much. I swear it started as a hungry teen thing and not a weed munchie thing.

Just buy another hard drive, damn.

Just updated and it’s even better! Excellent first impression.

I’m not afraid of you; I value my privacy. There’s a difference.

Why aren’t you practicing what you preach and post under your real name? Are you a scaredy cat?

One of the original Windows CE-based PDAs. Fuck that thing was a nightmare to use and even worse to sync to your PC. Early mobile technology was a lesson in frustration and disappointment.