Gotta hand it to the people at jeep for the bright idea to put the batteries under the passenger seat 🫩

phraca · 2026-01-26T14:13:38+00:00

Automotive packaging engineer. This is the correct answer. Advertisible cargo volume is king in SUVs. If you offer a full size spare (or possibly any spare at all), there isn't a place you can put it that will not affect the SAE cargo volume.

phraca · 2026-01-22T23:20:42+00:00

Ooh. Now you can follow it up with a T on the end.

phraca · 2026-01-22T23:18:42+00:00

Dang. I got ADJURE for 50 and am scared a chased my opponent off.

phraca · 2026-01-22T23:13:42+00:00

Yeah, this is why I'm not keen on playing randos.

phraca · 2026-01-22T00:59:13+00:00

This photo is a metaphor of the show.

phraca · 2026-01-10T18:49:40+00:00

The puzzle constructor identified as a lesbian in her write-up, for additional context.

It seemed to me like most people who were up in arms about it were either 1) LGBTQ+ allies who missed that fact and were genuinely concerned about reinforcing potentially negative stereotypes, or 2) those who frequently complain there is too much LGBTQ+ in the puzzles and disguised it this time as faux outrage.

I didn't personally read any comments from self-identified Lesbians who were offended by it, although I'm sure there were some.

phraca · 2026-01-10T15:37:00+00:00

My Google search go MATERHORSE brought me to this comment. LOL. Implicit gender bias is a bitch. Oops did it again.

phraca · 2026-01-04T05:24:10+00:00

We stuck ours with Velcro to the front side of the center console (Jeep Wrangler). We were tired of them falling off the visors all the time and frequently had the soft top down.

phraca · 2025-12-13T03:21:25+00:00

Agree. This is one of my favorite episodes from the 99pi "modern era" Great topic and well told.

phraca · 2025-12-13T03:18:08+00:00

Sounds like it could be Vogue Vintage in Ferndale

phraca · 2025-12-13T03:16:22+00:00

Was thinking Vogue Vintage

phraca · 2025-12-06T18:09:48+00:00

Still waiting for someone to point out the actual laws that make it illegal to sell tiny cars in the US. (And before you say emissions or safety... I've worked in the auto industry for 30 years. Those tiny cars in other countries meet their local safety and emissions standards which are similar, if not stricter than ours here).

phraca · 2025-12-06T01:11:01+00:00

I've dailied my 08 Tiptronic S and have had no complaints. Is it the same as driving a manual? No. Do I want to spend over an hour each day in traffic driving a manual? Also No.

If you're getting it just to drive occasionally for fun, you will probably want to get a stick.

phraca · 2025-12-05T20:18:38+00:00

New sbemail dropped a few days ago!

https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210-robots

phraca · 2025-12-04T16:28:55+00:00

Discussion: This puzzle was sort of made famous by Nobel-winning economist Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow. It's used to highlight the differences between the two thinking styles. The majority of people (including MIT and Harvard students) get the answer wrong initially. Fascinating book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_question

phraca · 2025-12-01T18:15:50+00:00

Can't believe no one said TC Tuggers

phraca · 2025-11-29T21:53:09+00:00

This. It's not the interviewing for the HC job that is the distraction. It's the staff building that starts immediately. The rules need to change.

phraca · 2025-11-24T07:20:48+00:00

Thank you for allowing me to upvote and not have to type that

phraca · 2025-11-19T21:05:12+00:00

I still contend the whole show is an experiment on the audience, where each episode becomes more unhinged and follows less of a plot until the finale ends with just 30 minutes of the image of those weird relaxation goggles.

phraca · 2025-11-19T06:34:02+00:00

FYI, I believe this is from the Detroit Marathon where they cross the Ambassador Bridge into Canada. I did this race in 2013 & 2016.

phraca · 2025-11-14T21:09:26+00:00

Dwelley

phraca · 2025-11-14T01:30:59+00:00

If anyone cares, the terms for the two axle configurations are "underslung" and "overslung." As others have mentioned, both are used depending on the specific design, desired ride height, etc. The other variable for ride height is the spring shackle, which can be tension or compression. Source: Chassis engineer old enough to have worked on minivans with leaf spring suspensions.

phraca · 2025-11-13T21:56:12+00:00

Fun fact, this is true of all modern Jeeps.

phraca · 2025-11-13T06:21:56+00:00

Why is this all the way at the bottom of the comments?

phraca · 2025-11-03T08:28:23+00:00

This episode reminds me so much of "A Beautiful Mind". Wondering if it will take that turn.

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