Several car articles, since I’m still in that mode. I’ll slip those stories to the bottom if you aren’t super interested in them.
I’m not a government hater, but shit like this makes me furious. You would think the possibility of preventing the most prevalent forms of cancer would get all our branches of government to move quicker.
The Food and Drug Administration’s ability to approve the chemical filters in sunscreens that are sold in countries such as Japan, South Korea, and France is hamstrung by a 1938 U.S. law that requires sunscreens to be tested on animals and classified as drugs, rather than as cosmetics as they are in much of the world.
When Will America Get Better Sunscreens?
I don’t really get the whole Drake-Kendrick Lamar thing because I am old. But I enjoyed reading about the 30-or-so percent of these that I know.
The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked
Spotify’s recommendation engine has seemed off to me for several months. I’m not quite ready to go down this route, but I’m glad there are still options if you want to find curated music.
Why the Radio Is Still Better Than the Spotify Algorithm
I might dive into this the next time my periodic insomnia pops up.
The Northwoods Baseball Radio Network
Is On The Air.
I don’t love this writer’s style, and it seems like it could have used a pass from a better editor. I also think he undersells the role of the Chinese government in propping up their auto industry. But he makes some provocative and, I think, quite fair points about how the US is falling behind China in EVs, and how our only strategy to compete is by taxing the hell out of Chinese cars to protect our market.
Instead of competing, they’d rather just shut out competition entirely. The concerns about cybersecurity don’t address the elephant in the room here: Your product sucks, compared to what China is putting out now. It doesn’t go as far. It’s not as well-made. It’s not as nice. It’s not as connected.
I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked
Short sighted, fear mongering assholes.
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption
This is really dumb on multiple levels. Someone made a mistake, and Hertz refuses to do the human thing and fix it. Between this and Hertz’s issues trying to get customers arrested for not turning in cars that had, indeed, been turned in, I think I’ll avoid them the next time I rent a car.
A rare article when it is worth reading the comments, especially the one from the guy who Hertz screwed over.
UPDATE: Hertz is allegedly working to fix this. But IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED!!!
Hertz Charges Tesla Model 3 Renter $277 Fee for Gas, Won’t Back Down