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"It probably sounded better in the original German." -- Molly Ivins.

For those too young to remember: https://www.keranews.org/arts-culture/2022-03-25/remembering-the-biting-wit-and-sharp-political-takes-of-legendary-texas-journalist-molly-ivins

My favorite tell is when a write-up starts with a verbose explanation of given knowledge on a subject. Yes, we all know what 'World Wide Web' and 'Internal Combustion Engines' are.

Get to the f'ing point.

So many $$$$$$$$$$$$$, no doubt, for a single record in a database.

Plenty more...

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

Also:

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

https://pi-hole.net/

I know of two L7/Principles planning to quit by January. People with a ton of experience.

Funny how the definition of a product 'announcement' has changed. It used to be when you could go buy it.

Now...

First they switched to the mini-spares. Then they got rid of them altogether.

If you're lucky, there are little filler canisters and a cigarette lighter-powered air compressor to let you get slowly to a tire shop. Sometimes, not even that. If there's a nail or a blowout, tow-truck city. Just hope it's not out in the middle of nowhere in the dark or in bad weather.

Can we add 'cars with spare tires' to the list?

Having to call a damned tow-truck just to get a flat tire fixed is not a winning move if you're trying to sell how much your car benefits the environment.

Ludwig sounds like fun. Any way to watch it stateside?

Technically correct once you go upstream. What's the problem?