"With you on this! Driving is not a complete experience without a manual transmission and by "manual," I do not mean "tiptronic" or any of the variants that allow you to rev before "manually" triggering the automatic transmission to shift. It must have a clutch."

"I recognize that there are relative risks to consider (e.g. active shooter versus fire), but I believe that technically, the installation of this device violates the building code. Is anyone aware of a loophole that makes devices like this legal, perhaps in a temporary installation?"

"https://www.facebook.com/photojoejoe/photos/rpd.57508615/1308985395826085/?type=3&theater"

"I recognize that a blog focused on industrial and product design would tend to see issues through a product design lens (i.e. cars that are designed to exceed the speed limit and devices designed to actively limit speeds of cars), but I would encourage the readers to think about the design of the street itself as a contributing factor. Check out the resources on Stongtowns dot org and read about hybrid "STROADS," roadways that are neither "streets" (public spaces designed to generate wealth) nor "roads" (roadways that are designed to facilitate rapid long distance motorized vehicle travel). I would suggest that, at best, the speed bump (active or passive) is a retrofit-of-last resort for a poorly designed road."

"Interesting concept, but I worry about the loss of street network. Each of the four one-way pairs that enter the superblock would effectively become cul-de-sacs, which funnels all car traffic to the perimeter "collector" through-streets. Although, I admit that if your primary goal is to provide disincentives for cars, this would be a good approach. I wonder if you could create an alternative where the "local" roads are directed around the central block like a traffic circle, so that a through movement would require the motorist to circumnavigate the center."

"$700-$800 per SF? Should that be $70-$80?"

"Thanks for the story and confirmation of Patagonia's dedication to service. Of course, the premium you are paying on the products helps to fund that kind of service, but it is telling nonetheless.On a related note, I had a similar disappointing experience with The North Face. In the late 1980's, I bought a top-of-the-line North Face technical shell with Gortex, the only breathable waterproof membrane widely available at the time. As it turns out, those early Gortex fabrics were prone to failure through normal use and around five years ago, after suffering through wet shoulders one too many times, I sent it to North Face for assessment.As expected, The North Face offered to replace it with the same model, current design. What I failed to recognize was that in the intervening years, the same model name had migrated from a professional-grade, top-of-the-line technical jacket to a consumer-grade jacket. Most of the features were "sort-of" there, but generally less robust and less functional. Meanwhile, the truly technical-grade products had migrated to The North Face's proprietary waterproof membrane materials.When I called to ask about this switch, the customer rep became quite belligerent, questioning my judgment and insisting that the current design was superior to the previous jacket. I beg to differ. Adjusting for inflation, the price I paid in 1989 for the jacket was nearly double the current price for the same jacket. This tells me the quality is different. In my opinion, a replacement program shouldn't be a simplistic "replace with the same model name" approach - it should account for product migration. Anyway, I continue to wear the mediocre jacket because it generally works, but I will never make a substantial purchase from The North Face's line again."

"Which means that the rotate mode is REALLY slow."

"If you look at the background, you can see that the footage of the rotating car is substantially sped up. For comparison, look at the flag in the rotating scenes versus the flag at the end, when the car is moving conventionally."