02.06.26 (MP3): Mind Bombing w/ Gearheads - Deep Thoughts From Planet 10mm, Incl. Hitchikers, V-10 Supes, Remote Start, OEs (& Gov't) Bogarting Your Features, China VS Tesla, Internet of Things VS You, Growing Unpopularity of Robot Cars, + English Muffins

Do You Need Some... serious information about the world we drive in from a professional gearhead? Don't worry, it's a fun romp through the junk we all come up against as thinking people (ie: the geek set). Hitchikers: do you? When and where? Are you protected? ...What about the little girl who begged for a ride to a homeless shelter and then killed the guy who showed some kindness? Cold-weather remote-start: what happens when the bureaucrats (Germans, in this case) think they have the right to tell the manufacturer (Toyota, in this case) to take away the feature you bought to "save the environment"? ...Smells more like a flex than giving a fudge about the planet - a sign of statism, whether it's VW, Tesla, China or your thermostat and your 'fridge conspiring to steal your wallet. "Life, Liberty and Property" were not meant to be a throwaway - this is what we're about: ceramic insulators (neato vintage tech), burgers on toasted muffins (yummo), "Pattern Recognition" (Gibson), "Hitch" ("Road Games"), and '90s funk-metal from Mind Bomb (Yes, have some.).