Ben Wojdyla
@ben-wojdyla.bsky.social
Mechanical engineer -> automotive journalist -> automotive communications/entrepreneur. Here until it inevitably turns into twitter.
Is this better or worse than the cringiest, most handjobbiest, most anti-science cover I've seen The Atlantic produce in my memory? When this hit my mailbox I stopped. Haven't worked up the courage to read the 12 pages of all text yet. Hoping I still find respect for the Atlantic at the conclusion.
December 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Is this better or worse than the cringiest, most handjobbiest, most anti-science cover I've seen The Atlantic produce in my memory? When this hit my mailbox I stopped. Haven't worked up the courage to read the 12 pages of all text yet. Hoping I still find respect for the Atlantic at the conclusion.
"between wars and expansions."
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"between wars and expansions."
I'm actually a little bit embarrassed by this one.
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm actually a little bit embarrassed by this one.
Look at how much we used to give a crap about inspirational and epic imagery in education. The publisher spent time and money on this shot. Houghton Mifflin, 1957.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Look at how much we used to give a crap about inspirational and epic imagery in education. The publisher spent time and money on this shot. Houghton Mifflin, 1957.
Weird Facebook ads... come on, I am not Quentin Tarantino.
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Weird Facebook ads... come on, I am not Quentin Tarantino.
Not a mug, but ceramic and sorta similar. We have a bear, you blow into it's dirty looking booty and it makes a train whistle sound.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Not a mug, but ceramic and sorta similar. We have a bear, you blow into it's dirty looking booty and it makes a train whistle sound.
Welcome to Michigan, land of the drivable wreck. That dent was rusted, this is old damage. I wonder how long this guy's been driving this Patriot around like that. How many tires has he worn to the cords? Not even mad, impressed. He was keeping up with traffic no problem.
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Welcome to Michigan, land of the drivable wreck. That dent was rusted, this is old damage. I wonder how long this guy's been driving this Patriot around like that. How many tires has he worn to the cords? Not even mad, impressed. He was keeping up with traffic no problem.
Nobody ever tells you about the big stupid smiles you'll wear perpetually when you have a kid. The whimsical nonsense is the strongest cure-all I've ever experienced.
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nobody ever tells you about the big stupid smiles you'll wear perpetually when you have a kid. The whimsical nonsense is the strongest cure-all I've ever experienced.
I cannot tell you how much I hate this little charge door from a cost, complexity, quality, and manufacturing standpoint.
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I cannot tell you how much I hate this little charge door from a cost, complexity, quality, and manufacturing standpoint.
From our then three year old, a picture of "Mom working." My wife responded with "Yeah, that seems about right."
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
From our then three year old, a picture of "Mom working." My wife responded with "Yeah, that seems about right."
An example of the reality distortion field that envelops the Metro Detroit area. Our little town is lousy with Regal TourXs (ours in the back), I know of at least three more within about a mile of our house. Based on local observation alone you'd swear GM sold these like hotcakes.
September 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
An example of the reality distortion field that envelops the Metro Detroit area. Our little town is lousy with Regal TourXs (ours in the back), I know of at least three more within about a mile of our house. Based on local observation alone you'd swear GM sold these like hotcakes.
Thank you, CVS, in addition to your "From the Road Original Scrolls"-length receipts, you have now enshitovate again with this: Semi-bogus sale tickets obscuring almost every single product on every single shelf. That really makes finding what I came for sooooooooo easy.
September 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thank you, CVS, in addition to your "From the Road Original Scrolls"-length receipts, you have now enshitovate again with this: Semi-bogus sale tickets obscuring almost every single product on every single shelf. That really makes finding what I came for sooooooooo easy.
