Celebrity Deaths

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James Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
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And yet my wife, who was valedictorian of her class in high school and on the Dean's List in college with a four point average, she cannot remember which side her own gas cap is on. I have told her to look for the arrow but of course she forgets that also. She's always been like that, she can discuss at length every book that Charles Dickens wrote but she can't remember where the gas cap is on her own car. This is why there are so few women mechanics, that kind of stuff is just really hard for a lot of them. Camille Paglia who is a rabid feminist has said that if the world was run by women, we would still be hunting and gathering and living in grass huts and there would be no technological advances because women are incapable of it.
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I wouldn't mind a country or world run by women. Just tell us what problems that need fixing or solved, and let the problem solvers get to work.
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When the people running things and the problem solvers aren't the same people (or more precisely, don't have the same skills) there is nothing but confusion and chaos. A lot of "Somebody needs to do something about that" and "I wish we had..." People who aren't directly part of producing goods and providing services usually neglect to consider all the steps, conditions, and preparations that are necessary for producing something. Every little detail must be accounted for before you start.

So let's say it's me and a girl. Girl says "We should build a raised patio in the backyard! That would be awesome!" She's thinking about the color, how it's going to look, what she is going to do with it etc. I am thinking about ground conditions, foundations, building materials, snow loads and thermal expansion, and all that considered- "You sure you want to do that? This is what will be required..." and she might not want to hear that, she wants what she wants, and if I let her be a ballaboosta I'm going to end up having to do something unreasonable and neither of us are going to be happy with the result.

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James Moylan was a Ford designer known for inventing the small arrow on fuel gauges that indicates which side the gas cap is on (the "Moylan Arrow"), a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration. He passed away on December 11, 2025, at age 80, leaving behind this ubiquitous feature found in most modern vehicles.
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And yet my wife, who was valedictorian of her class in high school and on the Dean's List in college with a four point average, she cannot remember which side her own gas cap is on. I have told her to look for the arrow but of course she forgets that also. She's always been like that, she can discuss at length every book that Charles Dickens wrote but she can't remember where the gas cap is on her own car. This is why there are so few women mechanics, that kind of stuff is just really hard for a lot of them. Camille Paglia who is a rabid feminist has said that if the world was run by women, we would still be hunting and gathering and living in grass huts and there would be no technological advances because women are incapable of it.
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I wouldn't mind a country or world run by women. Just tell us what problems that need fixing or solved, and let the problem solvers get to work.
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When the people running things and the problem solvers aren't the same people (or more precisely, don't have the same skills) there is nothing but confusion and chaos. A lot of "Somebody needs to do something about that" and "I wish we had..." People who aren't directly part of producing goods and providing services usually neglect to consider all the steps, conditions, and preparations that are necessary for producing something. Every little detail must be accounted for before you start.

So let's say it's me and a girl. Girl says "We should build a raised patio in the backyard! That would be awesome!" She's thinking about the color, how it's going to look, what she is going to do with it etc. I am thinking about ground conditions, foundations, building materials, snow loads and thermal expansion, and all that considered- "You sure you want to do that? This is what will be required..." and she might not want to hear that, she wants what she wants, and if I let her be a ballaboosta I'm going to end up having to do something unreasonable and neither of us are going to be happy with the result.
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Where there's a will, there's a way!

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J a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration.

mine must be defective, I still pull up to the wrong side.

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J a simple yet brilliant idea from 1986 that prevents drivers from pulling up to the wrong side of a gas pump, saving time and reducing frustration.

mine must be defective, I still pull up to the wrong side.
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Operator error. System working as designed!