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BMW Commits To Subscriptions Even After Heated Seat Debacle

BMW may have retreated from its controversial plan to charge monthly fees for heated seats, but the German automaker is pressing ahead with subscription-based vehicle features through its ConnectedDrive platform.

A company spokesperson told The Drive that BMW "remains fully committed" to ConnectedDrive as part of its global aftersales strategy. Features requiring data connectivity will likely carry recurring fees.

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Found Kodachrome Slide

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Found Kodachrome Slide

handwritten on slide, "GC Vac, 1978, Grand Canyon, sunset Bright Angel Camp" date stamped on slide, May 1978

Mud Muse, Robert Rauschenberg

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Mud Muse, Robert Rauschenberg

Found Slide

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Found Slide

date stamped on slide May 1984

Found Slide

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Found Slide

Found Photo

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Found Photo

photograph I acquired from a large archive of negatives from a San Francisco Bay based commercial photographer taken mostly in the 1960s to 1970s.

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The CIA has deleted the CIA World Factbook (a popular...

The CIA has deleted the CIA World Factbook (a popular almanac about the countries of the world) from the web. Fuck this. All these assholes do is pillage & destroy.

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Savannah Guthrie releases video appealing for proof her missing mother is alive

Today show host acknowledges reports of alleged ransom letter and calls for safe return of 84-year-old mother online

Today show host Savannah Guthrie, along with her siblings Annie and Cameron, has published a video statement calling for the safe return of their 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing on Sunday.

In a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, the siblings said that their mother is in poor health and is without her medication. Savannah Guthrie also acknowledged reports about a reported ransom letter from alleged kidnappers.

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‘Grave moment’: end of US-Russia nuclear pact comes at worst possible time, UN chief warns

António Guterres urges two powers to quickly sign new deal as New Start expires

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has urged the US and Russia to quickly sign a new nuclear arms control deal, as the existing treaty expired in what he called a “grave moment for international peace and security”.

The last nuclear treaty between the two powers, the New Start agreement, ended on Thursday, formally releasing both Moscow and Washington from a raft of restrictions on their nuclear arsenals and triggering fears of a global arms race.

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14622 20260205_095351 Lemon Mint plant, Monarda citriodora cropped

iain.davidson100 has added a photo to the pool:

14622 20260205_095351 Lemon Mint plant, Monarda citriodora cropped