Recent Comments:
Overstock.com to NY: Not tax dollars for you! {Download Squad}
May 14th 2008 2:37PM Reminds me of Atlas Shrugged, a little. Government just taxes and taxes until finally the people paying strike.
GM announces plan to close Windsor transmission plant {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 4:54PM That was four points. But I agree with you.
eBay considers PayPal requirement, invites Australians antitrust scrutiny {Download Squad}
May 11th 2008 11:59AM As a former employee of eBay, I see, to remember that Australia was sometimes used as a test market for North America and Europe. They're a small enough segment of eBay, but they're culturally very much like the US, Canada, and much of Europe. It's been a couple of years since I was working there, but changes in Australia had a way of becoming global.
Gear4 Duo iPod speaker system touts removable front panel {Engadget}
May 8th 2008 11:42PM Does it really need to tout its detachable face? Why not feature it?
Yinlips ultraportable mashes the Eee with a TI-99 {Engadget}
May 7th 2008 12:32PM Um - to the dingus who keeps trying to call Engadget that they got the wrong name, they're comparing the styling to the awesome retro Ti-99 computers of the early 80s.
You, sir, have lost any geek cred. Now go play on MySpace with your emo friends.
Comcast shuts down Winer {Download Squad}
Apr 16th 2008 7:22PM My response there is that over-regulation has left us with no competition. I was lucky enough to have DSL available when Comcast started throttling torrents, but I can't say I'm pleased with that option. And is there a third way? Nope, aside from dial-up or overpriced (and latent) satellite, I'm stuck between Comcast and Qwest. Sweet!
Offshoring.com: choose profit over your country {Download Squad}
Apr 16th 2008 3:48PM So this may actually be a net benefit both for small businesses here and for the economy of the Philippines. I've worked extensively with support people in Manila, and while they weren't always up to the same standards as support teams here in the US, they were still pretty solid. $4/hr goes a LONG way towards basics in the Philippines as well. Average wage there is about $3/hour, if you can get work.
Seems like there's a lot of potential for a win-win with this setup.
Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy {Autoblog}
Apr 11th 2008 6:56PM @ed - One can appreciate different approaches to speed. The new GT-R doesn't make me love the 911 less; neither did my old 320i make me love my '65 Coronet less. One loves an STi because it's a hot Subaru, while one loves a muscle car because it's a muscle car.
To your other point, I can love a Honda 4-cylinder bike and still love a big twin.
As for technology vs. size, same issue, and don't be ignorant. Take the 327 ci Chevy motors in the 60s as a good example of American engineering. Not the biggest, but man, they packed a lot of heat. (Chrysler's 426 is gigantic, but also an engineering masterpiece).
Pontoon Boat burning a hole in your pocket? Trade it for a JaguaRanger {Autoblog}
Apr 9th 2008 4:49PM I think you lost me at 305. Most finicky motor I had in any of my many station wagons.
Don't tease: Caterham Superlight R500 {Autoblog}
Apr 9th 2008 3:13PM I've got nothing but good shivers for this thing. Sign me up.
