You beat me to it! Great book.
'89 Volvo 240 - blown transmission took care of that one while I was on the freeway. '88 Toyota Camry AWD - two broken engine mounts (that had just been replaced by the dealer, no less) took care of that one spectacularly...on the freeway. '99 Saab 9-5, broken serpentine belt (...on the freeway) which lead to the second blown head gasket took care of that one. '02 Subaru Outback is my current ride, and I loathe it - it's been the only automatic of the bunch, but was dirt cheap and has proven reliable.
I'm waiting on delivery of a shiny new Mini Cooper JCW right now. Some days I think I should have taken that lump of cash and just gone through five or six old sports cars, and then I remember that gas is heading for five bucks a gallon and I don't know of another car on the market that's as much fun at 35 mpg...and I have to park in San Francisco
...and I'm sick and tired of winding up on the side of the freeway with the fresh corpse of a car waiting for a tow.
I'm waiting on delivery of a shiny new Mini Cooper JCW right now. Some days I think I should have taken that lump of cash and just gone through five or six old sports cars, and then I remember that gas is heading for five bucks a gallon and I don't know of another car on the market that's as much fun at 35 mpg...and I have to park in San Francisco
...and I'm sick and tired of winding up on the side of the freeway with the fresh corpse of a car waiting for a tow.
I don't believe it, this can't be true! God dammit, what was Gawker thinking? Those assholes! Maybe if we all pitch in a few bucks we can buy you back. Who am I kidding? This is awful, just...I'm going to sleep for a month, that's all I'm good for anyway.
Well, shit. I guess if I get really high Autoblog might be mistaken for entertaining.
Good luck...and if you ever need an intern, just call my name. I'll be there.
Well, shit. I guess if I get really high Autoblog might be mistaken for entertaining.
Good luck...and if you ever need an intern, just call my name. I'll be there.
@CrispyAardvark: According to the douche...I mean, dude who ran my last traffic school session, it's legal in California if traffic speeds are under fifteen mph. The idea being that movement is the only way motorcycles generate the air-flow required to cool their engines...
CA traffic laws are all built around 50's technology...they probably still teach kids to pump the brakes.
CA traffic laws are all built around 50's technology...they probably still teach kids to pump the brakes.
@not.yet: RE: spelling: well plaid.
But do you really believe the human brain can be written on so easily? And if it could, what you propose is even less than the basest form of rote memorization.
Programming won't do us a lick of good if we can't think.
What is beautiful about the classroom and the teacher is what exists outside of memorization. Reading is more than knowing what words look like on the page. Writing is more than penmanship, science and math more than equations.
Where is there room for understanding, expression, critical thinking, exploration?
But do you really believe the human brain can be written on so easily? And if it could, what you propose is even less than the basest form of rote memorization.
Programming won't do us a lick of good if we can't think.
What is beautiful about the classroom and the teacher is what exists outside of memorization. Reading is more than knowing what words look like on the page. Writing is more than penmanship, science and math more than equations.
Where is there room for understanding, expression, critical thinking, exploration?
As a teacher, I have to say: bullshit. Absolute travesty. These kids would be better served by sitting on a tarp in a field with a well-educated, intelligent, motivated, and, yes, well-payed teacher.
Here's my idea: teach technology at home.
When I was a kid, computers were a novelty. It was understood that they were the future, but very few people had one at home. There was a need for computer classrooms. If we were going to learn how to use DOS, or word-processing software, we had to do it at school.
But now 80% of Americans own computers. Kids' parents are more computer literate than they are literate. And there's a bevy of software designed to teach...well, software.
Everyone knows how to Tweet, or Google.
But our kids don't know history, don't know math, don't know science, can't spell, can't read at an acceptable level...and I'll be damned if a piece of software can impart any of those skills or knowledge better than a well-educated, intelligent, motivated, and, yes, well-payed teacher.
So instead of spending money on computers, spend it on teachers and supplies. I've never been in a classroom where I've wished for more computers; in fact, I've requested my classes be transfered out of computer classrooms because the computers simply prove a distraction. But I've sure as hell wished for an extra book, or an extra scale, or an extra marker...
Here's my idea: teach technology at home.
When I was a kid, computers were a novelty. It was understood that they were the future, but very few people had one at home. There was a need for computer classrooms. If we were going to learn how to use DOS, or word-processing software, we had to do it at school.
But now 80% of Americans own computers. Kids' parents are more computer literate than they are literate. And there's a bevy of software designed to teach...well, software.
Everyone knows how to Tweet, or Google.
But our kids don't know history, don't know math, don't know science, can't spell, can't read at an acceptable level...and I'll be damned if a piece of software can impart any of those skills or knowledge better than a well-educated, intelligent, motivated, and, yes, well-payed teacher.
So instead of spending money on computers, spend it on teachers and supplies. I've never been in a classroom where I've wished for more computers; in fact, I've requested my classes be transfered out of computer classrooms because the computers simply prove a distraction. But I've sure as hell wished for an extra book, or an extra scale, or an extra marker...
@-Silver-: Seconded. Thirded. Fourthed. Spielberg's recent track
record aside, it's time for highly profitable video game companies
to risk the tiniest percentage of their margins on advancing the
genre.
They seem to think the only way to attract non-core audiences is through motion gaming, but now that those audiences know how to play they might find a good story pretty damn rewarding. There's probably also a large non-core audience who won't do any type of gaming because of the stigma. Prove that there's more to games and you run the horrible risk of attracting mature readers and movie buffs.
They seem to think the only way to attract non-core audiences is through motion gaming, but now that those audiences know how to play they might find a good story pretty damn rewarding. There's probably also a large non-core audience who won't do any type of gaming because of the stigma. Prove that there's more to games and you run the horrible risk of attracting mature readers and movie buffs.
@Nathan V: seconded. Love to be able to read comics on an e-reader (they take up so damn much shelf space, especially relative to the amount of time you spend reading them vs. print), but I spend enough of my day staring into a giant light-bulb.
Umm...so the only uses for this I can think up are terrifying. The "ugly" shirt from Zero History is no longer merely probable.
I mean, seriously, can anyone think up a single benevolent use for this tech?
I mean, seriously, can anyone think up a single benevolent use for this tech?
Halo, folks. I know it's a reach, but I'd sure like to win...
I think my taxonomy is more about sincerity vs. irony.
Geeks enter into something with sincerity. They love knitting, or absurdly complicated jello shots, or building a functioning calculator inside Minecraft or LBP, and they're unafraid to put it all up on youtube with a huge grin on their faces. They'll happily share the whole process with you, because they enjoyed every second.
Hipsters enter into any given enterprise with irony. They ride fixies because they're anachronistic - forget how stupidly dangerous riding a bike without brakes is in an urban environment. They drink Keystone Light even though they can afford a nice pale ale or lager. They carefully select clothes that look shitty. And they'd never publicly admit to the work that goes into cultivating their aesthetic.
So there's the difference.
Whatever you wear, whatever you love, if you do it with sincerity, you're a geek. If you do it with irony, you're a hipster. And frankly, after the nineties and naughts, I'm pretty damn sick of irony. It never brought me an ounce of joy.
Geeks enter into something with sincerity. They love knitting, or absurdly complicated jello shots, or building a functioning calculator inside Minecraft or LBP, and they're unafraid to put it all up on youtube with a huge grin on their faces. They'll happily share the whole process with you, because they enjoyed every second.
Hipsters enter into any given enterprise with irony. They ride fixies because they're anachronistic - forget how stupidly dangerous riding a bike without brakes is in an urban environment. They drink Keystone Light even though they can afford a nice pale ale or lager. They carefully select clothes that look shitty. And they'd never publicly admit to the work that goes into cultivating their aesthetic.
So there's the difference.
Whatever you wear, whatever you love, if you do it with sincerity, you're a geek. If you do it with irony, you're a hipster. And frankly, after the nineties and naughts, I'm pretty damn sick of irony. It never brought me an ounce of joy.
Hmmm, haven't read the Nix book yet. Thanks for the recommendation!
I wonder how the guy who bought the first one at auction for $205k feels about this....
Because I bet he felt real manly when he shelled out that kind of cash for a $30k car that's $300k worse than its $150k competition.
Because I bet he felt real manly when he shelled out that kind of cash for a $30k car that's $300k worse than its $150k competition.
@truthtellah: What you're missing is that, should the courts decide wireless carriers don't have to follow the same must-carry rules, they CAN start censoring texts the way you took the title to mean.
If they're going to stop medical marijuana text messages, shouldn't they stop all text messages about marijuana? What about for phones used by teens? T-Mobile could put an end to the dire threat of sexting with a little clever censorship.
Anyway, I think the title is accurate. T-Mo is refusing to transmit information based on it's content. It's of the same order (though not the same magnitude) as a Chinese site refusing to include posts about democracy.
This is also part and parcel with the tiered internet debate: wireless carriers should not be allowed to discriminate between different types of information, whether it's by source or content.
If they're going to stop medical marijuana text messages, shouldn't they stop all text messages about marijuana? What about for phones used by teens? T-Mobile could put an end to the dire threat of sexting with a little clever censorship.
Anyway, I think the title is accurate. T-Mo is refusing to transmit information based on it's content. It's of the same order (though not the same magnitude) as a Chinese site refusing to include posts about democracy.
This is also part and parcel with the tiered internet debate: wireless carriers should not be allowed to discriminate between different types of information, whether it's by source or content.
I just want the corn subsidies to die. There are other crops that are better for food, and crops that are better for the production of ethanol, but the subsidies mean we won't explore those avenues. We'll just have more corn.
Yeah, that side-vent and shoulder have me in mind of the second gen Hyundai Tiburon.
It's nice that Lotus is trying to update their image, just a shame they're doing it by ripping off nineties Asian design language.
It's nice that Lotus is trying to update their image, just a shame they're doing it by ripping off nineties Asian design language.
@thebutcher: Seriously, you just know something tragic is going to happen to the adorable giant dog-bird thing.
So with any luck we'll have this, a Genesis coupe with the new turbo mill from the Sonata, and (fingers crossed) a ND Miata...
2012 might be one of the best MYs for reasonably priced, sporty cars in America...ever.
2012 might be one of the best MYs for reasonably priced, sporty cars in America...ever.
M John Harrison was right!
