After work hott spots

(Dee S. Nutts # 2)

Nice one.

second view

Quick tips

So I don't know why, but you might have more than one Gmail account that you want to check. I know its a pain in the butt to sign out, sign in, check, sign out and sign in again. I don't like doing it. Well here's a little trick, assuming you use firefox and have ieview installed. While you're in your gmail account use ieview and it'll open up the Gmail login screen. If you opt for the remember me on this computer box, next time you'll just go to the other account's inbox. All without messing with your primary login. There ya go, eat it up.

So you woke up in the gutter again

Never fear! Now you can find your car the next morning no matter how much debauchery you got yourself up to lastnight. Guidepoint systems is rolling out a consumer tracking system that runs off Cingular's coverage network and GPS satellites. Once you layout for it you'll be able to track your car, unlock the doors, start the engine and honk the horn all from your cell phone. I can't wait till they add 'steer' to that list of features. Just think how badass driving your car to come get you would be... oh yeah. One caution though - if you're planning on needing to find your car using this, don't lose your phone too.

Lunchtime Hott Spots

(Dee S. Nutts #1)

You can't tell but that says turbo on the back there.
He drove it like one.
Hott.

Update
Ok, just to be clear: take pictures of the hott cars you see and send em on in. You know MMS, email, IM, Hello, whatever. I'll put your pseudonym on the pic and everyone can see how cool you are. After a while we can have a vote of who's got the nicest hott spot. (that sounds kinda dirty) For those of you new to the sport of hott spotting: Hott cars are usually three or four times more expensive than the car you're in and you turn around backwards in the seat to see them after they've passed. Mustangs never count. Also: Please don't crash your car trying to take pictures while you drive. Also: Please don't submit pictures of hott cars you might happen to own, those don't count.

Don't turn around. There might be a McDonald's.

Holy crap there's a lot of those places. Google Maps Mania lists a site today that catologues all the big 4 fast food restaurants in the nation (excl Alaska). Pretty scary if you ask me.

Commute hott spots

(tgbtgbtg)

I knew I was money

My blog is worth $1,693.62.
How much is your blog worth?

Course I'd prolly be more money if I wasn't a Blogger subsidiary.

Well, I got CAPTCHA'd

I read about splogs a little while ago and Google's (and subsequently Blogger's) fight against them. It all makes quite a lot of sense especially considering what I now know about Google bombing too. Yesterday I read about Blogger's new defense against mindless drivel. (Actual mindless drivel, like machine created. I know you think some of this stuff is fairly mindless but hey, I can pass the test. So there!) The deal is that you have to authenticate yourself as a person and not a splog creator, much the same as a commenter must distinguish himself from a comment spammer. I hope this doesn't continue this way, the method I originally imagined was a detection that would identify probable splogs and then CAPTCHA them. If I have to authenticate myself every time I post I dunno if I can keep up this volume of genius. I'm pretty sure that's why the comment traffic has dropped off lately; you guys are tired of bein CAPTCHA'd. So interestingly enough I was playing with go.blogger.com a bit yesterday (some of you may have noticed) which is sposed to make it easier than ever to post, even while on the go. Streamlining one input method while obfuscating another doesn't really seem too consistent.
Update
What, we can't think of a new word for neologism? Come on, we shorten everything! That's like not having an abbr. for abbr.(acronym and abbr server)

Cease and make fun of me another way.

Didn't anyone in the white house ever go to grade school? The way to get someone to stop making fun of you isn't to run crying to your parents or teacher. Its to stop doing stupid things that are easily made fun of. Either that or make fun of yourself before anyone else gets a chance. Well, they didn't do that. The powers were very concerned that The Onion's use of the white house seal might convey approval and as such served a cease and desist order to the online prankster. Have they ever read The Onion? Every freaking word on the page is a lie.White house cease and desist
Also read LawGeek. I think I like that guy.

A step closer

So I'm not sure that humanity will ever fulfill my conception of convergence. Admittedly it would be bad for competition, since it would be the ultimate product. Just think of it like a car; if a car company made the perfect car, it'd be very hard for anyone to compete with them. Anyway, peep these bluetooth headphones from Motorola. Pretty sweet, huh? I mean there's no scale so they might be huge and toolish, but I think we're getting on the right track here. Now if only my iPod had BLUETOOTH. Luckily Amazon has heard of them, but unfortunately they're not selling them yet.

Wires are so 1988

So check this out. Its a 5.0 MP camera from Canon, the SD430. Looks like a 3x optical zoom, USB 2.0 and all the other standard stuff you'd expect. Here's the seller: its got WiFi. (its only 802.11b, but hey) Of course I want the pictures off the camera and on the computer and I would love it if that was done automatically as soon as the camera was close enough. I really hope this is actually what it sounds like and not some underperforming implementation of a great idea. Also, can anyone tell me why camera companies are working so hard on being able to print straight from the camera without using a computer? Here's Canon's site on the SD430 WiFi Camera.

Small car? Large mess.

I pull up behind this truck and drive in my normal fashion until i realize that the heap of metal that used to be a car and is now tossed on the back is not tied to anything. Needless to say this made me a tad wary of tailgating; as the threat of being crushed by a ball of metal normally does.

Discovery: Socks Keep the Heat In!

Wow it was dark and cold and wet this morning. However my atypical decision to wear socks this morning is one that currently has me nice and toasty. Mmmm....Toasty. (No I'm not receiving any corporate incentives. Yet. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat.) Anyway, it seems like I could make some badass socks if I were to apply myself. But honestly I probably won't, cause once you get past the novelty of making your own socks you'll realize... that you're making your own socks.

What did I say?

So when you sell 83,000 phones a week you might think you're doing alright. Keep in mind that the RAZR has been selling like half a mil a week. So 'alright' is marginal. Now factor in that ROKR phones are six times more likely to be returned than other wireless phones. SIX times. What does that say to you? To me it smacks of "ok idea, terrible design!" Hahaha. Ha. Have I told you how I hate those commercials with the people dancing around holding this phone? And its so convenient to answer. If I were to walk around holding my phone all day like that it would be just as convenient; not at all. Anyway the company is saying:

"People were looking for an iPod and that's not what it is. We may have missed the marketing message there."

And that its unfair to compare the phone to an iPod. So maybe its not the marketing people's fault for not communicating that this thing isn't an iPod, but the designer's fault for not making it an iPod. Oh, I don't care. I don't want to hear any more about this.
Just in case you do.
When i was pissed off
When i was unimpressed

Ah family values.

Perhaps the Parent's Television Council was mislead by the lyrics of the Family Guy song and were subsequently shocked by its content. They decided to put it on their 'least family friendly programs' list, which I don't disagree with. But their claims that its packaged as a family show are just unbelievable. Look morons, just cause a show is a cartoon doesn't mean its targeted at families. Joining Peter, Stewie, and Quagmire on the list are Arrested Development, and that 70's show. Apparently the group thinks that these shows are aired too early, while children aren't yet in bed. Great, you can make your little lists but don't try to tell me these are bad shows. Popular outcry brought back Family Guy, I can't say that about any of the programming on your 'Shows that make you want to smash your TV on the porch and light the pieces on fire' list. Uh, I mean the approved list. Don't even think of lobbying to restrict TV shows so that the government shelters your brats instead of having to do it yourself. Actually, maybe this will help the shows' ratings.

Arrested Development is designed to offend. Episodes regularly contain scripted bleeps. This enables the writers to use language, including "f**k" and "s**t," network censors would never allow. Arrested Development also employs some of the most outrageous double-entendres ever to find their way into prime-time.

Oh baby, I can't WAIT for the next episode.
E! online article
Whiney Bitches Council
Wiki

C4... as in explosive?

I don't normally enjoy the 'brake' section of a car review so much, but this is just entertaining.

Batten down the hatches boys. When you press the C4's middle pedal anything that isn'’t welded to the car is going flying. Never in the course of automotive history has so much mass de-accelerated with such violence and self-assurance. Ceramic anchors are an expensive [and colorful] option, but the standard fit stoppers are more than strong enough for us to recommend that drivers with glasses should wear a Croakie and cinch that sucker tight.

The rest of the three part review is, of course, glowing and enjoyable. I also think the warning about the Carrera wagon is probably very accurate. (I'm talking 'wagon' as in band, not station here.) That's pretty much the only reason for not getting this car. You know, that, and the 90 grand I don't have.
Part One. Part Two. Part Three.

I say jump.

In case any of you were wondering what rapid development meant last week, here's a taste. I check my Goowy account this morning and now you can drag the widgets around on your virtual desktop. Visible differences in the application overnight. Also I checked my mail and there was a thoughtful email written in response that addressed each of my suggestions (10) from Friday. Some things are already on the project list and others they're placing on the feature request list. This thing is gonna get really cool.

Continuing today's nerdity

Alright, you won't get most of this unless you've had specific training. I think its great though. Check out the stylez of "Monzy" with 'so much drama in the PhD'. You just can't beat some of those lyrics.(thanks, source)

hmmm... that looks a little Goowy

So this is interesting. Its called Goowy(like GUI) and its a flash based suite. Email, calendar, news, games. All nicely put together in a cool interface. They're still in beta; rapid development even. So if you have suggestions they're more than likely to implement them (unless you're an idiot). Its really easy to sign up for and you get another 2 gigs of email storage. If you're like me you should just go claim your favorite screen name before someone else snags it. You know, just in case this thing hits the big time. I'm not saying that this'll replace my gmail account (the mail organization isn't quite as smooth yet) but its a very cool implementation of the Office replacement web app. Oh, and when you make an appointment and supply attendees it emails them for you. (I imagine if they had goowy accounts they'd have the appointment also added to their calendars, or at least I'd suggest that if not) Importing your contacts from gmail is simple too since you can export contacts for outlook now. Anyway, check it out if you've got some time. That's all. Get lost.

There's no such thing as a non sequitur on this site

I do watch a lot of Arrested Development.

Dammit dammit dammit.

Why are upgrades never worth it? First Flash breaks my adblock and now I've installed the new version of iTunes. I held off for a long while, I don't even know why, I just didn't want it. Now I do know why. Remember JHymn? Yeah, that thing was awesome. Notice I said was. The geniuses at Apple decided to change the protocol so that the DRM unlock scheme won't function any more. Great guys. People were buying things they didn't want and changing them into things they did want. What happens when they can't change what you're selling into a desirable product? Do they stop buying it? I know what you're thinking "just go back to iTunes 5 silly". Well yeah, except that I got rid of my 5 install file and I hear that once you make a purchase with 6 you can't go back (which is in itself sketchy). So anyway, I guess I'll just sit around and wait for the JHymn boys to reverse engineer the new system and revise the program. They will. You hear that apple? We don't want it and we're gonna break it anyway, stop trying.

Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we drive your ambulances. We connect your calls, we guard you while you sleep. Do not... fuck with us.

Oh, and the iTMS is running slow as balls. Why don't you get all up on that?

I'll TAKE it!

I don't care if it does look like I'm driving around in a big ass hotdog bun. Well, I normally would, but for 69 miles per gallon with 0-62 in 6.3 seconds I'd drive something that looked like a new beetle. Read the EcoRacer Concept from VW at Jalopnik for more and some pics. Hey, maybe I could just get a big Oscar Mayer decal and call it the Weiner2.

Where's my obscene frisbee?

Well, my order of 'irregular' discs came in this morning. I picked the option to not filter out any potentially vulgar or child-upsetting discs. I was disheartened to find no such frisbee in the box. They're mostly for websites and charitable organizations. (Why can't I get involved with one of those kickass non-profits that knows what a real frisbee is and doesn't try and pass off those pieplate pieces of crap?) I'd also like to note that a box of ten is not very impressive when you're used to seeing a few boxes containing hundreds of bees lying around your house.

homestarrunner.net... its dot com.

You know what I'm talkin 'bout. Its been off for a while, and they promise that its gonna come back, but I'm begining to loose lose faith. meh, whatever. I've got another source. Du du du da: hrwiki.org. Check out the floppy disk page. Oh man I want to play Odell Lake again. Someone work on that.

Would you care for a... baked bean sandwich?

Read that with a French accent, it sounds way classier. I know I can make more than a baked bean sandwich right now, but sometimes I really don't feel like going shopping but I really need something to eat. Luckily we have "CookingByNumbers" to let us know the possibilities. Its a pretty neat idea; you tell them what you have, and they tell you what you can make. I'd say the actual ingredient list is a little limited, but hey, this ain't targeted at gourmets anyway. There is definitely a difference between 'beef' and 'steak' though. I don't normally find myself cooking up some ground beef and eating it straight.

Traffic light derby

So I pulled up to a red light yesterday and waited my turn; like ya do. I did actually notice the beat to shit Tercel in the right only lane next to me. Mostly because it was beat to shit with at least one window smashed and covered by an opaque trashbag. The muffler was oscillating wildly as the car idled at the light; some sort of liquid dripped from the pipe (even though our cars rested at a slight downhill angle). Without getting any more descriptive the car was a p.o.s. I don't really remember anything about the driver himself, but I did wonder why he wasn't turning right on red (since the traffic to our right had a green light and I assume a left turn arrow. So I continued to wait. The cycle changed and our light remained red. It was now the traffic on the left's turn to proceed. However just before any of the cars could make it fully into the intersection, the little red crapwagon bolted. I almost couldn't believe my eyes. Had he found some magical loophole by which one can turn left across four lanes and opposing traffic? No, he was a moron. Take a look at the mock up for further explication. Please excuse the crudity of this model, I didn't have time to build it to scale or to paint it.

MMMMhhhhmmm...

So I caught a rare glimpse of the news yesterday as I was waiting for the simpsons to start. The clip I saw was Condi Rice saying that the great thing about the vote in Iraq is that no matter what happens "Democracy will be served." If they vote yes "Democracy will be served", if they vote no "Democracy will be served." I turned on the tv this morning and it seems as though massive voter fraud is all part of the Bush administration's definition of Democracy. But we knew that. Course those allegations that the US military blew up (bugmenot) towns that would have voted unfavorably are new ones. Whether its true or not I think I've come up with a new slogan for the Bushies: "Pushing the bounds of what you never thought possible." See? Its not obvious that we're talking about atrocities and personal violations, it could be in reference to all the awesome things they've done. Like that badass easter egg roll in 2002,keeping us safe from those dangerous Canadian Drugs, or maybe the government sponsored faith based initiative. Dy-no-mite!

Learn to write.

Here's the trick: write with your shoulder, not your fingers. At least that's what I gleaned from my readthrough of the handwriting tips at 'Paperpenalia' today. I kinda feel like this is gonna take a lot of work. Especially since I don't really write things aside from the occasional mailing information or birthday note. I also think that using this freakish way of holding a pen immediately makes my writing look less childish, if not less messy. I'm also less likely to use my fingers with that method; the only downside being that I look like a freak who's never held a writing implement before.

Bond... James B- what the fuck?

Alrighty here's the news. You know that the next Bond film will be 'Casino Royale' in homage of the first Bond. Now you also know who Bond will be. They've selected Daniel Craig to play the timeless role that's out-played so many actors. There's a teaser at the Sony website about it. I didn't know that it was Sony making the film. Yes its sad to read news from E! online. But it makes sense, I've always thought that 'Never say never again' had a distinct 'Thunderball' feel to it. And I did know that it wasn't an MGM production; they made 'Octopussy' that year.

Anyway, its Sony. And there's a teaser. But there's also a catch: it requires Flash 8 to view it. Says Gadgetopia:

This is the first site I think I'’ve seen that requires Flash 8. I just checked my Mint stats; only 17% of Gadgetopia visitors have Flash 8 installed, and we're the geeky ones.

So? No big deal, just go install the new version. Right? Wrong. At least for firefox users. I'm not sure if this is accidental on Macromedia's part but the new flash doesn't display ANY content if you have adblock installed on your browser. And you should have adblock installed on your browser. So you have the nasty choice of un-installing adblock, going back to flash 7, or doing with out any wonderful flash content. Bollox. Here's another bonus: Macromedia isn't hosting flash 7 installs for windows any more. So I'm adfull and feeling a little exposed right now. Anyone have an old flash install file laying around? I'll take anything between 5 and 7. (Oh also does anyone have 'Thunderball' or 'Live and let die' on DVD they don't want?)

But don't let all of this deter you from seeing the teaser, just go on over and use your IEview tool and only install flash 8 in IE (since you don't use it anyway).

Whew. So there's all that. Hope you got it. Click me!


Update
Ok, so if you go into your adblock settings and uncheck "Obj-tabs" the extension will not freak out with Flash 8. An OK workaround and the 'adblock' tabs just don't show on swf objects.

Best 'Teen Girl Squad' ever.

You know the TGS. (if not, here) Honestly, I've never been about them. They were mildly amusing when first introduced, but don't really have the depth of character to take on the number of features they've been in. So with my predisposed anti-TGS opinion, saying that this is the best one ever might not be saying all that much. Oh also watch this strong bad about a sick day. Strangely apropos.

"No, seriously I can't take this nagging any more."

Can you imagine the conversation that went on between this Italian man and his wife just before he asked the courts to jail him? He'd previously been sentenced to 9 months under house arrest, but only made it a week into his time. He went back to the judge and begged to be jailed. Ouch for the wife, and props to that guy. What better rest and relaxation than 9 months in an Italian prision?

You pay good money for this?

The Game has been on my to buy list for a while now. So last week I finally remembered to get it and I watched it. I enjoy the movie and all, but that does not mean I wish it would happen to me. I had a conversation with someone a while ago who said that people watch movies because they wish the plots would happen to them, which I said was horse hockey. Anyway, apparently someone runs a company that kinda does that. It looks mostly like kidnappings and is not as involved as 'The Game' is; but for just $1,500 what do you expect? WHAT??? One thousand five hundred American dollars to be wrapped up in duct tape and kept in a stranger's basement for two days? Who does this? And why aren't they throwing away their money in my direction? WMMNA

Faraday is fun to say.

So here's the solution to everyone wanting to put RFID's all over me. And people wanting to steal whatever the RFID's are holding. Make your clothes into a faraday cage that you wear around. Come on, you remember Gene Hackman in 'Enemy of the State' right? You know you want to be Brill, stop denying it. Just rip out your pockets and replace them with "NaturaShield fabric". Its less conspicuous than wearing a foil hat wherever you go.

Hey, do you think if I hadn't removed all the security tags from my dvd's I could use RFID to organize them?

Basic Truths

"Bumming drops of vodka makes me feel like a freshman in college."

Skypeme baby

This new Skype handset from Linksys looks pretty badass if it does all the stuff they say it does. USB, multiple handset support, buddy list on screen, intercom, speaker phone. They sure took their time but I don't mind a little wait if they're going to do it right. I would like to see a Wifi version so I can just walk to a coffee shop to use it, but hey, one thing at a time, right? It does seem a little costly at 164 bucks though and this is not the kind of thing that its best to be the first on the block to get.

Peter's great grand father: Hello.
Man on phone: Hello is this Jon?
Peter's great grand father: No, what number did you dial?
Man on phone: 3
Peters great grand father: I'm sorry this is 6.

I DO wanna be a pirate!

For those of you with a penchant for textiles packaged with your DVDs, you may want to take note of the Seinfeld season 5 & 6 DVD with 'puffy shirt' combo. Priced at a very reasonable $77.97 For the rest of you, just look out for the discs, released on November 22.

Oh Canada

Read some of the arguments on this Canadian website for electronic vehicle tags. Some of the stuff makes sense. Less pollution, better traffic management, criminal location. All good. Unfortunately this would also make everyone a criminal. And force me to submit to unwarranted surveillance and invasion. There's something about the government putting tracking devices on everyone and supplying the information to anyone (insurance companies, law enforcement, traffic planners, who else?) that gives me the willies.

Homer: So I said to him, "Look, buddy, your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your Grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that!"
Lisa: Dad, don't you see you're abusing your power like all vigilantes? I mean, if you're the police, who will police the police?
Homer: I dunno. Coast Guard?

Lookit, I don't really care if you guys track where I go to a certain extent. I just don't want to have to drive like an 84 year old grandmother when I go places. What's next, mandatory poop analysis to adjust sewer diameter, narcotics control, and universal healthcare? Actually... maybe I should suggest that to someone.

Eschertastic

This A6 commercial is pretty fantastic. Watch it a couple times. Cause I said so. Oh, while I'm talking about Audi, what's up with not meeting emissions standards with the new TT? I didn't think cars did that anymore. Other than that I'd like to mention that it looks like the A4 cabriolet hasn't been marred with the stupid grill that every other Audi and VW is cursed to sport. Good job guys. (notice that was the managerial sandwich; complement, detriment, complement)

Amazon Challenge

Remember that time I decided to stop going to bars and sponsor some kids in Chicago? Well, the bar thing didn't really work out, but apparently there's a bonus to my pledge. I didn't know it but Donors Choose was in the middle of the Amazon Challenge, which is basically a competition between 10 charitable organizations. Well, thanks to me (and I spose other people too) Donors Choose won! I got an email today about it. And as a result Amazon.com will match all the donations from that period. MONEY.

Help a brotha' out

So how does one buy a flask? I'm not talking the $3.66 flask down and the drive 'n' drink on the corner. I want something that gives me a little style while I stumble around. I feel like some of these are on the right track, but I'd rather get my hands on one before I take it home. There's something to be said for a bit of heft and sturd. I guess I like my flasks like I like my cameras; big and shiney. Yeah, I dunno what that means. I gotta get outta here. So, any idea where they sell a nice piece?

And you thought their right arm was nice.

Every time I hear another awesome thing about Google, I think to myself "this can only go so far, they'll disappoint me one day." Well that's not today. Meet "the philanthropic arm of Google"; Google.org. The jist of it is an NPO with Google's philosophy and a billion dollars to help the world. Now don't get me wrong the money is exciting; seeing someone with that much money putting forth the ache is always needed. What I'm excited about is that I hope they'll run this thing like Google itself. Not just ideas, really good ideas. That means we won't just be throwing money at a problem and hoping it gets solved. Honestly, when are they gonna buy an island somewhere and set up a government? It'd prolly be invite only though, so I'll have to start playing my cards right to get in. BBC
Thanks, source.

Hindenburg

At the risk of turning this into a google video blog, I'm going to put up another. I won't promise that this'll be the last, but its easier than sending this to each of you individually. Hindenburg

I remember nothing else from this episode

Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug

You put the boom-boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Jitterbug into my brain
Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same
But something's bugging you
Something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleepin' in my bed
I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead.

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't want to miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)

You take the grey skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
Turned a bright spark into a flame
My beats per minute never been the same

'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Come on, baby, let's not fight
We'll go dancing, everything will be all right

Mr Postman

So my Arrested Development Season 2 DVD's have shipped. Now I've just gotta wait for them to make their way through the mail system. Seems like I ordered those things like 2 months ago. If only I'd had some patience and not ordered them online, I'd probably have them right now. Oh, while I'm talking about the postal service: how much would you think they'd charge to ship 2 containers of peanut butter around the world in 6 weeks? Just trying to get a feel for what the average person thinks shipping costs.

Basic Truths

"You can't take off your pants in the theatre."

le sigh.

Have you ever had a meatball sub with tomato, lettuce and sweet peppers on it? Its not bad. Not that I'm saying its good. The other thing about meatball subs is that its hard to put mayo on them. MMMMmmmm. Nothin warms up a cold office like a nice bag of heartburn.

...

What's the deal with pistachios?

Pause live tv.

Don't get excited. This isn't for us. The Japanese however, will be enjoying the luxury of pausing the live tv that they're watching on a phone to answer a call. Joke's on them though; I don't want to watch live tv. I want my tivo to watch live tv and stream it to my phone after it cuts out all the commercials while I'm waiting at the MVA. Let me know what that's ready, k?

Ulty goodness

Check out google video for whatever you want, but I found some kinda cool ultimate stuff. There's the women's world championships between Italy and Denmark, although its kinda long at an hour and not edited for excitement. This layout clip is pretty cool though. Or for a medium sized clip, you could check out the Pennsylvania state tourney video from some prep school; they end up looooooosing in the end.
Update
And, uh, holy crap this M3 at nurumburg video is intense. My pulse is literally pounding.

Worst Cayman review ever

Who in the world is responsible for letting the guys from Forbes review the new Porsche? This is just awful. I'd have cringed less if they'd crashed it.

The little Toureg that could.

I knew Stanley would whip up on all those chumps. Not cause I have that much more faith in Stanford, but cause he just looked better. You can check out the race results and overview at the grand challenge site. I think it would've been terribly interesting to watch, even if it did take about 7 hours for the fastest competitor to finish. Stanley averaged 19 mph on the course, which I'd say is pretty impressive considering the stuff they threw at him. The commentary that talks about the bird poop is pretty amusing too. Apparently his sensors are fine enough that when a bird pooped in front of him at 35 mph he executed an evasive maneuver as if it were a brick wall. Now that's how to keep your car clean: artificial intelligence that swerves for bird poop.