Your TV might have a setting called something like “volume leveling,” which is also to change the dynamic range. This is meant to make the quiet parts louder and the loud parts quieter. Sometimes this helps a lot. Sometimes it doesn’t, or it makes it worse. You can experiment and see which is better. On our TV, we…

I’m really surprised you don’t seem to think much of hard-anodyzed aluminum pans, which are what most of the non-Teflon nonstick pans are. We’ve had Circulon hard-anodyzed pans for a long time now, and I like them a lot. The entire set was, like, $200, and they’ll last a lifetime if you take care of them. Aluminum…

They were kind of on a “light” naming kick. The cars in the Chrysler lineup that the Neon took the place of were named the Shadow and the Sundance.

At the SRT Nationals/SDAC-16 event at Heartland Park in 2006, it was 110 degrees on track day. I’m sure it was hotter over the tarmac. Whew was that hot. At the time it was the SCCA home track (maybe it still is?), and they actually waived the long pants safety requirement and let us wear shorts.

My wife, our oldest daughter, and our son each drove my SRT-4 Neon for a while. I swore I was going to teach my kids to drive stick, and I succeeded with 2 out of 3 of them. I bought the SRT new, and it’s definitely been driven (and seen a fair amount of track time). A couple of weeks ago was the 20-year anniversary…

Stock shouldn’t be that dark and murky.

The ‘87 Shelby GLHS (based on the same 2-door L-body as that ‘86 Charger) added an intercooler and bumped the power up to 175hp. That was good for 6.7 seconds 0-60, a nearly identical time to the ‘87 Mustang GT. The Shelby Mopar offerings were competitive cars at the time.

I don’t know, but I feel like in addition to, “Is it a sandwich?” we could be asking, “Is it a shawarma?” Lots of foods seem derived from that basic idea.

Except that on this pizza, the crust is cooked first. So it’s an open-face sandwich, I guess?

Like every year when this comes out, I question it. I got a couple of bags of candy last week, and I would swear that fully half the aisle was Reese’s items. It’s implausible that they aren’t number one almost everywhere.

Looking forward to a follow-up: The Best Snack Cake to Pair with Champaigne.

Oh, yeah, forgot about the voice command system. “Comically useless” is a perfect description for it.

I use nitrile-dipped gloves a lot. They’re a good balance between protection from oil and stuff and still being able to feel and manipulate small parts. They’re more durable than just plain rubber gloves, but also fairly cheap, so I buy them in packs of 10 or so and toss them when they get too dirty or worn.

I actually kind of like the resistive screen, especially in the winter when I’m wearing gloves. Maybe I’m lucky, but it hasn’t malfunctioned for me, and it’s responsive enough that I don’t mind it. Much of the actual interface (the My Ford Touch one) I think is actually pretty good. BUT, the way you have to enter a…

I used a refinishing kit on a bathroom vanity, and I was really happy with the results. It’s been more than three years, and it’s held up well. The more prep you do, the better it will be. Before and after:

I’ve found that doing pushups holding dumbbells, as you suggest, to be very helpful. I have arthritis, worse in one wrist, and I can do them with minimal pain that way.

Carroll Shelby was one of original people involved in Terlingua and a founder of the ICS. I like Carroll Shelby Chili myself, basically a big bag of seasoning plus extra cayenne you can mix in to make it as hot as you want. It’s been through a few owners over the years, I think, but is currently owned by a company…

No, I’ll look him up. Thanks.

Pullups are actually my target. I’m 57 years old, and I originally set a goal of being able to do a single pullup. I started around the beginning of last year not able to even raise myself at all. After about 3 months I reached that first goal of 1 good pullup, so I set a new one of 10! I can do 4 regularly now, and 5…

I thought of this: http://thetakeout.com/mcdonalds-glazed-pull-apart-donut-review-1847583988