Unrelated, but actually related: the time the Nazis lost a submarine to a broken toilet.

Sam Neill is a cinematic treasure, and we are all lucky to be alive while he is acting.

Iron Butts are kinda stupid. I guess it’s something to do once just for bragging rights, but even then, who are you going to brag to but other people stupid enough to do Iron Butts?

I ain’t gonna lie— I was surprised that Jalopnik didn’t cover this at all yesterday, and in hindsight, I’m disappointed in Jalopnik for not covering this at all yesterday.

A huge underappreciated aspect to this is having the accelerator and brake pedals close by, or at least at the same elevation, makes a major difference in the ease for heel-toe shifting.  Not every car makes it simple unfortunately, but it’s possible for some to adjust the pedal distance to make it work for you.

Ummm, Tessa Thompson’s character can’t grow since she’s no longer playing the same character.

I can’t telework right now, but the brightside has been the commute. It’s been glorious in both the Cayman AND on the XSR.

How do you like the new Wing?  I keep meaning to demo one.

This is all I can see:

DING DING DING, we have a winner.

I really enjoyed my FTR demo, but I daily an XSR900, and I just couldn’t find anything the FTR does better than the lighter and MUCH cheaper XSR. Yes, I like the FTR looks a bit better, but the weight is a real thing (it’s good weight, it feels solid, but a heavy bike is still a heavy bike), range is a…

H-D’s biggest problem isn’t their engine choice, or their design, or even their price (which usually does translate into excellent fit and finish; there’s no arguing that their worst bikes in that regard— the terrible Street models— are also their cheapest).

Nevermind that we keep shipping fewer and fewer bikes! The new goalpost is revenue! As you were!

“During the hearing, officials with the Air Force, Navy, and Army told members of Congress that while actively participating in white supremacist organizations is grounds to investigate a serviceman, simply being a member of such a group might not result in discharge. Several members of the committee appeared shocked, …

Contempt of Congress /= criminal or civil contempt.

<i>While it’s true that some cars are more viscerally invigorating than others, for the unjaded (and especially the uninitiated) a supercar is going to blow your mind. For real. It might also make you crap your pants!</i>

Yeah, Ural is a good example— bike manufacturers generally offer one year warranties at best, but like RE, Ural knows it’s selling a product that needs the safety net perception. 

But again it’s a marketing tool for companies that have historically built unreliable products. You don’t see major motorcycle or automotive OEMs lead with warranty advertising because they don’t have to— they’ve already established the consumer perception of quality, whether accurate or not.

and that warranty shows the company’s confidence in the INT.

By all accounts, reshoots saved Rogue One.