I want this truck, in that color, maybe even in that cab configuration (and I usually prefer crew cabs- family + dog, and all) so bad it hurts...

Yeah, at 36,000 miles Doug’s GT-R is pretty much at the perfect point- just enough miles to wear everything in, having provided just enough miles to keep it from deteriorating, but not enough to have buildup in the cylinders, etc., that would start reducing power. I’d imagine 320-330 was the original output, from the…

Is she shorting FCA stock? Yeah, shorting FCA stocks.

Everyone talks about how prolonged, sustained action in the Mid-East has negatively impacted U.S. military readiness, but the positive is that, at this time, every single member of our military, from Sergeant through General, is now a combat-hardened, experienced, fighting soldier.

As for toe-to-toe with Russia, we…

The best thing for me, other than the job applications, etc., was working out. We decided our gym membership was a necessity, for my sanity. It didn’t make sense to keep the toddlers in daycare, so I became, essentially, a stay-at-home dad for 90 days. My gym had a children’s center I could use for up to 2 hours per…

And this is why I have never, and, God-willing, will never work food service. Should a customer order a “foam-free cappuccino,” and I were to then serve her the latte she actually, probably meant, and she were to then come back and begin ladling the offensive drink into a plate while explaining how wrong I was, I…

To clarify, objectively:

In the somewhat narrower band in which these vehicles operate, they have driven significantly more miles with fewer at-fault incidents, than a typical human driver, in similar circumstances.

The GT3 RS is supposed to be the most track-focused street-legal 911. Driver involvement aside, the PDK is a far better transmission for the track- faster shifts, better transfer of torque, etc.

I agree- more power and torque is always welcome, but on a long off-road course, the new suspension and, probably, 4wd system are likely more determinate than the power.

Boosted engines are getting there. Ferrari switched from the NA 4.5L V8, with 562 hp, in the 458 Italia, to a 3.9L TT V8 with 661 hp. The 458 was able to provide increase in power, to the wheels, 0.6 seconds after mashing the pedal, while the 488 does the same, even with the turbos, in 0.7 seconds. 0.1 seconds just…

I don’t know, but I have had cases where either liability was clearly in favor, or insurance coverage clearly didn’t apply, but my clients (or insurance companies) still paid a settlement- to avoid litigation costs and the possibility the court/jury gets the law wrong, necessitating an appeal. Here in Texas, we can do…

The club was dismissed- usually that means the club, or, more likely, its insurance carrier, paid a settlement. Something like this, they likely paid policy limits- probably $500K or $1M- and were dismissed from the suit.

As to the Osama raid, Pres. Asif Ali Zardari flatly denied Pakistan participation, and Pakistan foreign secretary/Army chief Salman Bashir has stated F-16s were scrambled in response to the Blackhawk incursion, but arrived after they had left.

I don’t mean to imply that any military leaders actually believe Pakistan…

The B-2 is the only known heavy-lift stealth aircraft. It can carry up to 16 B83 thermonuclear bombs, each with a yield of up to 1.2 MTs- for a total of 19.2 MTs. Keep in mind, the total tonnage of TNT dropped by all parties in WWII, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was 3- so a single B-2 bomber can carry the…

Too old. He’s 39, which would make him older than the current Dean of F1, Jenson Button (35).

Formula 1 drivers have to qualify for a FIA Super License, which requires that they hold a grade A competition license AND be either the reigning champion in a lower category of motor sport, such as Formula 3, Formula 2, or GP2, or have consistently finished well in those series. IndyCar drivers can qualify if they…

Or like when the single most wanted terrorist in the world, the leader of, at the time, the most dangerous terror network, lives for several years in a large compound right next to a Pakistani military facility?

As supercars get better and better, and add things like Slide Control 2, and electronically adjusted dampeners and sway control, etc., adding a manual transmission, which would only dull the results of all those systems, would be like taking a wheel off.

Because in every single Presidential election in history, the voters of a particular state have selected that state’s elector’s choice of president. Dating back to 1912 there have been less than 10 “faithless electors,” where a delegate casts his vote for someone other than who was pledged by that state’s election…

There are four general grants of indulgence, which are meant to encourage the faithful to infuse a Christian spirit into the actions of their daily lives and to strive for perfection of charity. These indulgences are partial, and their worth therefore depends on the fervour with which the person performs the…