My point is it really doesn’t matter what the facts are- the trucking company will be sued and, more often than not, it’s far cheaper to settle a case for six figures, than continue paying my bill, through trial, to roll the dice with a jury composed of people who have probably all witnessed bad truck drivers, or been…

I don’t know what I was looking at, but looking again I see a Kerb weight of 2,993 lbs. for the McLaren, and 3,131 lbs. for the Porsche. But, yeah, even slightly lighter + gobs more power should equal faster in the straights.

As a litigation defense attorney in Texas, I can say with some confidence that, A. this lady attempted to turn in front of the moving tractor-trailer (either intentionally or unintentionally); B. regardless of any injuries she may or may not have had at the scene of the accident, will have at least $50,000 in medical…

Agreed. Theoretically, the 675LT should definitely be faster in the straights- 166 more hp, 600 lbs. lighter, about 0.4secs quicker to 60, 1.5 seconds quicker to 124.

Not a very advanced computer guy, but is there really any significant advantage to running a liquid-cooled setup, as I understand it for heat management when overclocking, versus just running more or more powerful processors?

Cars would last so much longer in cold winter states if they’d stop putting all that salt on the roads...nobody would ever go anywhere in the winter, but the cars would last longer.

I’ve seen people get over to the shoulder in such a storm, but then get creamed by the next guy who can’t see.

Yeah, good in theory, until the little cherubs figure out how to operate the lock from the outside with a spoon, an action figure’s foot, etc.

If you have any particularly expensive personal items- like fancy jewelry (engagement ring, ladies)- then you need to get a Personal Articles Policy. They’re very cheap (a couple of dollars per year for every thousand dollars of value insured) and cover even accidental or mysterious disappearance- “I had it on Tuesday…

At least Trump went...even if it’s a photo-op, look at all the responses from most of LA’s citizens- they’re happy it appears he cares. Where’s our current president, hmm? Playing golf in Martha’s Vineyard. The same president who criticized Pres. Bush, after Katrina, for flying over LA rather than dropping in to help.

The worst part of this is that new studies are showing that, especially with long-slow distance running workouts, your body is quite good at becoming more efficient- essentially if you burn 150 KCal running on Day 1, but Day 10 you might still burn that 150 KCal on the treadmill, but will burn 150 fewer KCals…

I’ve had a thought...some UTVs have very similar tracks/wheelbases to the Willys CJ-3b. You can buy a brand new CJ-3b body...tack on to UTV chassis/suspension/engine...bam, old school looks, new school performance...

Kinda like Icon’s CJ-3b, but not $100K.

It all comes down to what your goals are. Something to keep in mind- the more muscle groups, and especially the more large muscle groups (i.e. legs), you target at once, the more calories you’ll burn. On the flip side, though, the more muscle groups, and especially the more large muscle groups you target at once, the…

We live in Texas. It’s Hotter’n’shit. My parents just moved here from Arkansas, where it is also Hotter’n’shit. The house they came from had a back porch they had screened in, hung up a TV, etc. They did the same down here- an even bigger screened back porch, where they have placed a dining table and chairs on one…

I’m been trying to popularize, for the XD, the term “2/3 ton truck,” but “5/8 ton” might work as well.

I’m a lawyer- faxing is still the quickest and best way, often, to send documents with large numbers of pages, and especially scanned-pages rather than just converted pdfs, quickly. Great for when things have specific, hard-enforced timelimits (i.e. all docs for discovery production must be delivered by x date, or you…

Just a guess/extrapolation- if you’re meeting with the leader of a testy civilization, and are taking a protocol/interpreter droid, you want the droid to appear as least threatening as possible- showing up with the same droid used for war just might make the situation a bit tense.

I can’t find the study, but a UofF (I think) Ph.D in Exercise Physiology did a study that showed weighted extension/flexion can have a tremendous effect on hypertrophic growth. Specifically, as in a bench dumbbell fly exercise, hold the weights out, with your pectorals stretched, for some length of time. This causes…

What?! Offensive?! Next, you guys are going to tell me saying “it’s colder than a witch’s tit in a brass brassiere” is offensive to Wiccans.

This rule has nothing to do with the insurance companies...most states, wanting all cars to be insured, just enforce rules that confirm insurance whenever they interact with vehicle owners- retrieving a towed car, undergoing vehicle inspection, traffic stop, etc.