That's because it was a cartoon before it was a car.

Keep in mind that the Castiglioni's are the ones that brought MV back from the dead (under Cagiva), back in the mid '90s, so this is full circle for them.

It is at Gawker (ducks).

I've wanted one of these for a while, but when a company seems to be on its death bed it's hard to convince me to buy the product. Lacking parts and service support is a hard sell, I remember seeing orphan Lotus Elans back in the mid '90s.

And besides, if you like the look, you can just buy a new STi.

I want 'that' one, or one like it. The one that someone drove because they love the car. The one that someone wasn't afraid to drive hard because either they, or the previous owners felt that the car was for driving. The one that's had a respray because the owner felt bad that the salt had chewed off the paint. One…

That's not entirely true. There are tons of independent artists whose work is not being dictated by the major labels. As the recording industry starts to lose money, they grasp at what they believe makes them money, rather than trying to diversify and finding out what people actually want. In the end, you'll still…

A similar system has been in use for a number of years: http://www.dac-art.net/

I would rather have seen them use Kickstarter, similar to what Ubuntu tried to do with their phone. Raise the capital with pre-orders, and keep your buyers engaged. Even if there were time delays I would feel better than this middle school gym class popularity contest method that they implemented.

Car: 2005 Audi S4, which belonged to a friend, who drunkenly gave me the keys to his new car if I promised to take him and his girl to a resturant and then 'could have the car for the rest of the night.'

Agreed. As of a few years ago your best bet was to go through the dealer's internet department, or if possible their Fleet Sales dept.

Check out the Passivhaus movement: http://passiv.de/en/

The big thing is designing for your location. Thick walls with spray foam insulation, and properly positioned windows can keep your heating/cooling costs low, as well as provide surprisingly good light during the day. Until pre-fab gets their act together, I…

That's sort of the point though. Remove the 'location factor' for these houses and just talk building cost. Sure, there are different labor costs for masonry vs wood construction in different parts of the country/world, but I'm looking for the value of design and build vs buying existing.

For example, lets say I've…

It's been my biggest problem with the 'prefab' movement. The cost savings just isn't there. I'm in the process of having a house built right now, and while it started off with a foundation, rough framing, and a roof, the combination of a great architect and a great contractor have made all the difference. The…

I'd love to see price per square foot. Including, and excluding the lot. These were all new construction, which is why it would be nice to know the build cost separate from the land price.

What kind of highway mileage are you getting? I'm looking for a weekly long distance vehicle that needs to go 160+ miles per trip (one way).

Well played.

Um, except this: http://jalopnik.com/5982998/gt-aca…

Most of these projects were completed before 2009 when I left SF. The big eviction movement only started about 2010-2011. Most of these projects removed dead space or properties that were falling down, they didn't evict people who were taking care of their properties.

There is a big difference what's going on now, and…

Except that on the whole, people are dumb. If someone promises, "Free energy out of your kitchen faucet with this one device that the US government wouldn't approve a patent on because 'they' are controlled by the energy companies," you'll get a decent amount of people to put up money. Snake oil is what needs to be…

Except that's exactly how 95% of the projects pitch themselves. The risk is assumed to be involved with reaching the goal (speaking only of kickstarter), where if the goal isn't reached you keep your money. However, if the goal is reached, kickstarter becomes an implicit contract between the company and people who…