@skaycog: IIRC, Mercury trucks are a rarity in the US because they were mainly intended for sale in Canada. Many smaller towns up here only had either a Ford or a Lincoln-Mercury dealership, so Ford trucks got rebadged to sell where they didn't have a Ford dealership. Odds are pretty good that the truck you saw came…

@Gaseous Clay: Would it have been Elder Ford in Tampa, like in this ad? #fordraptor

@GrandmaSideways: I'll agree with this but make exceptions for people whose cars were made before 1959. When someone's shoebox Ford is in black primer, that's pretty cool. When your Civic or S-10 is flat black, you're trying too hard. #qotd

@TENGRAM: I've seen a few where the cage was placed pretty tight around the door frame and painted black. You could still see it, but it was pretty easy to miss at a glance. It looks like that's what these guys did, and I bet if they tinted the back windows enough to hide the back part of the cage, you'd have a tough…

VOTE: Gnome-Do/Docky. I've used a few of the dock imitations on Windows and Linux, and I haven't found any to be quite as functional and useful as Docky. The others just seem like eye candy, whereas I've found Gnome-Do to be genuinely useful. #dock

The only problem I have with XBMC is that, except for the original XBox version, you can't really launch any programs from within XBMC. I'd love to use it as a simple, standalone interface on my HTPC, but I also have a ton of emulators on it, and it would be nice to be able to start them without quitting to the…

@CapitalJigga: I built a custom Ion-based machine using a Zotac mobo, but with XBMC, it handles mkv files fine, even in HD. The Ion includes support for playing a number of video codecs in hardware, so the CPU isn't unduly stressed by it. You just need a media player that takes advantage of that support, which XBMC…

@Turbineguy - now with reheat!!: Yeah, those British women sure are hideous. #gmvsjalopnik

@DubbaEwwTeeEff: VirtualBox isn't GNU software. Currently, it's produced by Sun/Oracle. And yes, it should be possible to do this in Linux as well. It's been possible with Windows XP, too, but there are problems with Windows activation, since the virtual hardware isn't the same as your real hardware, and when Windows…

@1112: Open Synaptic, Settings menu - Repositories - Third-Party Software tab - Add. Paste the link from whatever website and you're done. Importing the key is optional, it'll work without it. If this was how it was done on Windows, people would go on about how easy it is, but it's Linux, so it's "witchcraft". #instal…

@alexander_the_car_salamander: What's wrong with the wheels? They look like a fairly standard variation on the Torq Thrust II design. Even the interior looks fairly tame by Pimp My Ride standards. Honestly, the whole thing seems fairly tastefully done in its entirety. #alternativeenrgy

@sharkd: But this would be the perfect tow vehicle for your racecar! #1966fordf100

@zerovampire311: So why is that annoying 12 year old in your friends list to begin with? #playstation3

@Mitch: If my E71 can handle multi-tasking, then the iPhone really has no excuse.

@ebayseanorl: I built an Ion-based HTPC recently that does the trick, but there are Ion nettops now that will save you the effort of piecing it together. Low power consumption and a small form factor, plus the Ion GPU will handle HD video in a lot of codecs. Flash video is a bit of a sticking point though, it will do…

@TheFu: *ahem* Two year periods. The last LTS was 8.04, and before that it was 6.06 (which was late by two months).

@che-che: It makes perfect sense that they would do that. The Gran Turismo series is a system-seller for Sony. It's very well-regarded, and there are numerous people, not just car nerds, who will buy a PS3 just to play it. Forza 3 is beating it to market, though, and if it's good enough, it could sap significant…

@amorak: There's a Ballsack just north of Calgary, so that would make Cowtown the taint.

@nova3930: You've clearly never been to Alberta.

It's the Botmebile for this fellow.