I'm with Richard on this one. I loved Cowboy Bebob, and Samurai Champloo for that matter, but to me Space Dandy feels like a big troll, and a boring, plot-less one at that. It's like watching the implosion of a once-talented artist who is under tremendous pressure to continue producing ground-breaking work, but who…

$153K is substantially less than I make, as an individual contributor in the software industry, and pales in comparison to the salaries of typical corporate executives, so, I have to ask: what is your point? If you're implying that these salaries are excessive, I think you've missed the mark.

And THAT's why automotive product planners don't take advice from car guys...

The issue is not about China intimidating America, which, let's face it, isn't going to happen any time soon. The issue is about China intimidating our allies in the region (e.g. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, etc.) and, in doing so, starting a regional arms race that is likely to be highly destabilizing. Our military…

A big problem with the GT-R is the stock exhaust. Unlike some manufacturers, Nissan simply doesn't seem to care much about how the car sounds. It's easily fixed in the aftermarket though. A GT-R with an aftermarket mid-pipe sounds MUCH better.

Well (Austin local here) my tickets - the fancy commemorative ones - showed up last week, together with a parking pass. I guess I should count myself lucky. I hope everyone's issues get resolved ASAP.

I'll put in a shout for the carbon Sparco I splurged on recently.

The ABS tuning is also unlike anything I've ever driven. Trail braking in a car tends to induce understeer. To my acutely tuned hands and ass, it felt like the ABS was actually assisting on turn in, making it get to the apex faster. It's a revelation. I've always been a bit of a trail-braker and needed to compensate…

As gorgeous as the outside is, the part that impresses me most is the interior, particularly because, seats aside, it looks like something that could actually be built in a (high-end) production car. Cadillac really needs to put an interior design like this into production - it would make even Audi interiors look…

Also, while it relates to probability rather than statistics per-se, don't forget the good old Monty Hall Problem.

Just spotted this video. Interesting. I knew the GT-R motors were all hand-built, but I didn't realize that only 4 guys were involved:

I think you'll love the BRZ. Heck, even though it's the antithesis of my GT-R, I'd love to own one of each. Variety is the spice of life, after all...

I quite enjoy mine, but I track it quite a bit: it really does take racetrack pace - where you're really fighting for every ounce of grip - to come alive. Driving it out of the "boring" envelope on public roads is both antisocial and suicidal (as Travis pointed out). That said, I agree that Porsches are generally…

Depends on what you're doing. Although rally cars are definitely "proper racecars" you don't see them with wheel-mounted shift paddles, because rally driving frequently demands a lot of lock, and a paddle in a fixed position is much easier to keep track of.

It sounds infinitely better once you replace the mid-pipe :).

This is only one data point, but I own a 2012 GT-R, and I haven't exactly been gentle with it (plenty of track time). It's coming up on its two year anniversary now and I've had exactly zero problems with it. The first few model years of the GT-R tended to have transmission problems when hooned, but they've beefed…

I would have been more impressed if this "street legal" GTR hadn't arrived on a trailer.

It was nice of Pirelli to have an early 4th of July celebration!

Wah! Knowing that makes me extra sad. We should have an official wake at Harris Hill. I really liked that car.

Bummer! The 944 is such a nice car for this kind of racing. I drove Bo Rivers' 944 in a CHUMP race last year and loved it (until the rear wheel bearing blew - definitely a weak point on these cars). I look forward to seeing your new baby testing at HHR!