That’s exactly right. Bluetooth is verboten in DoD, especially when TEMPEST is involved. I’ve gotten IR waivers, but they’re tough to obtain. USB is the way to go, though I can imagine it would be interesting to write HIPS/HBSS policies for them...

Controllers that would cost the government $1000 in red tape to procure, if they didn’t use a contractor.

There well might be some misogyny at work, but the fact is that for the first couple seasons of her Cup career, she consistently ended up in the way of, or crashing into fan favorites. It seemed like every race, she was taking Junior, Stewart, Johnson, Edwards, or one of the other leaders out of the race, because she…

Classified work is never, ever, ever included on a resume or CV. Ever.

I installed it on my Nexus 6P last night (used the Android beta program to force the install), and it’s awesome! There aren’t a lot of in your face updates, but the interface looks even more polished, lock screen notifications are far more elegant, and it’s been smooth as butter. I didn’t even need to wipe the phone…

The Nexus 5X is confirmed to get it. If you’re impatient (like me), go to https://www.google.com/android/beta and sign up for the beta. I did it last night on my Nexus 6P, and it took about a half hour to fully install and settle. No impact on data on the device, or app logins. So far, it’s pretty nice!

And that made absolutely no sense. The GEN III looked better than the equivalent Japanese vehicles (subjective, I know), they were relatively quick with the Duratec, and drove way better than the imports. Quality and reliability wasn’t there, though. My Sable was great, and I drove it hard. The only things that…

Yeah, the ATX was pretty weak. A very common upgrade path was to swap the 3.2L from the ATX into an MTX car, or swap an MTX into an ATX car. There were also Quaifes available to put the power down better, and various gear sets, some that were shot peened, some cryo treated. Surprisingly, the car had a LOT of…

The top end wasn’t that bad. The front end? Yeah...

The V6 SHO engine is ANYTHING but bulletproof. The 60k/100k services were PRETTY involved and expensive. Check the seventh post down...

At the time, it redefined what a midsized sedan looked like.

Back when I had no money, I swapped as many GEN I/II SHO parts on my Duratec Sable as possible. It actually handled fairly well with the 26/24mm swaybar combo from the GEN I SHO+, a set of aluminum subframe bushings, strut tower bar, and upgraded shocks and springs. You could also upgrade to larger brakes from the…

Actually, as someone else mentioned, it was completely functional. It wasn’t meant to provide downforce, like a wing would, rather, it was designed to ‘spoil’ the air, and reduce drag.

Yes, and no. The first gen, had a 3.0L/MTX, while the second could be had with a 3.0L/MTX combo, or 3.2L/ATX, the ATX being the AX4S/AX4N that was just awful. The AX4N came later, and was much better, and could handle more power. The third gen came with the 3.4L (V8) and the AX4N, and was ATX only.

The cam sprockets were swedged on, not welded, and as it was an interference engine, if the cam sprocket spun off, which happened anywhere from 40,000 miles to 80,000 miles, the engine was toast, and I mean TOAST. There was a cottage industry welding and pinning the cams, so if you ever check one out, pull the valve…

Reports are that this year’s Pixel is going to be super underwhelming. That’s why I’m cross-shopping it, and my last phones have been a Nexus 4, Nexus 5, and Nexus 6P.

I grew up playing “A-10 Tank Killer”, and while I think the F-14 is the sexiest bird to ever grace the skies, the Hog was always a favorite of mine!

I saw this crap all the time at Drexel, at my wife’s office at 14th and Walnut, and whenI was working at Lockheed Martin.

I worked at Lockheed Martin in Moorestown for about nine years, and can confirm. We’d regularly see inflatable rats near our entrances. I was in a professional union (ASPEP) for several years, and even so, we’d get grieved by the laborers unions for moving empty boxes from one cube to another, unpacking workstations,…

My wife and I had a list of songs that were banned from our wedding, and told the DJ that if he played any of them, he wasn’t getting the rest of our money. Many of those songs are on this list.