Since Activision Blizzard had net income of over $1B in FY11, I don't think they really need to be too worried about whatever amount the settlement was for.

1. I don't trust everyone with their heavy-ass cars- eating, texting, talking, doing anything but paying attention. No thanks.

Right, but Google Search is also an actual search engine, which provides paid links at the top that are also labeled as "sponsored." As long as they're forthcoming about which air fares are being given preferential placement, which it looks like they are (given the "Sponsored" marking and the definition that's right…

Maybe I'm missing the point.... a referral fee, as the author states, is ok. But having results in a box that pretty clearly says "Sponsored" in the top, next to a disclaimer that says they may have been compensated (hint: if it says "Sponsored" they probably got compensated for that placement), what's the issue?…

I got mine in a couple of months ago. It's very, very cool. Basically you just have to be very serious about your schedule for the first week, then it has learned the basics and is good to start self learning. One thing that's neat is that it will adjust the times it turns on and off around your activity, so it…

Right. My nest was easy to hook up- my furnace (not enough summer temps to justify AC in our area) connection has a 24 amp hot wire, a control wire to the furnace, and a ground. Very simple, pretty universal. Not entirely- some controls are limited to a single room and have very simple controls (ie, the "Comfort Zone"…

I'm really glad that a Dodge Charger is a "lightweight sedan" now.

Interesting, and lame. I wonder what they'd have to do in order to get that certification, because those were a lot of fun to watch. And I'm sad I never got a chance to run my car out there.

Utah isn't in the NW. I'd have included Pacific Grand Prix (aka, PGP), the new track adjacent to Pacific Raceways- but it's a completely separate operation, so not part of Pacific Raceways. It's a multi-configuration track that runs Lap Attack days on the full configuration a few times a month during spring and…

lol that video is simultaneously awesome and terrible. Didn't know he was located up here. I'm guessing the Veyron GS at about 3:00 is the one I saw on Friday, too.

ORP is definitely a blast. Not very high speed, but it will teach you a ton about how elevation affects your car's balance in corners. Very, very valuable experience.

Pretty much.

I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. Track costs aren't the expensive part of either autocrossing or HPDEs. I can hit any number of tracks in my area (Northwest) for pretty cheaply- $125 for a full day, with "teacher" riding shotgun if I want- on track with 4 roughly 30 minute sessions. They even include…

Incidentally, most of the DB7's interior looked like it was a 90's rental.

I'm glad they're putting such a green data center in Oregon!

Yeah, safari's compass must be a shoutout to Netscape Navigator or something. I never understood that at all.

"Flywire is typically made with nylon and Vectran fibers, which is sturdy enough for everyday use but not nearly as strong as Kevlar."

I'm going to assume that you are living in an alternate universe and somehow crossed over into ours for this post, or that you don't actually watch TV.

I actually saw one of these on the road last Friday.

One counterpoint I'd make would be in MW1. You, as the player, actually die more than once in that game. If you don't get the sense- from getting shot in the intro, getting nuked in the middle, and then watching as all your squad mates get put down in the final scene on the bridge- that war is fucked up? I think you…