That’s amazing... not only does the Death Star float... so does the base!

:) I used that as a vague euphemism for “tall and fairly fat”, and in his case, he did mention that his girth was a factor (probably in conjunction with that big, center electronics console). Though I’m tall and not fat, and I also don’t fit (comfortably) in the civilian version, whereas I’m quite comfortable in any…

Grammar matters not. Judge me by my grammar, do you? As well you should not! The Internet this is.

I was going to question why this was even newsworthy (other than giving us jalops a chance to comment on the CVPI, which is always worthwhile). Accidents due to medical issues are common, and the fact that the driver happens to have been a cop shouldn’t matter. When it happens to elderly drivers, it seems more…

A cop I know (a large-framed guy), doesn’t mind the Taurus, but he says that he (and others in his department) can’t stand driving the Explorers due to a lack of space. I’m a tall guy, and when I’ve sat in them at dealerships, I just couldn’t get comfortable. There’s a lack of room for my left leg, but also a general…

“Nothing major doctors have,”

...it won’t ever get intoxicated, it wont ever get tired, it’ll never get distracted...

Sure hope nobody decides to spray paint one of these beautiful bullets.

Two words: CHICK MAGNET

Yeah, but it hit within about 2 diameters, so he was within roughly a half inch of the target, which at 100 yds is about 1/2 MOA - not bad for surplus .30-06 M2. No idea what he was shooting through, but it’s probably not an accurized M14/M1A. Even at, say, 50 yds, that’s fair for whatever old Garand or hunting rifle…

You can see it better on the frame-by-frame after the link, but it appears that you can make out 3 distinct types of debris: (1) the initial “splash” of the brass casing stripping off the round, (2) a cloud of black material which I assume is from the foam, and (3) two large, lighter colored chunks falling downward,…

Don’t forget Ford’s B-24. Ok, so the plane wasn’t built by Ford, but the factory was...

Well this is what we look like, some of us. Others look different.

I can’t speak to DCTs on bikes, but in cars, while they’re very quick to shift, I just don’t enjoy the experience as much as the perfect “clink” of a well engineered manual. If that makes me a purist enthusiast, so be it, but I wouldn’t want to have to deal with rush hour city commute with even the best manual…

On a dirt / dual sport bike, I get the value of a DCT, and I can see why they’d have a place on a serious supersport as well. I just don’t see the value on a road bike, and I don’t think that many people avoid learning to ride because of shifting. For those who do, there have been CVT options, which never really sold…

Me fail poli sci? That’s unpossible!

Excellent choice. Here’s another:

They have access to all the same information that we do, they’re just more skeptical about what they trust. Russians tend to view all news media as a tool of the plutocracy, whatever side it’s on. Like us, they hold their noses when they vote, knowing that the game is rigged. Like us, they judge their politicians…

It’s not about “how to fix a car” at all, it’s about viewers who demand intelligent programming, no matter the genre. These stupid, formulaic shows are the way they are because anyone who pays for cable is automatically a captive audience, and there’s no motivation for the networks to pay a dollar more than is…

FTFY. Good article, but it applies to so much that is wrong with popular entertainment in the states. I love cars, can’t stand car shows... enjoy cooking, can’t stomach celebrity chef shows... fascinated by history, but the History Channel makes me want to puke. I could go on.