If I could slackline with any ability (I can't) then this would be really fun. The absolute danger level is cut down because everyone has a chute, so it becomes just another way to jump off of something really high. Now the balloon pilots... those are the real crazy ones. I'm not sure of the mechanics of tying 3…

While you east coast guys bitch and moan about the cold weather and snow, all I can say is send some it toward California! We've had worst (as in the least) snow and rain in years, and it doesn't look like its gonna change anytime soon. There hasn't been much of a winter sports season cuz there only about 3 feet of…

ugly? Debatable. Hilariously non-threatening? Definitely. Bravo New Orleans!

A little something a few friends and I stumbled on some years back when we took a wrong turn on the way to Tahoe.

Lesson learned: When crossing a mud pit of unknown depth and stability, enter and cross SLOWLY. Everyone who entered slowly and cautiously made it across. The gung-ho bunch immediately got stuck. Doesn't matter how big your tires are when you're 45 degrees tilted with mud past your windshield.

ever rent a ring prepped one and drive it a few laps around the Nurburgring? Do that and tell me this little guy isn't "swift". BTW... "ring prepped" simply means they added some extra safety features (brake pads, tires, roll cage) so that you don't kill yourself as easily.

So Toyota took the front end of an Elantra (which is probably the worst angle for that car) and the back end of a focus (again... worst angle for that car as well) and put it on their own underpowered econobox? Good job Toyota, for making a car thats the worst of all worlds with no redeeming value whatsoever.

You know how HOV lanes give benefits for hybrids/electrics? Once autonomous vehicles get popular enough you'll be sure to see a HOV/autonomous lane (by then hybrids/electrics will probably have been removed from the list of preferred vehicles). This will be followed by autonomous only lanes or even autonomous only…

Carmack may "only" be responsible for the engine, but come on... he is pretty much the face of id. None of the other founders are still around (what is Romero up to these days anyway?), so Carmack is to id like Gates is to Microsoft. id losing him is gonna hurt in far more ways than just missing a talented director.

I need to find my old Homeworld disc and play it again. There's nothing out today that even close to that game. Can't imagine why after 13 years no developer has created a worthy rival/successor.

Man... that would be an awesome place for a drag strip minus, you know, the whole smelling like the dump (aka all of Milpitas) thing.

I find it pretty hilarious that Fremont is now getting world attention. It has got to be one of the most most suburb-y suburbs in all of America. Its where you go to raise kids and disappear. I should know... I was raised there and now live there again (due to housing costs being so exorbitant anywhere else…

All we need is for Oculus to develop a Second Life on steroids and we can all live in the world of Ready Player One (maybe minus the 80's references).

When I was shopping for a motherboard about 6 months ago I began to find that brands really matter for the options boards will have. I wanted something relatively future proof (5+ years) and that meant some kind of thunderbolt support. Getting that along with other decent parts meant pretty much I was stuck with…

Drivers and driver support was a major reason why I picked a GTX 670 over a slightly more expensive but better performing AMD 7970. The AMD card benchmarked faster almost across the board but between the framestuttering and lack of Mac support (I was building a potential hackintosh as well as windows/linux box) it…

Every brand will have good and bad PSUs, but some brands don't have any good PSU's at all. I tend to trust the thorough PSU reviews from HardOCP and others who do 100% stress tests. If a PSU can hand 100% of what its rated at then its a good PSU, plain and simple. Everything else is just frills and extras. For…

Silly driver, everyone knows S8's are better at hitting other cars. Just ask Jean Reno or Robert De Niro.

I'm seeing more Lancer Sportback myself, but hey, a lot of the new hatches are starting to look alike...

That passenger window line... its HIDEOUS. Its bad enough that they raise the line of the window for the front windows, but its practically at neck level for the back. WTF?

Used tires definitely seem like the better option to me. Just gotta check the depth and damage and you'd be back on the road for not much money. I would expect used tire places to be taking off, because they sure on in other countries like India and China. An extra layer of checks on the tire shouldn't add that…