Except that Telsa isn’t a tech or biotech firm. It is an automotive company in a sector with large incumbents, all of which generate greater revenue (and have greater access to capital markets) that it does. Because of this, Tesla also has high capital costs that no tech or biotech firm must face. Add in the fact that…

I eat my barbecue dry. Like a proper barbecue eater should. If the meat needs sauce to taste good, then the cook did a bad job of cooking.

This is true. I love it when I finally get out of Virginia into North Carolina on my way to Georgia to visit family. The roads are smooth as butter. Then I get into South Carolina and it is a world of hurt. Of course, it could be Maryland’s lousy roads.

Have to disagree. Mazda has stepped up its game within the last decade. The seats in the current Mazda 6 are wonderful as are those in the two 2009s I own; my backside has never hurt while sitting in my Mazda 6. But sedans have limitations, especially for those of us with long legs. They are cramped and the positions…

Nah. Just Old White Guy Syndrome. If he were black, nothing would crack.

The teams had a chance to buy control of F1 back in 1976, when Bernie Ecclestone (who then owned Brabham’s old racing team) bought the television rights from FIA. He then offered to sell the rights to his fellow team owners for $100,000 a piece (or a cool $1 million back then). The teams refused. Bernie kept control.…

In short, Dallas.

Thanks. Was over at Pierce’s this past Saturday savoring the beef brisket. My stomach is happy, even if my doctor isn’t.

Ha ha ha. Funny thing is that I’ve never been impressed with Seattle cuisine in general. Shiro’s is fine, but there are a few joints in New York that beat its sushi. The Honey Hole is okay for sandwiches, but nothing special. So I’m not shocked by the lack of fine barbecue. [Of course, the D.C. area has that in common…

That would have been cool. It also would’ve been nice if AJAM ramped Vanguard back up and brought back Mariana Van Zeller (as well as perhaps commission pieces from the likes of Billy Corben and Nick Broomfield). Her documentaries are the bomb.

Now I can wipe my backside with pleasure!

Now I can wipe my backside with pleasure!

No you can’t. Nissan couldn’t get anyone to buy the Cube and BMW can’t sell the i3 if its existence depended on it. Marketing is important. But a lot of fashion has nothing to do with marketing, but with things happening under the surface that people don’t notice until the moment (whatever that is) happens.

I used to live in Virginia and now live in Maryland. I’ve been through South Carolina more times than I want to remember. Not one instance of barbecue in those states beats that of North Carolina. Not even Pierce’s Pitt in Williamburg, which is the best in the Old Dominion by a wide margin.

If a sedan is what you want, then buy one if your wife is willing to go along with it. No one is saying SUVs and crossovers for everyone. At the same time, it is also clear that for many other people, crossovers and SUVs are fine for their needs and desires. Most people aren’t Jalops and therefore, the concerns you…

Wow! Just wow! You need to chill.

AJAM’s problem was that it was another 24-hour cable news network in a glut of them (CNN and its spinoffs, FNC and its spinoffs, CNBC, MSNBC and even One America News). Chances are it would have survived if it were a division of Fox, Discovery, Time Warner, Viacom, or Disney, at least a joint venture tied to one of…

Both can be true. Harbaugh is an asshole and the players are sociopathic manchildren who need said asshole to keep them under thumb in order for them to thrive professionally. Especially in a dysfunctional culture such as that of the San Francisco NFL franchise.

Pretty much this! The average person drives for utility, not for enjoyment. If that person had his or her way, they probably wouldn’t drive at all. But even in cities, driving ends up being the most-efficient way of transporting people and children across multiple points (versus the relative efficiency of public…

Not a pain for me. Apparently, not a pain for other people, either. So far, my son climbs into the XC90 and into his car seat just fine.

Does the person buying a Polaris need one? Does the person buying a Miata need one? As with so many things, what we buy isn’t driven solely by need and it shouldn’t be. Otherwise we would simply eat rice and beans, and walk from place to place.