I simply cannot imagine why anybody would NOT modify a Beetle or other ‘classic’ vee-dub as much as humanly possible. In original factory condition, they are all absolutely horrible automobiles. Oh, and I’m a Cali native for what it’s worth.

Sounds like someone’s about to learn a lesson in IP & copyright law ... maybe Doug, maybe not. But someone.

That's what's known as "ricochet".

Different mission parameters necessitate different tools. The Blackhawk variants are much bigger helos than the Hueys. Cost to change all the Marine infrastructure (facilities as well as personnel costs) to support Blackhawks would be huge, and there would not be any real benefit to the change. Interservice logistical…

On what OS? I just tested this on my PC (Win7) and all it does is scroll this web page down one line. CTRL-ALT-up arrow scrolls up one line.

“Most cars also have a release on the interior, near the drivers seat, to unlatch the hatch or trunk.”

Spiffy. I'm sure a fair number of technogeek hipsters will snap up the first production set, then the company will gradually go out of business because it's really a shitty design after all is said and done. As several other commenters pointed out it's clearly not 'rough pavement' (let alone off road) friendly,…

I think I need that sound clip as my new ringtone.

Why on God’s green earth would it need a 3rd row since 99.99% of its time on the road it will have one and only one person in it?

And as another fellow Californian, I can assure you that reporting a car with expired tags will result in absolutely nothing meaningful. The penalty for expired tags is a fixit-ticket: a stern notice that you are not allowed to drive the car without current registration and tags. There's no fine for driving with…

In California there seems to always be some back-n-forth between new cop tech and new countermeasures being deployed. For every new countermeasure, it's probably legal at first as they would not have written a law to outlaw it before it existed, and then after a while someone at the State level decides that no good…

Ruining of Yelp’s credibility? If you thought Yelp was credible before, you really don’t know much about Yelp. I’m not supporting the Yelptivists, nor supporting the pizzeria owner, I’m just pointing out the the Yelptivism, while all in the news, really had nothing to do with the pizza people shutting down. It was the…

“The Yelp vigilantism might only be temporary, but it can really hit businesses where it hurts.”

I honestly doubt that’s the real thought process behind the message ... firstly, as an Admiral, he is 100% out of touch with the real life of the common man. He lives an extremely privileged life, even if he may bear great responsibility. Basically, he’s trying to be “nice” by condescending to the ignorant unwashed…

I spent 7 years in the Marines. Every Marine I knew hated making the rack up, and a large percentage, me included, worked hard to find shortcuts ... I chose the method of simply short-sheeting the rack and slept on top with a spare blanket so that all I had to do was smooth out & tuck in the bed spread for inspection.

They said it was a bluejay, but according to my info it's a muthafuckin SCRUB jay. According to several books I've seen, BLUEjays exist east of the Rocky Mountains and always have a sharp crest, and the crestless birds we have out here in California are Scrubjays.

“only (known) space nuclear reactor”

Strengthen, not “tone” ... jeez you ain’t got much business recommending an exercise device if you don’t even understand what you’re doing with it.

Man, those books should be an HBO show!

The one thing that almost always never fails to irritate me about "cool making of" videos ... absolutely no explanation of what is going on! I want to know what all those machines are, what is being done in each step of the process, and why!