All jpegs are created from RAW data somehow, and all of them include some kind of processing to alter the sharpness and noise. You can't decouple the camera quality from the processing quality unless you have access to the raw data from the sensor, which you don't on anything this side of a few P&S cameras or a DSLR.…

It's made of aluminum. I know this is a crazy concept, but rub a hard thing (silica, 12% of earth's crust and abundant everywhere) on a softer thing (aluminum) and it scratches. Even if there's a nice hard layer of anodization or aluminum oxide there, that layer isn't very thick and the stuff under it is still soft…

But how do you know the road is free? What's around that corner? What happens if a deer pops out? What happens if someone pulls out of a driveway? What if there's a cyclist you just don't see? When cars hit shit, people die.

Have you spent some time with an OM-D?

The problem is that private thoughts, behaviors and intentions are revealed through collecting a complete boatload of public data. When I see you on the street, I get one snapshot devoid of any kind of context. If I have a few thousand locations for you, combine that with billions of locations of millions…

My father-in-law designed that study. As I pointed out to him when he was telling me about it mid-analysis, every string player said the same thing: it isn't about how the musician perceives the sound, it's about how it sounds in the audience. Strads are renowned for how they project in a big hall. Whether it's a…

This weekend I came upon an accident scene where the diabetic driver had passed out and rolled. He was fine, but trapped in the car. There was a crowd of probably 10-12 people around him and NONE OF THEM were doing anything about the fact that there was smoke starting to come out of the engine bay (looked like…

I've got an E36 328is running M3 suspension bits (but with Koni yellows) and poly bushings. It's the best handling sedan I've had. But by Miata (on FM springs, Konis and nice rubber) blows it away. It's more communicative, grippy and balanced by a long shot. Turn in too fast and you feel the front tires slip and…

Funny, geeks getting all skitched out by pregnant women. Whodathunk?

You can pretty easily say the same thing about in-house tuning. What's an M3 but a 328 with more power and handling?

Self-reporting != Reality.

Women are stuck always feeling more or less the same kind of body shame. I'm really glad that I can go from feeling like I'm not huge enough to feeling like I've got enough muscle, but for whatever reason it's hidden under a half inch of flubber that will never go away. It's nice to mix it up a little bit.