I disagree. When PED’s become the accepted norm, then it becomes the price of entry into pro sports. Anyone who already has the natural skills and drive to compete at a pro level, must take PED’s to clear that artificially high bar. With all of the health problems created by many PED’s, that is a sad state of affairs.

Nothing Lance Armstrong accomplished counts in my book. If he was doped, all of his records and feats are bullshit.

I had an older S500 for a few months, and there was ALWAYS something wrong with that car. Two former Mercedes factory mechs said the same thing: after about 1990, Mercedes decided to cut costs by taking advantage of two factors. First, most car buyers in that market value style and status over reliability. Second,…

I assume they got them from Porsche, but please provide the correct figures if you have them...

Car and Driver’s performance analysis of the Panamera.

From an engineering perspective, the spoiler is mostly for the marketing department. It generates only 15 pounds of down-force at 155 MPH; a speed that few Panamera drivers will ever see, and benefits that only a professional driver might notice. The weight of the spoiler and deployment system easily exceeds that…

I’ve had similar things happen with sellers/vendors, and not just on Yelp. You buy a product, and it arrives defective. You complain, and they send another defective product. You complain again, and they send a different product than what you ordered. You file a bad review, and they offer a refund in exchange for a…

I grew up in an apolitical home. Nothing. My mom had no interest, and my dad - now 81 - has never voted in his life. So no one can say I was indoctrinated as a child.

I’m basically a silent partner in a successful local company. Even though I don’t work there, people I know ask me to put a word in for them when they apply. If I know them and their work well enough to put my credibility on the line, I’ll do it. If not - or it’s a secondhand recommendation - I just let HR know that I…

This is mostly nonsense. No one has been able to reliably prove this phenomena, or offer a provable explanation for it. It CAN happen if conditions are just right, but no one knows what those conditions are, and a large-scale study would have to control for a lot of variables.

FitBit One. Over two years of all-day use, and not one hiccup. A full charge still lasts about 10-14 days. Still using the original silicone clip.

FitBit One. Over two years of all-day use, and not one hiccup. A full charge still lasts about 10-14 days. Still…

Why is this news? I see kids running in every 5K, 10K and Half I’ve ever been in...

Running our scenario through the NYT calculator - with home prices currently rising 8% a year and rents at 10% a year - the benefits of buying are a clear no-brainer.

Renting makes a lot of sense in some cases, but if you live in a city where the rents are going up much faster than the cost of living, the calculus quickly changes. The 600 sq. ft. pad that you initially paid $1,100 a month for is now $3,200 a month. Now what?

You know what else will do that? Pouring the wine into ANY container, and then back into the bottle. You don’t need a $30 carafe, but if you must have it...

You know what else will do that? Pouring the wine into ANY container, and then back into the bottle. You don’t need…

I love riding motorcycles, but all of those motorcyclists are asshole douchebags with a limited life expectancy. Driving through traffic at those speeds is an idiot’s game, and assaulting a driver who doesn’t appreciate their recklessness is even dumber.

Donald Trump is a petty, vain, insecure man who uses bluster to mask his lack of self-confidence, and equivocation to mask his lack of depth and knowledge; a billionaire who thinks like an adult, but has the emotional maturity of a child.

Great article!

I disagree with #8 somewhat. If your house burns down or is hit by any number of natural disasters (earthquake, fire, tornado, etc), or is stolen in a burglary...ALL of your data is gone. All of your pictures. All of your MP3's. Gone.

Ridiculous.