Yearly Archives: 2012


Packaging any modern car is a challenge

The engineers and designers have to pack powertrains, electronic systems, passenger and cargo space and make sure everyone stays safe.

But that's nothing compared to the task of fitting all the bits in the road going missile that is a modern Formula One car. The Sauber F1 team took one of its cars from a couple of years ago and sliced it right down the middle to show off what goes into one of these amazing machines.

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2013 Shelby GT500 makes a believer out of a pony car skeptic

2013 Shelby GT500 makes a believer out of a pony car skeptic

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Pony-Car Pessimism Melts Away After 1900 Miles in the New Shelby GT500 – Motor Trend Blog
My years of pony-car pessimism gradually melted away as the miles piled up behind the wheel of the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.

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This is absolutely disgraceful. 4

The Texas constitution states:
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being."

Meanwhile in Mississippi the constitution says:
"No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state."

Where is the first amendment when we really need it? No matter where you stand on the political spectrum there have been Presidents on the other side that you probably felt were despicable and even un-American and not one of them has been an open Atheist. I say it's long past time to remove these religious requirements and elect some Atheists to see what they can do. It certainly can't get any worse.

http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/uakmz/7_states_which_ban_atheists_from_holding_public/

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The +Motor Trend Magazine guys didn't quite make it to 200 mph on the 5 mile… 2

The +Motor Trend Magazine guys didn't quite make it to 200 mph on the 5 mile oval Chrysler's Arizona test track, but Randy Pobst came tantalizingly close at 196 mph. Ford SVT engineers set the benchmark at the 7.8 mile circular track at Nardo Italy and MT may go there next in their quest to hit this magic mark in a Mustang.

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Great story, great video

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Great story, great video. A quest for 200 mph.

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Gunning for 200 mph in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 – Motor Trend
Ford claims the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 will break the 200-mph barrier, but we wanted to find out for ourselves. So we acquired a GT500, found a track, and enlisted racer and frequent Motor Trend hot s…

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Despite Google's attempts to incorporate more social signals like Facebook, it…

Despite Google's attempts to incorporate more social signals like Facebook, it may have had the right model for advertising all along.

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Facebook fool’s gold
Facebook is no better at advertising than ValueClick or any other online ad network. They just happen to be able to correlate their customers slightly better…

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+Volvo Cars completed a real-world test of vehicle platooning

+Volvo Cars completed a real-world test of vehicle platooning. Essentially this a more advanced form of adaptive cruise control (ACC). ACC uses radar or laser sensors to measure the distance to the car ahead and then uses engine and brake control to hold your desired vehicle speed while maintaining a safe following distance.

This semi-autonomous platooning approach adds vehicle-to-vehicle communications that essentially lets the driver in the lead vehicle control all of the following vehicles in a virtual caravan.

The same technology has been demonstrated by other automakers including +Ford Motor Company and +General Motors. GM has publicly demonstrated (although not on open roads) platooning using its EN-V concepts. https://plus.google.com/u/0/114133424228405038490/posts/ASsuTcsch8y
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Autonomous three-car caravan completes 125-mile public road test
Project SARTRE (or Safe Road Trains for the Environment) has successfully completed a 125 mile test involving three autonomous cars on public roadways in Spain. What differentiates SARTRE from…

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