Monthly Archives: July 2014


Yes, 707 hp from the +Dodge Challenger ?#?Hellcat? is mighty impressive. But it weighs in at 4,449 lbs…

Yes, 707 hp from the +Dodge Challenger ?#?Hellcat? is mighty impressive. But it weighs in at 4,449 lbs! That's 6.3 pounds for each horsepower. +*** Shelby ?#?GT500? only has 3,805 pounds for its 662 hp supercharged V8 to carry around. That's just 5.75 lbs per horsepower! and in power-to-weight ratios less is definitely more!

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An idea is only as great as the execution

An idea is only as great as the execution

While this particular list has nothing to do with patent trolls, the lesson is still there. Even if you own the rights to what could be a great idea, it's nothing without proper execution. ?

Sometimes cars offer great promise, but for one reason or another don’t live up to those high expectations.


The seeds of the violence in the Middle East were sown by empire, the Ottomans, the British and French and the Americans and it will not be easy to undo

The seeds of the violence in the Middle East were sown by empire, the Ottomans, the British and French and the Americans and it will not be easy to undo

Once upon a time, the region surrounding the Mediterranean was a haven for tolerance, respect and advancement. Empires inevitably whither and rot and all that was good before gets turned upside down. 

In a post imperialist world, America needs to learn the lessons that are so visible today in the Middle East. Nationalism, xenophobia and cronyism of the sort we increasingly see today in the corporatocracy that is American government lead to oppression, extremism and eventually violence. 

Heed the lessons of history or be doomed to repeat them. ?

A THOUSAND years ago, the great cities of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo took turns to race ahead of the Western world. Islam and innovation were twins. The various…