Yearly Archives: 2014


Russell Brand reflects on drug prohibition and the sad death of Philip Seymour H…

Russell Brand reflects on drug prohibition and the sad death of Philip Seymour Hoffman?

Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman is another victim of extremely stupid drug laws
Russell Brand: In Hoffman’s domestic or sex life there is no undiscovered riddle – the man was a drug addict and, thanks to our drug laws, his death inevitable


Here's yet another reason to never trust the panic-inducing mainstream media…

Here's yet another reason to never trust the panic-inducing mainstream media for your tech news?

NBC News and the bullshit ‘ZOMG Sochi Olympics Android hack’ story
Your Android smartphone only installs malware if you’re being dumb (or do it on purpose) — not automatically, and not just because you’re in Russia.
This is just ridiculous, even for American “news” television. A report from NBC News was exposed — and rightfully so — by Errata Security (via Techmeme) for being so misleading…


Who says you can't drive high-powered rear-drive sports cars like +Ford Motor… 2

Who says you can't drive high-powered rear-drive sports cars like +Ford Motor Company  #Mustang  in winter?

I've always driven my Mustangs year round?

Smart Performance and Preparation Makes Ford Mustang More Than a Fair-Weather Friend | Ford Media Center
Recent winter weather conditions would prompt most sports car drivers to put their ride up on blocks until spring. Not Chris Hall, proud owner of a 2014 Ford Mustang MCA Edition.


Our local water tower, the Ypsi dick is honored again, this time by Gizmodo?

Our local water tower, the Ypsi dick is honored again, this time by Gizmodo?

7 of the World’s Weirdest Water Towers
Middle America’s decorative water towers–not those nasty things in New York–hold a special place in the annals of Americana history. They serve as both a public utility and as a community’s spiritual centerpiece–like a Midwestern totem pole, highlighting and reflecting the local cultural identity.


For all of the billions of dollars squandered on the Sochi Winter Olympics, it's…

For all of the billions of dollars squandered on the Sochi Winter Olympics, it's still amazing how ill-prepared they are

When will governments stop wasting money going after the Olympics? Sadly, probably never as long as there are billions to handed out to corrupt cronies?

Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences
“My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, ‘do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous.'”


+Car and Driver Magazine talks to members of the team that crafted the new Must…

+Car and Driver Magazine talks to members of the team that crafted the new Mustang?

2015 Ford Mustang: In-Depth with the Team that Made It Happen – Feature
A behind-the-scenes look at how the new, more modern Mustang was created. Read the story and see photos of the 2015 Mustang at Car and Driver.


Peter De Lorenzo nails it again with his withering critique of the NASCAR-style officiating…

Peter De Lorenzo nails it again with his withering critique of the NASCAR-style officiating of the 24 Hours of Daytona

Prior to this year, Scott Atherton and his ALMS management team, handled that series with utter professionalism, setting technical rules that teams had to live by. Now under the ownership of the France family (who also control NASCAR) the constant tinkering abuse of in-race cautions threatens to sink what was so great about ALMS. ?

The doomsday scenario facing Jim France. – Fumes – Autoextremist.com ~ the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high octane truth…
By Peter M. De Lorenzo

Detroit. Now that the dust has begun to settle from the fiasco at the …


The techniques to design cars have changed a lot, but some old-school methods still…

The techniques to design cars have changed a lot, but some old-school methods still work wonders

Old fashioned clay and tape still play a big part in developing the shape of cars like the new +Ford Motor Company  #Mustang  ?

The Language of Tape Design
A look at the age-old technique of using full scale clay models and tape in the automotive design process