Over at +Jalopnik, +Jason Torchinsky does an excellent job of debunking an overwrought post from Cult of Mac. Charlie Miller does a lot of important research and automakers should be encouraging this so they can find and fix the wholes in their systems. But what Miller accomplished on this vehicle is more of an annoyance than a real problem. Let's keep a watchful eye on this worry when we really need to.?

MyFord Touch is dead, long live SYNC 3!?

While I've long felt that the share price of +Tesla Motors is the result of irrational exuberance, that doesn't mean the company is in any imminent danger. There is clearly a market for the products the company is offering although it is unlikely to approach the volume of Toyota or Volkswagen anytime in the foreseeable future. 

That said, Tesla should know as well as any company that in the absence of hard data, the internet will speculate and Tesla is a company that was built on the power of the internet "news" machine. I've said previously that the estimation of 3,000 unsold Model S in inventory is probably not a big deal. At the company's sales rate, that's about 5-6 weeks of inventory and for other automakers, 8 weeks (60 days) supply is considered optimal.  

Those vehicles are in-transit to stores, showroom demos and stock for customers that want a car now. What may pose a bigger long-term problem for Tesla is the low price of oil especially as the brand tries to move down-market. In all likelihood, Tesla could probably find itself a sustainable niche at the $100,000+ end of the market and potentially even get truly profitable some day.  Trying do the same in the $35-40K region will be a lot harder.

As Damon says in his +Jalopnik story, if Tesla wants to kill the speculation of trouble, they should just come clean about what's really going on. ?

I've never liked Aaron Sorkin's work and this show was a particularly egregious example. I'm not sorry to have missed this episode.?

Torture is not and never has been an effective means of gathering intelligence. We need to permanently repudiate this behavior and punish those that authorized and committed these acts. If we do not prosecute the perpetrators it will surely happen again. ?

The 1.0-liter EcoBoost I-3 in the +Ford Motor Company Fiesta is an awesome engine. There's a lot to like about the rest of the car too but it's not the roomiest car in the segment. ?

I hadn't heard of Peaky Blinders until a week ago, but we've burned through two seasons in recent days. Everyone is talking about House of Cards and Orange is the New Black and this ranks as good as or better than those. 

The story is kind of a mix of The Godfather and the Sopranos set in post-World War I Birmingham, England. The primary arc of the Shelby family's elicit business is set against a sub-plot of the troubles in Northern Ireland. 

Cillian Murphy portrays protagonist Tommy Shelby, the decorated war hero that has come home to take control of the family business and attempt to take it legit (remind you of anyone?) while also going toe-to-toe with the loyalist Ulster police/military officer Chester Campbell. The despicable Campbell is brought to life by Sam Neill. 

It's hard to cheer for a character whose business brings so much misery to so many lives, but as in all great storytelling, Murphy's Tommy Shelby is a complex character that has a tremendous storm boiling  just beneath the calm surface. Similarly as we learn more about Inspector Campbell, we learn why the Irish republicans have fought so hard for so long against those loyal to the British monarchy.

So far there have been two six episode seasons and they are well worth watching. ?

Reshared post from +Mitch Wagner

Disturbing testimony from an ex-cop. ?