Archive for June 21st, 2006

Camaro Concept Test Drive

 Come on GM – stop teasing us and just build the dang thing :)  

Camaro Concept Test Drive – Pics and Video! – CamaroZ28.Com Message Board Chris and I each got to take a couple of easy laps around. I went first and then when Chris got behind the wheel, I got in the back seat and got some video. Note the exhaust sounds and also the end when you get a VERY good driver's perspective


Warner Brothers Fight for Tasmanian Devils Everywhere – Cinematical

 Warner Brothers Fight for Tasmanian Devils Everywhere – Cinematical

I don't know yet if they plan to use this as any sort of marketing tool, but it seems like too good of a story for them to pass up. And really, it's a cool thing for them to do, even if they've got ulterior motives. Now if someone would just make them aware of the horrible disease plaguing the Martians …


Spam Filtering Statistics from oreilly.com

Wow, and I thought we had a problem with spam at the JC …

O'Reilly Radar > Spam Filtering Statistics from oreilly.com Our mail servers accepted 1,438,909 connections, attempting to deliver 1,677,649 messages. We rejected 1,629,900 messages and accepted only 47,749 messages. That's a ratio of 1:34 accepted to rejected messages!


NYC Apple store saves Jon Stewart's Baby Pictures, Stewart rewards them!

To say thanks, Jon Stewart had a bunch of Daily Show tickets sent to the Apple Store!

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NYC Apple store saves Jon Stewart’s Baby Pictures, Stewart rewards them!

To say thanks, Jon Stewart had a bunch of Daily Show tickets sent to the Apple Store!

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Man mates Mac Mini with Toyota Prius

This really bothers my muscle-car blood, but I'm beginning to lust for a hackable Prius …

Man mates Mac Mini with Toyota Prius – Autoblog

"… the result is a Mac Mini installed in a cubbyhole of the Prius's center console. Not content using the Apple Remote to control the interface of Front Row on the Mac, Kusnetz programmed the Prius's touchscreen to handle commands for the computer."


Pontiac hangs 'Sold Out' sign on G6 convertible

G6 hardtop convertiblePontiac hangs 'Sold Out' sign on G6 convertible – Autoblog

Yes, it's great to see something the General makes do well, but I'm more interested in this comment: 

"We have no plans to revive the Firebird name, but have made no secret that if GM decides to build the Chevy Camaro, that rear-wheel-drive architecture would make a great basis for other rear-drive cars and Pontiac is interested."

Go, new GTO, go … 


Pontiac hangs ‘Sold Out’ sign on G6 convertible

G6 hardtop convertiblePontiac hangs 'Sold Out' sign on G6 convertible – Autoblog

Yes, it's great to see something the General makes do well, but I'm more interested in this comment: 

"We have no plans to revive the Firebird name, but have made no secret that if GM decides to build the Chevy Camaro, that rear-wheel-drive architecture would make a great basis for other rear-drive cars and Pontiac is interested."

Go, new GTO, go … 


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