Atlantic, McArdle: How Real are the Defects in Toyota’s Cars?
”In the 24 cases where driver age was reported or readily inferred, the drivers included those of the ages 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72, 72, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89--and I’m leaving out the son whose age wasn’t identified, but whose 94-year-old father died as a passenger.” Interesting correlation. I can think of at least a half-dozen ‘sudden accelerations’ of seniors ... one in particular, back in Princeton in the ‘70’s. Took off out of the Princeton University Store parking lot, shot across the road, cut a kid in half up against the rock wall. Oldsmobile, I think.
Delight.com: Retro Block Flash Drive.
Lego USB sticks. Sandra saw these. I tell her they just ain’t big enough capacity for the files we shove around these days.
What Does John Know? Gordon & MacPhail introduces world’s oldest whisky.
“Released under Gordon & MacPhail’s ‘Generations’ brand, Mortlach 70 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky was finally revealed – and tasted – by special guests at a launch in the atmospheric setting of Edinburgh Castle’s Queen Anne Room. One precious bottle of Mortlach was piped into the Castle, escorted by guards from The Highlanders (4th Battalion).” Via Belle de Jour’s Twitter.
Amazon has “Firefly, The Complete Collection” on Gold Box.
For $17.99. Hurry.
LastInterceptor.com.
For fellow “Road Warrior” fans. Replica Interceptors. Gotta have the supercharger with a clutch, though ...
ReadWriteStart: Square’s On-the-Go iPhone Credit Card Scanner.
“Usually, running credit card transactions means opening up a special merchant bank account and dealing with various fees. Any bank account will work with Square, and the only charge to use the service is $1 for the application and the card reader accessory; however, Square can afford to give away the dongles because they will be banking 2.9% of each transaction.” Very cool. Another plus for iPhone.
Design You Trust: YURI Sunglasses.
Are these really any better than those ginormous things you see old people wearing? Put a pair of these on, people might think you’re ... a little Gaga.
MIssed this the other week.
A Ducati Chopper concept. I prefer the Monster, but this is still pretty neat.
Hemmings Auto Blogs: Gas-Saving Gadgets and Gimmicks, part 1.
I need me …
one of these.
NY Times: Toyotas Are Safe (Enough).
”So go out today and buy a Toyota. It’s the patriotic thing to do.” Exactly.
Design Inspiration: Vespa Rocking Horse.
The local coffee shop needs a few of these. And yes, I would sit on it.
Fashion Gone Rogue: Denisa Dvorakova in Marie Claire Italia March 2010.
I really, really want to get a pair of these boots for my wife ...
Bike EXIF: Cafe racer Guzzi.
”The overall effect is molto bella; the perfect marriage of classic Italian style and subtle modern updates.” And Moto Guzzis run forever, too. I would’ve given an eye tooth in college to have one of these ...
DP Review: Tamron develops SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD lens.
There are no great 70-300’s, I’m convinced. Wait for more comprehensive reviews.
Vimeo: Airborn Intro.
beautiful life: New Concept Car from Morgan.
I’m sorry, but half-old, half-new designs mean you just don’t have the balls to design what you really want to. Yeah, yeah, I know ... brand recognition and all that. I still posit that Battista (’Pinin’) Farina wouldn’t have settled for this.
Design Year Book: Beachcomber Concept Car by MINI.
I may have posted this before; still, I love driving doorless.
Lifehacker: Foot-Controlled Power Strip.
Finally, someone’s thinkin’.
DP Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 announced and previewed.
”To elevate its operability even higher, the DMC-G2 adopts touch-control shooting for the first time in the world as an interchangeable lens system camera. AF is immediately set to the subject by just touching it on the large, 460,000-dot LCD and you can even release the shutter.” Micro Four Thirds continues to innovate and advance. According to an article I read the other week, this format is currently the biggest seller in Britain?
ars technica: Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love.
”I am not making an argument that blocking ads is a form of stealing, or is immoral, or unethical, or makes someone the son of the devil. It can result in people losing their jobs, it can result in less content on any given site, and it definitely can affect the quality of content.” Ads are getting more aggressive; I’ll try to not block on sites that avoid covering content.
YouTube: Aston Martin One-77 Testing.
Yes, indeed. Sure like to take this for a spin this weekend.
innesenti: The Ultimate Sports Machine.
The Coolist: Bugatti 16 C Galibier Edition.
First we had a four-door Aston, now a four-door Bugatti. Beautiful ... but the seat, in that one shot, looks like it has a donut for hemorrhoid sufferers. I should think it would be unnecessary; if you sit in the back seat with an aggressive driver in the cockpit, you’ll necessarily be uptight.
CNet: ‘Mission Impossible’-style heist hits N.J. Best Buy.
Apple inspires excessive enthusiasm, perhaps?
