MPG Crazy, and What do the Eco Zealots Drive?

Yesterday we discussed the White House's sweeping national initiative bringing the whole country in line with California's impossible requirements for cars nobody wants to buy.

In case you were wondering what the governator of the great state of California drives while leading this charge, wonder no more.

What Will Jacqui Will Do Next?

Mandatory keyloggers? Automated drug testing from the sewer pipes? Orwellian CCTV surveillance inside your home?

TSA Secure Flight

Good essay on TSA's new, ahem, efforts. (So long as you can get past the kumbaya politics sprinkled through the piece).

Toyota: Bringing Dell Design Panache to the Car

Autoblog: 2010 Prius' design will influence future Toyotas

I just vomited in my mouth.

My Take on the New Fuel Economy Standards

The White House has announced new fuel economy standards intended to reduce American's fuel consumption. Aw, he wants to save us gas money. And it'll only cost us $1,300 per car to do it, unless the automakers go bankrupt first. Oh. Wait.

Today, the Auto Alliance threw their support behind this plan. I haven't seen such asslicking since channel 590. We may all soon be driving biblically terrible cars. Hippies, rejoice.

I stumbled upon this Limbaugh piece about an eco-friendly house rotting up north. I especially liked the second paragraph about progress, and this generation's attempt to reverse it.

The greatest thing that's happened in history is discovering the ability to store and re-use energy. Batteries. Fuel tanks. Engines. Light. Heat. Transportation. Imagine how life was in the stone-age without all these things.

A lot more eco-friendly.

Cars 2 Spoof: Tokyo Drift

Donuts? I Love Donuts!

Jobs Can Finally Bulldoze His Own House

The whiny bunch of activists that rallied to stop Steve Jobs from doing as he pleases with his own land has finally been overruled. Shocking, for California politics...

Breach Alcohol Detector Source Code: Epic Fail

You mean these things aren't perfect after all?! Suck it MADD.

[DWI.com via Bruce Schneier]

UK Govt to People: You're Stupid, Need to be Controlled

Gizmodo: London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE.

The Register: Gov 'smart meter' plans: Sky box in charge of your house.

Texas House Votes to Sunset Red Light Cameras

Good.

[The Newspaper]

Pepsi Tax On The Way

Thanks to the We Know What's Good For You Administration.

[WSJ]

Cannonball GTR Wins 2009 One Lap of America

Congrats to Team Cannonball GTR for their dominance in this year's One Lap of America.

One Carmaker For All

Read Into This What You Will...

Yale Alumni Q&A With Obama Appointee Rick Levin

Ever Use Your Work Computer for Non Work Stuff?

Like reading my blog?

You could go to jail. Evidently more than one dumbass jury considers it "hacking." Good luck out there.

The Gummit Sure Knows How to Run a Company

Rule #1: Recruit the Best Management

Nice.

Texas Considering Allowing Weapons on Campus

[Chicago Tribune]

I love Texas.

First Amendment to be Trumped by Cyberbullying Bill?

[Slashdot]

Clunker Redefined (2009): Gas Guzzler

The cash for clunkers redistribution of wealth scam scheme now applied at at national level.

[Reuters via Jalopnik]

(edit): Autoweek has the full scoop.

They Can Take Your Car, Too

Illinois State Police Seize and Keep Desirable Cars

(edit) Look at the desirable car pictured in the link. So much for that lame theory from DC about Detroit not building cars people want to buy.

OMG! Computing at 30,000 Feet isn't Safe?!

Stop the presses! An infosec consultancy firm told the press that <gasp!> personal computer information can be easily hacked while in flight.

As a result of [the in-flight hotspot's] lack of encryption it is easy to intercept and record all data sent and received by passengers.

Hmm. What's the difference between in-flight and in-Starbucks? It's just another hotspot. The onus is on the laptop user to encrypt any sensitive transmissions. The internet (including the hotspot) should all be considered hostile... What exactly is their epiphany here?

Dalls Police Seeking Impostor

WTF?

Bob Lutz Fires Back at Letterman

Gm FastLane Blog: Stupid Human Trick.

I do look forward to seeing what Maximum Bob has to say once he can speak freely next year...

One Lap of America Begins

One Lap of America started today. <weep> Wish I was there... There's always next year...

• OneLapSupra.com - My 4th overall finish in 2002
  

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