Lord Blackadder
Jan 18, 12:41 PM
I have owned three "small" cars. A 1988 Ford Tempo, a 1990 Geo Storm, and a 1995 Ford Probe. All three were solid cars. However I have not bought a small car in many years for one reason. It's not that "big" cars are better because they're big. It's because generally speaking, the gas mileage on most smaller cars isn't better than those of standard sedans. In some cases it's worse. Case in point: Nissan Versa vs. Nissan Altima 2.5SL. The Altima destroys the Versa in real world mileage. Plus you get the added room and comfort and features. The price is only slightly higher in terms of monthly payments.
Part of that is due to engine choices in the US: because many of the engines used by foreign car companies are not federalized, and because US carmakers largley ignore the small car market, we don't get the most efficient engines for small cars.
Case in point: look at small cars sold in both Europe and the US, like the Mini Cooper, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus (different version, but same-ish size) or event the Smart. All of these cars come with smaller, more efficient engines in Europe, either as the base engine or as options. The US versions, however, all use larger, less efficient engines and omit the diesel options entirely. Thus, much of potential efficiency of these cars is wasted.
Therefore, it's not that the Altima is much more efficient than the Versa. Rather, the most efficient engine option in the Altima is as efficient as the rather inefficient engine that the Versa is saddled with here in the states. And it's our own fault, because Americans are stereotyped as demanding more powerful engines without regard to fuel economy.
The new Jetta and Passat are no exceptions - they get more engine choices outside the US.
Part of that is due to engine choices in the US: because many of the engines used by foreign car companies are not federalized, and because US carmakers largley ignore the small car market, we don't get the most efficient engines for small cars.
Case in point: look at small cars sold in both Europe and the US, like the Mini Cooper, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus (different version, but same-ish size) or event the Smart. All of these cars come with smaller, more efficient engines in Europe, either as the base engine or as options. The US versions, however, all use larger, less efficient engines and omit the diesel options entirely. Thus, much of potential efficiency of these cars is wasted.
Therefore, it's not that the Altima is much more efficient than the Versa. Rather, the most efficient engine option in the Altima is as efficient as the rather inefficient engine that the Versa is saddled with here in the states. And it's our own fault, because Americans are stereotyped as demanding more powerful engines without regard to fuel economy.
The new Jetta and Passat are no exceptions - they get more engine choices outside the US.
ideal.dreams
Oct 10, 05:29 PM
Nothing amazing, still experimenting with GeekTool and Candybar.
http://cl.ly/3439b40a492a6c17072a/content
http://cl.ly/3439b40a492a6c17072a/content
hypmatize
Apr 23, 03:10 AM
Whats that facebook app you have up top?
It's called facebox (http://lifehacker.com/#!5791695/facebox-puts-facebook-in-your-mac-os-x-menubar)
It's called facebox (http://lifehacker.com/#!5791695/facebox-puts-facebook-in-your-mac-os-x-menubar)
ozontheroad
Oct 31, 01:24 PM
Then definitely steer cleer of the 60GB iPod.
Seriously, wanting a correlation between total song time and single-session battery life is a bit off IMO.
Everybody WANTS it....but reality says otherwise.
we are talking about the shuffle
the other iPods cover different needs so capacity, size, battery life, etc, will be different
Seriously, wanting a correlation between total song time and single-session battery life is a bit off IMO.
Everybody WANTS it....but reality says otherwise.
we are talking about the shuffle
the other iPods cover different needs so capacity, size, battery life, etc, will be different
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jubjub
Nov 20, 01:42 PM
My Siemens MC60 is getting pretty old. I really hope they release it before February 9th (my birthday:D ).
Best birthday ever! :)
I'd replace my t610 in 3 seconds flat.
Best birthday ever! :)
I'd replace my t610 in 3 seconds flat.
jediistar
Dec 3, 08:01 PM
Sorry! I forgot to put it in. There ya go!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much!!
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GGJstudios
May 6, 02:32 PM
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329?viewlocale=en_US)
Peterkro
Mar 3, 02:37 PM
BTW, what is with people like you who think they need to relate everything to slavery, the holocaust, or racism? :o
Possibly because that is what's happening,wage slavery,deaths in Africa,the percentage of black people in U.S. goals,any of this making any sense to you?
Possibly because that is what's happening,wage slavery,deaths in Africa,the percentage of black people in U.S. goals,any of this making any sense to you?
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skwoytek
Oct 6, 11:09 AM
I welcome this feature.
People want a layout with usability, not a design that looks just so. Still, both are easy to achieve if your skilled.
I always surf with my text zoomed at least one level which is available on every browser - this messes up more wabpages than it should. Some of my favorite websites have comment textareas with 3-4 lines of text and are as few as 20 characters wide. I always end up writing in Pages and copying into the textarea.
People want a layout with usability, not a design that looks just so. Still, both are easy to achieve if your skilled.
I always surf with my text zoomed at least one level which is available on every browser - this messes up more wabpages than it should. Some of my favorite websites have comment textareas with 3-4 lines of text and are as few as 20 characters wide. I always end up writing in Pages and copying into the textarea.
dmmcintyre3
Dec 24, 04:46 PM
I know I'm getting:
4 GB RAM chip for my MBP (5gb total)
PS3 and a few games
4 GB RAM chip for my MBP (5gb total)
PS3 and a few games
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8CoreWhore
Apr 21, 03:55 AM
...I can't wait that long!
Intell
Apr 15, 09:09 PM
Bootlace can't be used on any iPod Touch 2G. Only the iPhone 2G, iPod Touch 1G, and iPhone 3G.
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Aperture
Jan 15, 09:52 PM
Working fine here. For what it's worth, I have Comcast too.
iSamurai
Apr 25, 12:07 AM
They should offer conversion kits especially when the polls show so many black iPhone owners are already sticking with their current iPhone.
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mrzeve
Sep 25, 12:29 PM
LOL
I was thirty and I bought over my now "husband" to my folks house and we slept in the same room. No sex, mind you, we were respectful of their home, but they did, of couse freak out after we left.
30!!!
Wait what...oh....ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Anyway, my parents are pretty cool about letting me bring girls over. Bount chicka bount.
I was thirty and I bought over my now "husband" to my folks house and we slept in the same room. No sex, mind you, we were respectful of their home, but they did, of couse freak out after we left.
30!!!
Wait what...oh....ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Anyway, my parents are pretty cool about letting me bring girls over. Bount chicka bount.
macingman
Apr 16, 10:01 PM
Thanks so much for making another thread buddy.
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Kieranic
Oct 11, 04:04 AM
October :)
Original please? :)
Original please? :)
maflynn
Apr 7, 02:14 PM
I'm lovin it, but no space invaders :(
Icebird
Oct 18, 01:52 PM
Oh sweet. I thought I might have to go down to the Apple Store on the Plaza. Do you know if they're getting those limited edition Leopard T-Shirts for the first few people who buy it also?
applemike
Feb 5, 06:16 AM
ok i resized it to post on here. enjoy
Thanks for the image
Thanks for the image
skinnly
Jun 12, 07:05 AM
http://www.burzs.com/edit/arg.php?id=39283
eva01
Sep 24, 04:23 PM
Er, not necessarily. Age of consent laws vary widely... in most jurisdictions, an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old can pretty much do whatever they want.
really, well i did not know that, go figure.
really, well i did not know that, go figure.
paulgarb
Apr 7, 02:14 PM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5)
Last post I'm going to read - can't stand the playground insults but let's be clear - FULLY tested ain't happening. iOS with all possible apps & usage patterns on all possible carriers in all languages. Dream on testing is never FULL - ever.
Last post I'm going to read - can't stand the playground insults but let's be clear - FULLY tested ain't happening. iOS with all possible apps & usage patterns on all possible carriers in all languages. Dream on testing is never FULL - ever.
otter
Feb 1, 11:46 PM
Links to hi-rez and iPad versions available here (http://blog.darinrogers.net/2011/02/february-wallpaper/).
