Ron | October 4, 2009
Honda Chief: “Hyundai is awesome.” — Autoblog http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/04/honda-chief-hyundai-is-awesome/ Japan’s automakers know a threat when they see one, and based on their words, it sure isn’t in Michigan. Motown is fleeting image in the Japanese carmakers’ rearview mirrors, which they’re now nervously checking for a budding South Korean juggernaut. … At the moment, I feel like [...]
Ron | August 17, 2009
Someone managed to exploit a flaw in the way I calculate high scores for my game Gem Story. As of 8/18/09, Quest Name Score Level Date ma 2147483647 16 August 13 2009 Loren 1317023 28 August 16 2009 yan 1108697 9 August 04 2009 Matt 880118 20 August 06 2009 moogleii 313409 17 July 10 [...]
Ron | April 6, 2009
Just posted on Youtube (links below) is a tire shootout between: The new Bridgestone RE-11 ( successor to the RE-01R) The Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec (I’m running on them now and I am quite pleased with them) The Toyo Proxes R1R and the Yokohama Advan Neova AD07 The Z1 Star Specs are about a [...]
Ron | April 2, 2009
I’ve already written about this baller camera before, but my friend Robert recently had an opportunity to mess around with it, and it kinda put things in perspective. This picture, guess what ISO it’s at? It’s at 1 frickin thousand. It looks as good as his normal DSLR does at 100 ISO. Pretty insane. I [...]
Ron | March 12, 2009
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=763645 [Update: Yeah, it's fake.] Wow. One can never be sure if people are being flat out retarded or if they are just trying to create a new internet meme. This ranks alongside Direct Exhaust Injection (the guy thought if he routed his engine’s exhaust back into his intake, he would have unlimited, perpetual [...]
Ron | February 22, 2009
Nifty. His technique results in cities that look like models.
Ron | January 20, 2009
I’m always interested in new and nifty apps for the iPhone. But this one was a little bit…different. Knights Armaments made a ballistics application package that lets you mount an iTouch/iPhone to your rifle. The main site is being slashdotted, so it might not load, but here’s an excerpt of its features: You can set [...]
Ron | January 14, 2009
Eco Assist uses a dashboard display and speedometer backlighting that effectively turn hypermiling — the fine art of maximizing fuel efficiency — into a videogame that coaches you on your driving style. There’s also an Econ Mode that decreases throttle sensitivity, reduces air-conditioning demand and pulls a few other under-hood tricks to maximize fuel efficiency. [...]
Ron | January 6, 2009
I don’t usually follow Apple keynotes because I just don’t care enough, but in spirit of the recent Macworld one…the writing is just glorious: http://www.hulu.com/watch/51092/onion-news-network-apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no-keyboard
Ron | December 19, 2008
Go science! Omni-mirror allows creation of laser scalpel. Surgeons rejoice. Then, on the other end of the spectrum, some things never change. Dumbasses. “But the man told me to!”
