Yale Center: Ethanol Mandate Raising Global Food Prices

From the YaleGlobal Online Magazine : a short piece on global food price factors.  Quote (emphasis mine): Third, the US ethanol subsidy div...

Mahindra MPG Fail

If you have been following the sorry saga of Mahindra's attempt to import Indian built compact diesel pickups into the U.S., here's ...

Nice T-shirt

Nice T-shirt, for a DUI arrest! http://www.wtsp.com/slideshows/2010/Mug-Shot-Roundup/Amanda-Bailey%20DUI%20DWLS.jpg

NASA on Toyota: Tin Whiskers May Be An Issue

The headline for the NHTSA/NASA report on the Toyota unintended acceleration, as widely reported, was that Toyota's electronics were not...

Chrysler Superbowl Commercial

Well done. Gritty, in your face, beautiful. I hope the car can live up to the marketing.

Caribou Coffee: Ending My Boycott

In the past, I have been boycotting Caribou Coffee because they were bought out and majority owned by Arcapita (formerly First Islamic Ban...

Genetic Car Design Demo

This is making the rounds, and it is really neat. This is a demo of using a genetic algorithm to design as simple 2D car.  I find that it go...