October 26th, 2006 | 
For most of the 70s and 80s, if you wanted a car without a roof you’re only real option was a hacksaw and a lot of elbow grease. The Miata ushered in the latest generation of convertibles some 17 years ago and car manufacturers have gone hog-wild ever since. Apparently, there are now over [...]
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When I graduated from high school, I was convinced that mechanical engineering was what I wanted to learn more than anything. Having done my fair share of taking vehicles apart in my teens (some of them even working when reassembled), I thought that engine designers were gods. Just the fact that an engine works [...] I read two interesting posts on angel investing this morning. The first, by David Cohen over on Colorado Startups blog: Do you believe in Angel Investing? And the second by Jeff Cornwall over on The Entrepreneurial Mind Blog: Are Angels Changing Their Strategy? As a recipient of angel funds earlier in my career and [...]
Earlier this year, Honda (yup, that Honda) introduced its first plane. Aptly named the HondaJet, it’s apparently differentiated from the competition in its class with its small exterior dimensions, relatively large interior dimensions, speed, fuel economy and low price. It seems that Honda’s standard formula for kicking the competition’s ass works outside automotive world, [...] There’s an article in Sports Illustrated this week (no online access for non-subscribers that I can find) that discusses how Rodney Harrison, the New England Patriot’s strong safety was voted by opposing players as the dirtiest player in the NFL. Harrison’s response: “I’m not dirty. I’m a hard-nosed football player. I play to the [...] [If you read any of the previous posts in this series, you may want to skip the next couple of introductory paragraphs and branch, jump or goto Deception in boldface, below.] This is the last of a six-post series that discusses how, when, why and why not apply military strategy and tactics to business. For the sake of some [...]
According to this week’s issue of Autoweek, the super-secret uber high-performance Vette, known as the Blue Devil, will be a 2009 model available some time in 2008. GM’s performance geeks have allegedly filled the engine bay to the brim with big pistons and blowers – a supercharged 6.2l V-8 generating about 650hp. According to the UK [...] Ben Casnocha, makes a terrific point in his post, In Praise of the No Names - often (in fact, most often) the best teachers are not necessarily the most visible, recognized, educated or paid people. Most often, they’re knowledgeable people who understand the art of teaching. People who can explain situations, concepts and potential solutions [...]
October 15, 2006 was the deadline set by the US government for the mass deployment and general availability of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). Officially, this means that 80% of the diesel fuel available in the US for trucks, buses and the handful of diesel cars still out there had to meet [...]
I ran across this interesting article last week in the Baltimore Sun discussing the huge decline in the number of USPS curbside mailboxes in use. Apparently, 42,000 mailboxes have been removed from service since 1999, leaving 295,000 in use. Email and online bill payment are the big killers of the blue boxes, but security [...] |
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