I did not notice the whining about fuel economy in 2003 by Dale Earnhardt Jr., as captured by NASCAR.com – Fuel strategy gives Earnhardt Jr. top five – July 28, 2003: Earnhardt indicated next weekend’s Brickyard 400 would be the same story, exacerbated by two-and-four-tire strategies and the specter of fuel mileage, another issue he … Continue reading Fuel conservation gives Earnhardt Jr the win
Be still my heart. Subaru has created a turbo diesel boxer Legacy Subaru finally has a diesel-and it’s the first boxer turbodiesel in a passenger car. Ever. The diesel option not only gives the company a real presence in Europe, but the engine’s excellent fuel economy-near an estimated 50 mpg on the highway-will make it … Continue reading Subaru Diesel Test Drive
An article by the AP suggests that Texas border controls did not prevent a new ant from arriving by cargo ship. Now the Raspberry Ant (named after one of the first American exterminators to battle them) is showing an amazing resilience and a taste for electronics: They have ruined pumps at sewage pumping stations, fouled … Continue reading Rasberry Ants threaten Texas electronics
Every so often I hear complaints about people who copy things and improve them instead of “inventing” them. It just came up again in a discussion on Bruce Schneier’s blog. Did you hear the one about the Gold Fish cracker invented in 1958 by Oscar Kambly at his family business? America gets its first taste … Continue reading Gold Fish Crackers Stolen from Switzerland