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Evening Reading

by Steve Gibson, Dec 15, 2008 6:00pm PST

Whutup Munday?

  • Internet >

    href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/reporting/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500440&subSection=News">sex

  • 2009

    href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/technology/mehta_predictions.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008121509">tech

    predictions

  • Heard about global

    warming?

As for the the videogame news around these parts:

Lastly, MONDAY! I had ice cream on Friday. teehee.



















  • Detroit builds shit that can't handle and are boring cars
    http://jalopnik.com/5109441/2010-ford-fusion-first-drive
    It’s those two models, particularly the Camry, which are the benchmarks for the mid-size sedan segment; the most popular and the most boring segment in the country. Compared trim level to trim level, engine to engine to those two vehicles the Fusion is faster, more economical, nicer inside and, dare we say, not all that boring. That’s because it drives better than its rivals.
    That’s not to say that the Fusion is a sports car. For some bizarre reason Ford insisted that we drive slushbox-equipped, four-cylinder Fusions around an autocross course. Even with the traction control off, the vehicle resisted any attempts to push its performance envelope, literally putting the brakes on things the second it transitioned into inevitable understeer. More frustrating was the gearbox, which spent the majority of the time hunting for gears than it did providing acceleration. The same was true of the 3.5-liter V6-equipped whiz-bang Fusion Sport.
    In fact, the only thing more boring than driving the Fusion around the course was driving the Camry. We really fail to see what appeal the Camry holds to anyone, but it’s particularly bad at being driven quickly. In fact, it’s hard to believe that a vehicle that drives so poorly manages to find favor with anyone, let alone its millions of loyal buyers.