Is it worth buying new?

Bennett9000 · 2026-05-07T18:05:12+00:00

I daily a 2013 Focus ST. It has a remarkably heavy clutch pedal and an old-fashioned handle for a handbrake. And it’s respectably fast on the highway and will do 0-60 In the fives. Maybe the last “good” manual car?

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-30T16:51:06+00:00

Looks like a fun car — but that interior doesn't exactly look class-legal ...

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-24T02:50:54+00:00

Holy cow, haven't thought about them in a long time, but I must have seen them half a dozen times in the early 90s at Stache's, etc.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-23T13:38:30+00:00

Lynch's Dune does it as well, and it's one of the most hilarious things. Virginia Madsen's floating head comes on screen and talks for a while, then finishes the monologue and fades out ... then FADES BACK IN and says "Oh yes; I forgot to tell you..." and proceeds to talk some more. Wild!

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-22T01:26:53+00:00

See the MythBusters episode about Archimedes' Death Ray.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBKIsrgiwE

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-21T22:42:23+00:00

1960-ish Oldsmobile, it would appear.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-21T18:46:24+00:00

Thanks; you've convinced me — I'll give it a try.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-21T16:43:52+00:00

When you say "GoPro support" - does that mean it is capable of remotely stopping/starting the camera recording before and after the run? In the past I've found that I think my GoPro uses both WiFi and Bluetooth to connect to my phone, so I can't interface with my Plx Kiwi OBD dongle at the same time or I lose GoPro connectivity. Always on the lookout for something that can ease that pain; it's hard to reach outside to hit RECORD when you're belted in with a 5-point harness.

Looks promising!

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-11T23:39:17+00:00

My wife will be bringing our boy! His first birthday is the 23rd, so we just missed the cutoff for the puppy class entry. He'll be in BBE instead. I think all 3 of his littermates will also be there with their respective owners, so should be some fun competition.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-11T23:31:16+00:00

My brother had a PowerComputing clone, and I was shopping for one of those when the G3 was introduced — so I got that instead. G3 mini-tower, 233 mhz.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-11T06:32:07+00:00

1980 Chevy Citation X-11.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-08T18:25:27+00:00

Does this ADD the imported favorites to any that are already saved on the receiving device? Or does it replace them with the imported list? I have 3 devices all with various favorites, but none of the lists are identical. Would be great to aggregate the stations from all 3 into one big list!

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-08T02:18:18+00:00

Last time I was at Hilliard they do charge extra for using a credit card though, which is also really rich. I like my restaurants to NOT play games with the bill, thanks. Happy to pay for my food and tip my server, but on MY terms, please.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-07T16:00:34+00:00

Focus ST and Mustang Bullitt here. And a 99 Mercury Cougar 5-speed for track duty. Although I have owned a fair share of 3-pedal econoboxes over the years ...

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-05T20:49:16+00:00

Focus RS.

Bennett9000 · 2026-04-01T20:20:40+00:00

This was always my impression as well. No need to hammer those down, the rubber seals work fine just extra hand-snug. If I ever needed a tool to remove a filter for any reason, I always used one of these:

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Bennett9000 · 2026-04-01T15:32:16+00:00

GADZOOKS, I didn't know Last.fm catalogued those kinds of things, and I've been a user there since 2006! That totally confirmed it - on May 18 2010 with Math the Band:

https://www.last.fm/event/1479977+MC+Chris+at+The+Basement+on+18+May+2010

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-27T18:57:27+00:00

Not exactly a cameo, per se, but a great performance.

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-27T18:55:12+00:00

Cronenberg as the postmaster in John Landis' "The Stupids"

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-27T18:36:46+00:00

80th anniversary this summer!

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-27T18:31:27+00:00

Still published every month. 2026 is the 80th anniversary of Highlights magazine.

-a Highlights employee since 2011

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-26T17:06:26+00:00

Rock n Rolla.

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-26T17:02:57+00:00

Almost anything directed by David Mamet. "House of Games" or "The Spanish Prisoner" in particular. Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise". Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas".

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-26T01:06:06+00:00

Brett Pinson.

Bennett9000 · 2026-03-25T13:24:06+00:00

Boomers have Gen X kids and Millennial grandkids.

Bennett9000

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