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• On the post: iPhone Haters Are Stick-Shifters In An Automatic World

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2009 @ 09:36am

  But, there are two kinds of automatic transmissions

  I have been a stick shift user since 1965 when I got my driver's license.
  
  I have always hated automatic transmissions because of:
  1. loss of control
  2. fewer number of gears
  3. fewer miles per gallon of fuel
  4. slushiness that came with torque converters
  
  But, a year ago, we bought an Audi A3 with a Triptronic 6-speed.
  
  What a world of difference. This provides:
  1. Control as you can always go to manual mode
  2. plenty of gears
  3. the tiniest fuel consumption loss
  4. crisp feeling thanks to double-clutch technology
  
  Certainly "good enough" for me. And, way more convenient for city driving.
  
  And, also [as SP would say], my wife loves her iPhone with its 30+ apps.

• On the post: Russian Telcos: Skype Is Hurting Our Business And Must Be Stopped

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2009 @ 07:31pm

  Russia = doomed economy

  Joe Biden said. "They have a shrinking population base, they have a withering economy, they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years, they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable."
  
  Spend some time at http://russiatooat.blogspot.com/
  
  The Russians have only two things of importance:
  1. Nuclear weapons with delivery systems.
  2. Oil/gas.

• On the post: Julie Amero Sentencing Delayed Again; Prosecutors May Be Trying To Figure Out How To Back Out Gracefully

  

  davebarnes ( profile ), 28 Mar, 2007 @ 01:08pm

  If she is a witch

  then they could consider:
  1. dunking
  2. burning at the stake
  Both are traditional remedies.