gdp's Comments

Atomic Toasters : May 28, 1906 - San Francisco in Ruins

Mon, 6 Jul 2015 15:45:36 +0000

But all of my spare change has been going to the mooses and the Emmas just to keep things as-is....

Atomic Toasters : May 28, 1906 - San Francisco in Ruins

Fri, 29 May 2015 16:42:27 +0000

I've never been able to confirm this beyond oral tradition, but the story in my hometown of Gardiner, OR, is that we produced some of the lumber that went into rebuilding the city. In turn we ended up with shiploads of quake debris that had been used as ballast and that this material became fill for a couple of local bridges.

Atomic Toasters : May 9th, 1980 - Skyway Bridge Collapse

Sat, 9 May 2015 15:43:10 +0000

<img src="http://www.skywaybridge.com/images/800509/800509e.jpg" width="400"> I'm glad I didn't have the job of "guy who gets to prep the Buick for retrieval." My father was a member of a bridge crew for the Oregon Department of Transportation for a few years and had to deal with some unfortunate situations, but this is stunning.

Atomic Toasters : Unified Theory of Racing Maps

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:53:00 +0000

That's because Lindbergh didn't rely on Windows. <img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2457/3940640357_45b8f12339_o.jpg">

Atomic Toasters : Unified Theory of Racing Maps

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:49:01 +0000

Starting at 1:23 in the video: "There were even areas where you could drive horizontally across the entire map and come out again where you began on the other side." Ah. The virtual world was a tube but not yet a series of them.

Atomic Toasters : Home Movies, Now In Theaters

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:58:02 +0000

I had a slightly different brush with "home movies, now in theaters" a while back: http://atomictoasters.com/2012/10/user-input-dele... when, at the end of the one-night-only showing of "Magical Mystery Tour" the Cinerama's screen jumped to what was quite clearly the menu for a standard home-release DVD. The effect was momentarily disorienting in that setting, but we all got a chuckle out of it.

Atomic Toasters : Shutdown: Ad Birds

Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:01:42 +0000

Venetian Old Style.

Atomic Toasters : Startup: Killing Them With Irony

Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:57:44 +0000

After the inevitable discovery occurs, mention to your co-worker that 8-tracks can't be rewound.

Hooniverse : The News for February 20th, 2015

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:18:16 +0000

My automotive news is the addition of an American Microcar to the fleet: <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8635/15975067693_996be3d6f5_z.jpg" width="350"> Even rarer than the vehicle itself is the manual which accompanied it: <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7360/16593663421_7112ecd9f6.jpg" width="350"> Despite the name, I'd be hard pressed to defend the assertion that the American Microcar is a microcar. It is, however, street-legal. Now I just need a motorcycle helmet.

Hooniverse : The Tata Nano Debacle

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:20:24 +0000

No, I was already covered on the question of tadpole-configuration three-wheelers. The delta-configuration American Microcar adds balance. So to speak.

Hooniverse : The Tata Nano Debacle

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:03:18 +0000

I figure the more money I save by avoiding rational transportation, the more irrational transportation I can acquire. <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8650/15974049153_8a66ff5ca5.jpg" width="400">

Hooniverse : The Tata Nano Debacle

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:45:39 +0000

I'd say it only scores in the low- to mid-range on the deathtrap scale, but I suppose it's all relative.

Hooniverse : Last Call- Orange You Glad Edition

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 01:12:40 +0000

Oh, definitely the orange Probe 16. I understand it runs like clockwork.

Hooniverse : Last Call- Pleased to Meat You Bumper Sticker Edition

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:49:59 +0000

I assume this means at long last they're being converted into fabulous prizes of unspeakable value.

Hooniverse : The Carchive: The Austin 1100

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:30:54 +0000

As a member of the VPOC, I forgive you. This time. <img src="http://www.murileemartin.com/UG/LWA13/067-UG-Pacific_Northworst_24_Hours_of_LeMons.jpg" width="350">

Hooniverse : Thursday Trivia

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:18:20 +0000

True. I prefer market shares that are indistinguishable from zero.

Hooniverse : Hooniverse Asks- What Car Company Should Buy What Car Company?

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:13:11 +0000

That would leave Tesla free to buy Elio.

Hooniverse : Thursday Trivia

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:55:16 +0000

To give Cugnot his due, n = 2.

Hooniverse : Thursday Trivia

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:43:17 +0000

<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/9588400640_bf1008e7a4.jpg" width="450"> I'd have thought it would be difficult to beat a 100% market share.

Hooniverse : Big in Berlin – Lucille is a 1972 Ford Country Sedan turned German

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:50:24 +0000

It's probably just the influence of the designer/manufacturer, who is one of those artsy, authory, New Yorker types.