Tag Archives: automobiles

Hypernutty

By WorldWideWeber | Published: April 30, 2008
With gas prices rising with no end in sight, people are looking for ways to increase their mileage. In an article on techniques drivers are using to get farther on a tank of fuel (termed “hypermiling”), we come upon this: Hypermiling can even make fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrid cars more efficient. Chuck Thomas, 50, a computer programmer [...]
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Resolution

By WorldWideWeber | Published: January 10, 2007
On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.
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Merging

By WorldWideWeber | Published: September 8, 2006
There is much that is wrong with the world—seriously wrong. One feels silly speaking of this particular wrong. It is admittedly trivial. But it seems to be intractable, and so perhaps worthy of passing consideration. The evil of which I speak is simply this: on the highway, when the traffic is heavy, it pays to stay [...]
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  • Proverbs for Paranoids, 3: If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
    —Gravity’s Rainbow

    ‘Is it about a bicycle?’ he asked.
    —The Third Policeman