@Ray Wert: You expect me to read the posts? I didn't even proof read my own posts.
Sharp elbows at the 6:30 AM press conference.
@tekdemon: They are designed to stop truck bombs and the like, that the line of the song is an act of violence is just a confusing coincidence.
What I was trying to get at is this seems to me to be an Occam's razor type situation. Rather than choose a complicated, expensive, and inevitably failure prone system, why not just choose a simple one?
In addition, this solution gives no credit to terrorists for the possibility of creative, lateral solutions to defeating their barriers. I put my mind to it for about five seconds and noted it would be a snap to get a BIG bomb past these with a row crop sprayer.
What I was trying to get at is this seems to me to be an Occam's razor type situation. Rather than choose a complicated, expensive, and inevitably failure prone system, why not just choose a simple one?
In addition, this solution gives no credit to terrorists for the possibility of creative, lateral solutions to defeating their barriers. I put my mind to it for about five seconds and noted it would be a snap to get a BIG bomb past these with a row crop sprayer.
I'm reminded of a line from Eminem's "Amityville," a song about the simplified but occasionally brutal existence in Detroit.
We don't do drivebys, we park in front of houses and shoot
This seems like an unnecessarily complex system in a place where a simple one would do.
Plus they look like rusty trash cans.
We don't do drivebys, we park in front of houses and shoot
This seems like an unnecessarily complex system in a place where a simple one would do.
Plus they look like rusty trash cans.
So this is kind of amusing. Friday I saw one of these cars driving around loud and proud completely sans camouflage on Woodward, the car had been so teased I thought it was already out and didn't even bother taking pictures.
@Rock517: Yes, Americans hate wagons. Actually they hate the term "wagon." Rebrand the form factor and they sell fine, witness the popularity of "5-doors."
Please tell me nobody buys the Mazdaspeed3, Subaru Impreza 5-door, Suzuki SX4, Caliber, Highlander, Flex, Matrix Jetta Sportwagon and more. All wagons, the lot of 'em.
Wagons in the past SUCKED, that's why nobody bought them, that's one of the reasons why they migrated to SUVs. When you offer more compelling products people are more willing to buy them. The CTS Sportwagon and its V sibling are more compelling products.
You can kick and scream about not liking wagons, but they're way more fun than SUVs or crossovers, get better fuel economy and have almost the same amount of utility. They are a better mousetrap.
Please tell me nobody buys the Mazdaspeed3, Subaru Impreza 5-door, Suzuki SX4, Caliber, Highlander, Flex, Matrix Jetta Sportwagon and more. All wagons, the lot of 'em.
Wagons in the past SUCKED, that's why nobody bought them, that's one of the reasons why they migrated to SUVs. When you offer more compelling products people are more willing to buy them. The CTS Sportwagon and its V sibling are more compelling products.
You can kick and scream about not liking wagons, but they're way more fun than SUVs or crossovers, get better fuel economy and have almost the same amount of utility. They are a better mousetrap.
@Rock517: When you bag on wagons at Jalopnik you know exactly what you're getting into, let's not pretend.
@Elhigh: Believe it or not the D-pillar blind spot isn't as bad as you'd expect it to be. It's really no worse than the CTS sedans -- if you look at the C-pillar on those they're pretty huge too.
@Rock517: You must be trolling. The CTS-V is the thinking man's supercar. It's everything, all the time, no compromises and it pisses everyone who doesn't understand it off.
It's a home run and I'll be saving my pennies for one.
It's a home run and I'll be saving my pennies for one.
@Dusty_Duster: BLASPHEMER!
I want one.
@buzz killington would rather burn out than rust: Came here to post this, left satisfied.
@jodark: There's plenty left to burn, but community involvement, aggressive policing and a general change in attitude have made Devil's Night exist only in lazy stereotypes of Detroit.
@jodark: There's plenty left to burn, but community involvement, aggressive policing and a general change in attitude have made Devil's Night exist only in lazy stereotypes of Detroit.
@wheels OF satan!: Just come out and say it: "I hate having fun."
Now that it's out, is it okay for the rest of the well-adjusted world to have a good time?
Now that it's out, is it okay for the rest of the well-adjusted world to have a good time?
@bacon117: was broken, it's back up now.
@gnarlycharlie4u: Booze during the event is verboten, afterward however...
@maximum_sarge: The event's sponsored by PBR, not Wes' ride. There will be PBR at the afterparty.
Fixies, PBR, urban renewal; Thunderdrome will be like some kind of Hipsterstock.
Fixies, PBR, urban renewal; Thunderdrome will be like some kind of Hipsterstock.
@LappingLuke: If we showed you the whole thing we'd have to pay the spy photography agency for the rights to the photos. For small potatoes stuff like this it doesn't makes sense for us to buy them. Instead, it's industry standard to cop the images to 1/6th original size and link to the source.