Robert Hall

Yeah, was 102 today..the highs are going be pretty consistantly over 100 from now until mid September. I took last Friday off, went back to Denver for 3 days...the gray, cloudy rainy 40 degree weather was heavenly compared to the disgusting tan baked $h! of the desert.

I don't mind it..better than a cold one. I've tried getting in when it's 78, but that is too cold for me. In the summer, I usually get in after dark..since we don't have DST, it gets dark relatively early..;

I've long thought they should change the name from 'General Motors' to 'Generic Motors'.

Tesla roadster (B.O.->musk->Elon Musk->Tesla)

An SS w/ GXP badging and some unique Pontiac parts (wheels, hood, fascias, lighting, wing) could have made a nice G5, I think...

I always look at stories like this from the perspective of the developers, those of us in the life, in the trenches (cubes). The nature of the software industry is such that so many projects never complete, fail, get shelved, --or companies merge or fail, etc that if one's sense of being, worth, and career satisfaction depended heavily on getting closure--i.e. seeing the fruit of your personal and or team effort make it successfully in production--that you would go insane from lack of closure. In my decade plus in the business, I've seen more failures than successes, unfortunately. There have been countless processes developed over the years touted as the 'Silver Bullet' for the problem, but none of them really work...so many projects fail vs. the number that actually succeed. It's a frustrating business to be in, but still can be a lot of fun and challenging at times.

Well, now have the first 100 degree week going on...highs have been over 100 ever since Tues and supposed to be that way into next week. Pool water temp was 81 last night--POOL TIME! By July, the water temp will be 92 or so. Things will cool off again in mid-late September. I keep telling myself, just one more AZ summer....then run screaming..

Supposedly, a movie is coming in '11...no details on IMDB. Seems like it might make a good Vin Diesel action flick..

Ahh....ok. I thought maybe you had slipped up for once..

Given their history, and that they are both German, I suspect it will be better for both companies, unlike the DaimlerChrysler disaster..

I wonder if any of the original designers/developers are still involved...that is an insanely long duration for any software development effort. I worked on one project that was 3 years from start to first client install, and that is a pretty long duration..

The Cayenne is not a rebadge, it's platform sharing, same as GM does...you of all people should understand the difference between badge engineering and platform sharing.

The ones in my Jeep are pretty good, I like how they are removable to wash. Though what I'd really like, though, are adjustable, heated, chilled and lighted cupholders...

I really like those wheels on the 300M...those were nice cars.

The 356 is a fun car...a friend of mine has a 1960 356, a 914, and a '76 930 Turbo. All are fun cars in different ways..so many people forget the original sports cars were not about raw power but handling finesse...

A coworker once said you should just ignore them, like they don't exist...kind of like the homeless..don't make eye contact, don't answer them.

Actually, to be accurate, humans are a species. I was using 'humor' by claiming human as ethnicity.

Yes, it's what the RWD Celica and 240SX were years ago. It's an entry in a category Toyota and Nissan abandoned, as did Honda for the FWD sport compact category (i.e. no Prelude, no Integra, no RSX these days).

I assume only his head is his, and the rest photoshopped..

Yes, and they are clearly in two different categories...one a compact, one a midsize. Balthy of all people, as the oracle of all automotive historical knowledge, should know that the many categories have been around and expanding and contracting for decades...

At one company, I had an optional form to self-identify my ethnicity for EEOC hiring or something...I wrote, 'English-Scottish-Welsh-Scots-Irish-Irish-Native American', which is, based on my research, an accurate description of my ethnicity. On a similar form elsewhere, I wrote, 'human', which is also accurate, I believe.

It's a 2 seat sports car, different category from the 4 seat Genesis.

Well, it is a legal occupation in some countries. 'sex worker' is the general category, like 'knowledge worker' is the category for my thing.

No point in doing that if they are profitable. Plus, many of those brands (like Seat and Skoda) are sold in very few markets... it's not like GM; Porsche and VW Group are actually profitable.

I suppose that is more of a hobby than an occupation. An occupation is something that leads to a paycheck and taxes, usually.