Thomas Guy

Free Parking

Apparently, in addition to great fuel economy and saving the environment, one of the many perks of owning an Escalade is having the freedom to park however the mood strikes you. I saw this last night when I left work and it was still there when I came in to work this morning.

A Serious Helmet

Old news, but I just read about the helmet Michael Schumacher started wearing in 2004. The Schuberth RF 1.5 helmet cost $15,000. And you can drive over it with a tank without damaging it. Link to the article.

NBC Denounces New Media Using Its “Office” Series

I was watching the episode of NBC’s The Office when I had something of a revelation. I realized that the storyline was foreshadowing the possibility of some conflict regarding the Dunder Mifflin “Infinity” website. This is good material for the show, but I couldn’t help but notice the editorialization of the commentary vis-a-vis NBC’s recentContinue reading “NBC Denounces New Media Using Its “Office” Series”

Vitamin A and E Will End You Faster

No idea what this is all about, but Adult Swim has these 15 second “Public Service Announcements” that have intrigued me enough to look for references to them on the web. “Vitamin A and E Will End You Faster,” is the message of the Public Service announcement. No idea what it means, but it definitelyContinue reading “Vitamin A and E Will End You Faster”

The Prices of Crude Oil and Automotive Gasoline

I’ve been wrestling with a thought experiment for the last couple of months and I think I’ve finally made some headway in resolving it. This all started when a barrel of crude oil was hovering around $100 per barrel. Round numbers like that make doing the math on this problem a lot easier. From whatContinue reading “The Prices of Crude Oil and Automotive Gasoline”