KARAKURI TRICKS
IN CLASSIC JAPAN, automata known as karakuri delivered tea to guests. The mechanized doll would approach the guest, then, with head bowed, offer the cup of tea. When the tea … Continue reading
ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF SAUDI OIL
TRUMP’S RECENT exclamation-point-endowed pandering to Saudi Arabia suggests the need for an update on countries supplying oil to the U.S. To avoid yet further trumpery (Merriam-Webster: “crapola, hogwash, rubbish”), I … Continue reading
IS IT EV TIME YET? PART 2
YESTERDAY AT SimanaitisSays, Part 1 began sorting out my collection of EV tidbits gleaned from Automotive News. Such was the pile height that Part 2 is warranted as well. GM … Continue reading
IS IT EV TIME YET? PART 1
I’VE BEEN COLLECTING news items on what’s seen as the inevitable transition to electric vehicles. Indeed, this stack has reached critical mass, worthy of Part 1 today and Part 2 … Continue reading
HACK MY TESLA? EASY-PEASY FOR A WHILE THERE
ALL IT TOOK for Belgian researchers to unlock and drive a Tesla Model S was the car’s weak encryption code, $600 of minicomputer hardware, and two seconds of effort. Rest … Continue reading
A SEVEN-YEAR UPDATE—2019 INFINITI QX50 PART 2
YESTERDAY IN Part 1, I discussed the new Infiniti QX50’s impressive VC-Turbo engine, as in variable-compression-ratio turbo. Today in Part 2, I assess several of the QX50’s other 2019 virtues … Continue reading
A SEVEN-YEAR UPDATE—2019 INFINITI QX50 PART 1
THIS TWO-PARTER is a road test of sorts. A 2019 Infiniti QX50 recently resided at our place for a week. It bristles with high technology, especially when put in perspective … Continue reading
