https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/07/ferrari-gtsi-beauty-is-its-own-excuse/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-07T13:05:00+00:00FERRARI GTSi—BEAUTY IS ITS OWN EXCUSE Ferrari 308 GTSi road test R&T March 1981,, 308 GTSi interior: Connolly leather/deep-plush carpeting, Ferrari 308 GTSi "inezione" = fuel-injected (Bosch K-jetronic), Ferrari nomenclatures (single-cylinder displacement: Ferrari 212)/engine type and displacement: 308 (3-liter V-8), author arrived in 1979 (others agreed in 1981 about 308 handling),, 1981: an era of yet-to-be-optimzed emissions controls, R&T quoted Emerson: "Beauty is its own excuse for being.", 308 tire change: Michelin TRX replaced XWX,https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/f34.jpeg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/10/06/disorder-promotes-stability-part-2/Simanaitis Saysen2026-10-06T13:05:00+00:00DISORDER PROMOTES STABILITY PART 2Jacobian matrix: "generalization of derivative/differentials to vector-valued functions of several variables,, "Noise and Diversity Can Promote Stability" Raissa M. D'Souza AAAS "Science",, "Disorder-promoted Stability" Montanari et al. AAAS "Science",, Montanari et al.: "small amounts of disorder can be an asset to faciliate collective behaviors",, fireflies interact through signaling and mating,, equations of interactions can be assembled into a Jacobian matrix (the more negative its eigenvalue the more stable,https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image0-scaled.jpeg.webp?w=150