Indianapolis F1 Race?
Thursday, June 23, 2005
The fans respond, Part 1
We have received hundreds of responses to our request for your opinions about what happened at Indianapolis last weekend. The responses are published in the order they were received. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of grandprix.com.
While everyone points the finger of blame at each other, I think it's important to separate the questions of who caused the fiasco and who had the power to fix it. In this case it seems pretty clear that Max (Mosley) had the power to put in a chicane and save the day for the fans, sponsors and billions of TV viewers. So it is for this reason that the blame for the sham of a race should be placed at Max's feet. I made the mistake of attending the the Austrian race in 2002. After Ferrari's games there I left the TV off for the rest of the season. After the Indy fiasco, I may leave it off until 2008.
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Room 39
I went to Room 39 last week for lunch.
IT WAS GREAT!
That said, no dinner and no wine...yet.
Hopefully, they will be able to get a wine license and open for dinner soon.
The atmosphere is casual, clean and elegant.
I only wish I went with more than one person so I could'v tried more on the menu.
1719 West 39th Street
816-753-3939
Hours: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Closed on Sunday
IT WAS GREAT!
That said, no dinner and no wine...yet.
Hopefully, they will be able to get a wine license and open for dinner soon.
The atmosphere is casual, clean and elegant.
I only wish I went with more than one person so I could'v tried more on the menu.
1719 West 39th Street
816-753-3939
Hours: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Closed on Sunday
Formula One
Alright, last weeks race in Indianapolis was crazy!
I think the FIA made the right decision in not changing the track.
Curve 13 has been there since 1909 and F1 has raced there for 6 years.
Michelin job is to provide tires to race on the track as it exists. It is not FIA's job to make a last minute change to a track that will help one manufacturer over another.
That said, it would've sucked to be there and only see six cars race.
Talk about a natural ad campaign for Bridgestone. I would use Michelin's quote that their tires are unsafe at speed.
I think the FIA made the right decision in not changing the track.
Curve 13 has been there since 1909 and F1 has raced there for 6 years.
Michelin job is to provide tires to race on the track as it exists. It is not FIA's job to make a last minute change to a track that will help one manufacturer over another.
That said, it would've sucked to be there and only see six cars race.
Talk about a natural ad campaign for Bridgestone. I would use Michelin's quote that their tires are unsafe at speed.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Re:Verse Happy Hour
What a deal.
I met some friends on the Plaza for an adult beverage before the Royals game last night (they won!).
We went down to Re:Verse to have a few apps on and some vino.
Not knowing there was a happy hour, we ordered away.
What a deal!
1/2 price on app's and wine.
We had about 5 apps and some Cambria Chardonnay (yum!) for about $40.
Deal!
I met some friends on the Plaza for an adult beverage before the Royals game last night (they won!).
We went down to Re:Verse to have a few apps on and some vino.
Not knowing there was a happy hour, we ordered away.
What a deal!
1/2 price on app's and wine.
We had about 5 apps and some Cambria Chardonnay (yum!) for about $40.
Deal!
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Free Gmail accounts
I know, I know...everyone has them.
I do have about 50 freebie accounts to give away if anyone wants one.
Toss me and email and I'll send you one or more.
I do have about 50 freebie accounts to give away if anyone wants one.
Toss me and email and I'll send you one or more.
Rebate!
In the mail today, I received my $50 rebate for my Brother color laser.
Cost to purchase is now $235 + tax!
For that, I can put up with the noise.
Cost to purchase is now $235 + tax!
For that, I can put up with the noise.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Printers - more
I ended up giving my 3200 to a friend who needed something for outgoing faxes (uses e-fax) and wanted a printer. His $500 inkjet (HP) was falling apart.
Mine still printed and seemed like a good short term fix for him.
While he was configuring it for him, he found my missing faxes in memory.
Ah Ha!
Interesting because no where that I could find on the HP forums was there any mention of this.
Mine still printed and seemed like a good short term fix for him.
While he was configuring it for him, he found my missing faxes in memory.
Ah Ha!
Interesting because no where that I could find on the HP forums was there any mention of this.
Printers and me
Well, my trusty (not so) hp 3200 died beyond my patience to live with it any longer.
While it continued to print, every once and awhile, it would stop receiving faxes (or so I thought).
The bummer with that is unless I know a fax is coming, I just miss it. Admittedly, emails have supplanted faxes, but I still receive 5-10 a month. It turns out that this is fairly common if you look on the HP support web site. The only cure is to download the firmware (done that) and to re-start the fax every week or so. There also is no error message when the fax is not received.
My last two printers were HP's that had suffered many and various problems and I was done with them. I started to do some research as I am prone to do and decided to just buy a cheap fax printer and get another laser for every day duty.
I settled on a Brother MFC 5840 which touts about 18 pages per minute. While it may achieve these speeds with one word on the page, 4-6 ppm is more realistic. The cool thing about this is that it has networking built in. All for $199 with $30 rebate (still not received).
The set up was very easy from both an XP and win 2000 machine.
The OCR works quite well although copying is excruciatingly slow.
I bought the more expensive version because it had a card reader built in - photo's are pretty crappy. I probably should have saved a few bucks and got the one without.
Later that week I went to Officedepot to UPS a package. The goal was to spend about $9.
On the clearance table, they had a new in sealed box Brother hl-2700 cn (four pass color laser) for $235! $599 on sale for $385, marked down another $100 on the table with a $50 rebate (still not received).
Too good a deal to pass up. For around $500, I know have two printers for less than my old HP 3200 cost me. The laser also had networking built in. I was in the market for a one pass with built in duplexing, but this was $235! One third less than the printer that I was looking at.
That said, man this thing is noisy! Color lasers also pull a lot of juice it makes the lights dim when using. It also only does 8x11. For know I am happy though. It sure beats going to Kinko's and dropping $1-$2 a page to do color.
While it continued to print, every once and awhile, it would stop receiving faxes (or so I thought).
The bummer with that is unless I know a fax is coming, I just miss it. Admittedly, emails have supplanted faxes, but I still receive 5-10 a month. It turns out that this is fairly common if you look on the HP support web site. The only cure is to download the firmware (done that) and to re-start the fax every week or so. There also is no error message when the fax is not received.
My last two printers were HP's that had suffered many and various problems and I was done with them. I started to do some research as I am prone to do and decided to just buy a cheap fax printer and get another laser for every day duty.
I settled on a Brother MFC 5840 which touts about 18 pages per minute. While it may achieve these speeds with one word on the page, 4-6 ppm is more realistic. The cool thing about this is that it has networking built in. All for $199 with $30 rebate (still not received).
The set up was very easy from both an XP and win 2000 machine.
The OCR works quite well although copying is excruciatingly slow.
I bought the more expensive version because it had a card reader built in - photo's are pretty crappy. I probably should have saved a few bucks and got the one without.
Later that week I went to Officedepot to UPS a package. The goal was to spend about $9.
On the clearance table, they had a new in sealed box Brother hl-2700 cn (four pass color laser) for $235! $599 on sale for $385, marked down another $100 on the table with a $50 rebate (still not received).
Too good a deal to pass up. For around $500, I know have two printers for less than my old HP 3200 cost me. The laser also had networking built in. I was in the market for a one pass with built in duplexing, but this was $235! One third less than the printer that I was looking at.
That said, man this thing is noisy! Color lasers also pull a lot of juice it makes the lights dim when using. It also only does 8x11. For know I am happy though. It sure beats going to Kinko's and dropping $1-$2 a page to do color.
Some Cafe Owners Pull the Plug on Lingering Wi-Fi Users
"But lately, the subject of Wi-Fi - specifically, the cafe's move to cut back on the free Wi-Fi connection it provides for patrons' Internet use - has been impossible to avoid. "It's distracting," said Jen Strongin, a co-owner."
Imagine that, some people are freeloaders.
Since getting my Treo 650, I tend to look less for free wifi.
Most Panera's have free wifi although the one on the Plaza shuts it off during the lunch time (can you blame them). The above subject has been making the rounds lately, I guess it's the latest media darling. One owner has a pretty good idea - no plugs in the dining area so the most you can stay online is a few hours.
Bottom line is that if you use someones free wifi, spend some money in the place!
Imagine that, some people are freeloaders.
Since getting my Treo 650, I tend to look less for free wifi.
Most Panera's have free wifi although the one on the Plaza shuts it off during the lunch time (can you blame them). The above subject has been making the rounds lately, I guess it's the latest media darling. One owner has a pretty good idea - no plugs in the dining area so the most you can stay online is a few hours.
Bottom line is that if you use someones free wifi, spend some money in the place!
Exotic Cars web site
For those of us that must live vicareously through others cars, this is a pretty cool web site.
If you spot an exotic (I have actually sent in a few from Leawood KS), you snap a pic and email it in with a brief description. The web site is updated several times a month.
If you spot an exotic (I have actually sent in a few from Leawood KS), you snap a pic and email it in with a brief description. The web site is updated several times a month.
Unused gift cards deliver $43 million to Home Depot
This is crazy that retailers can charge you for holding their gift cards.
Many retailers charge you a monthly fee after a few months if you do not use them.
This is insane.
Do not let this happen.
The nation's No. 2 retailer (NYSE: HD) recognized the gain from gift card "breakage" for the first time ever, in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Breakage is the balance remaining on gift cards that a retailer can claim when the cards expire, are lost or are unused for a lengthy period.
Many retailers charge you a monthly fee after a few months if you do not use them.
This is insane.
Do not let this happen.
The nation's No. 2 retailer (NYSE: HD) recognized the gain from gift card "breakage" for the first time ever, in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Breakage is the balance remaining on gift cards that a retailer can claim when the cards expire, are lost or are unused for a lengthy period.
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