I suspect it is, all things considered, though I haven't done any comparative pricing yet. Thanks.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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Katie M - Sep 01, 2005 8:52:35 am PDT #4288 of 10003
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 12:21:25 pm PDT #4289 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Slashdot:
"The new Mazda Sassou while being `cool and promoting a positive state of mind' has a most important feature, that every geek will love. Instead of the classic key it uses a usb flash drive for starting up. The key can also be used to transfer things like driving instructions or music to the car's hard drive."
eta: It's a concept car.
DCJensen - Sep 01, 2005 2:49:37 pm PDT #4290 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2005 2:50:27 pm PDT #4291 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DCJensen - Sep 01, 2005 2:51:48 pm PDT #4292 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
My want.
Oh yeah. And very SciFi, too.
Jon B. - Sep 01, 2005 3:50:35 pm PDT #4293 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It's a concept car.
What does that mean?
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 3:54:00 pm PDT #4294 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A car where the designers go, "Wouldn't it be cool if a car had this, that and the other thing?" And then they build a car like that and take it to auto shows to gauge interest in the various features, as well as the car's styling. A concept car would typically come way before the actual prototype.
If I had known when I posted that it was a concept car, I probably wouldn't have posted. Most concept cars (and their concepts) don't see the light of day.
eta: Concept cars are often not even drivable.
eta² The Volkswagen New Beetle started out as a concept car to demonstrate a car powered by a fuel cell. The retro-styling came almost as an afterthought. But the styling of the car received such a positive reaction that they decided to produce it as a regular, gas-powered car. But stuff like that rarely happens.
Jon B. - Sep 01, 2005 4:15:37 pm PDT #4295 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ahhh, thanks.
NoiseDesign - Sep 01, 2005 6:14:26 pm PDT #4296 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
The Dodge Viper, and Plymouth Prowler made the transition from Concept Car to Production almost unchanged.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 6:27:30 pm PDT #4297 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, they are among the few that I can think of that did that. Maybe the PT Cruiser too?