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  • The Boreham Ten-K: A 10,000 RPM Naturally-Aspirated Powerhouse

    12/09/2025 8:20:29 AM PST · by Omnivore-Dan · 55 replies
    Enginelabs.com ^ | 12/09/2025 | Jacob Traynor
    While less prevalent these days, it’s hard to not appreciate the sound of a high-revving naturally aspirated engine. The team at Boreham Motorworks just pulled the cover off their new 2.1-liter, inline-four cylinder engine. This small-displacement powerplant puts out an impressive 325 horsepower and, as the name suggests, screams all the way to an astonishing 10,000 rpm. It may be small, but innovative engineering is significantly pushing the boundaries for what a street-driven engine can be.
  • Crash on Dumbarton Bridge Leaves Classic Packard Torched

    12/07/2025 5:34:41 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 13 replies
    KTVU ^ | December 7, 2025
    A car crash on the Dumbarton Bridge near Hayward left a classic car destroyed and traffic snarled on Sunday afternoon. Four cars crashed just before 3:30 p.m. in the second and third eastbound lanes near the middle of the bridge, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  • British Military Attacks Drones With Huge Laser "The accuracy is razor sharp."

    12/05/2025 4:41:17 AM PST · by daniel1212 · 23 replies
    futurism.com ^ | Nov 23, 2025 | Sharon Adarlo
    Drones are increasingly menacing the skies above, whether as buzzing nuisances destroying a scenic locale’s peaceful vibes or wielded as a kamikaze drone spreading terror. As such, world militaries are intensely interested in anti-drone weaponry right now. Take the latest demo from the British Armed Forces to take down these suckers: shooting them out of the blue with a powerful laser beam. The country’s Ministry of Defense recently tested the DragonFire laser at a facility in Scotland, according to a statement, where it was able to successfully shoot down high speed drones that “fly up to 650 km/h [404 miles...
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX Live Thread

    12/04/2025 12:38:23 PM PST · by Carriage Hill · 30 replies
    Formula One ^ | 12.04.2025 | Carriage Hill
    2025 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX Live Thread Circuit: Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island First Grand Prix: 2009, Number of Laps: 58, Circuit Length: 5.281 km, Race Distance: 306.183 km, Lap Record: 1:25.637 Kevin Magnussen (2024)
  • The RAM Shortage Comes for Us All [4:29]

    12/04/2025 10:59:53 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 53 replies
    YouTube ^ | December 4, 2025 | Jeff Geerling
    The RAM Shortage Comes for Us All | 4:29 Jeff Geerling | 1.01M subscribers | 1,265 views | December 4, 2025
  • The Fully-Fledged Santa Factory in Rural Axarquia

    12/03/2025 12:21:42 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    Euroweekly News ^ | 03 Dec 2025 | Adam Woodward
    gThe small town of Colmenar, in the Axarquia region, just 35 minutes from Rincon de la Victoria, probably holds the crown for the most enchanting Christmas towns in Spain. Every December, the Circo Escuela Fantasia of Colmenar trades its year-round circus workshops for a full-fledged “Santa Claus Factory” – a sprawling outdoor Christmas village where children are officially recruited as Santa’s elf assistants for the day. Opened on November 15 and running every weekend and public holiday until December 23, the village turns the school’s grounds into a winter wonderland of wooden cabins, fairy-tale decorations, twinkling lights, and the unmistakable...
  • Walther Suspends Production of the PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® Legacy Products

    12/01/2025 7:18:53 PM PST · by T.B. Yoits · 24 replies
    Walther Arms ^ | 11/19/2025 | Walther Arms
    A Legendary Era Comes to a Close as the Iconic Line Begins a Multi-Year Modernization Journey. Walther Arms, Inc. today [11/19/2025] announces the formal multi-year pause of production for its legendary PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® legacy handgun lines—marking the end of an era for some of the most iconic firearms in history. For nearly a century, the Walther PP-series pistols have stood as global symbols of craftsmanship, elegance, and reliability. Immortalized in popular culture and revered by firearm enthusiasts worldwide, these handguns have set the standard for timeless design and performance. Today, Walther honors that legacy while clearing the path...
  • The Garden Thread - December, 2025

    12/01/2025 5:54:31 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 175 replies
    December 1, 2025 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The MONTHLY Gardening Thread is a gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...
  • Fuhgeddaboudit! Guido on a Ledge has Italian-Americans fist pumping over SI mom’s Elf on a Shelf makeover

    11/29/2025 7:13:49 AM PST · by Libloather · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/29/25 | Angela Barbuti
    You won’t Fuhgeddaboud being good this Christmas. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now there’s Guido on a Ledge — a plush doll decked out in a wife-beater tank, shades, slides, sporting facial — and chest — hair, and wearing a good-luck horn. Creator Christine Fiscardi Lentinello, a Red Hook, Brooklyn native who now lives in Staten Island, said goombahs get a kick out of Guido. “They’re so excited. They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh this is fantastic. This looks like my uncle. This is my neighbor. This is my father,'” Lentinello, 54, told The Post. “Some people even rename...
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX - Live Thread.

    11/27/2025 12:46:24 PM PST · by Carriage Hill · 34 replies
    FormulaOne.com ^ | 11.27.2025 | Carriage Hill
    2025 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX - Live Thread. Circuit: Lusail International Circuit First Grand Prix: 2021, Number of Laps: 57, Circuit Length: 5.419 km, Race Distance: 308.611 km, Lap Record: 1:24.319 Max Verstappen (2023)
  • Meet the young men behind the 'Quarter-zip Lifestyle' trend

    11/25/2025 1:11:15 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 34 replies
    See video. This is really interesting.
  • Americans have already figured out how to modify new Glocks after the company changed its guns to prevent them from being modified 🇺🇸

    11/24/2025 7:29:09 AM PST · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | November 24, 2025 | Annie Oakley
    LOL. [Warning: One S-bomb, one bleeped F-bomb] The new Glock V 🤌😂 pic.twitter.com/ToXyDTp1cw— PewView (@PewView_) November 21, 2025If you haven't heard, Glock discontinued all of its current double-stack pistol models because the state of California, the city of Chicago, and other leftist governments sued the gun manufacturer, putting the blame for illegal modifications on the company, not the criminals who are actually committing the crimes. Here's the AG of New Jersey with one such lawsuit: BREAKING: I just sued Glock to put the homemade machine gun industry out of business. The days of an Austrian company putting profits ahead of...
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX - Live Thread

    11/20/2025 11:38:16 AM PST · by Carriage Hill · 46 replies
    Carriage Hill ^ | 11.20.2025 | Carriage Hill
    Circuit: Las Vegas Strip Circuit First Grand Prix: 2023, Number of Laps: 50, Circuit Length: 6.201 km, Race Distance: 309.958km, Lap Record: 1:35.490 Oscar Piastri (2023)
  • Something to believe in: The 1972 Buick Centurion

    11/15/2025 9:16:38 AM PST · by MAGA2017 · 61 replies
    OsbornTramain ^ | 11/14/2025 | OsbornTramain
    Traction Control became big in the late 1980's and early 1990's on luxury cars, but, it was used by Buick years ahead of time. GM introduced Airbags and also ABS Braking way back int the 1970's, but these safety options didn't gain popularity until the 1990's. Paul Burke was the Star of the 1960's TV shows, "Naked City" and "12 O'clock High" by Quinn Martin.
  • Know Your ‘Benching’ From Your ‘Shrekking’? A Depressing Glossary of Modern Dating Terms and Trends

    11/12/2025 5:31:27 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 37 replies
    Euronews ^ | 11/11/2025 | David Mouriquand
    New words are routinely popping up to describe an evolving relationship landscape - but also paint a largely dispiriting picture. If buzzy dating terms and trends are anything to go by, 2025 hasn’t made relationships sound too appealing. Granted, the course of true love never did run smooth and all that, but considering how modern dating in a digital age leaves many confused, disillusioned and frequently reporting that it’s akin to wading through the bin juice of humanity, it’s hardly surprising that the ever-growing relationship glossary veers towards the negative. New words are routinely popping up to describe the evolving...
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES GRANDE PRÊMIO DE SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

    11/06/2025 5:32:22 PM PST · by Carriage Hill · 25 replies
    . ^ | 11.6.2025 | Carriage Hill
    2025 FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES GRANDE PRÊMIO DE SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo First Grand Prix: 1963, Number of Laps: 71, Circuit Length: 4.304 km, Race Distance: 305.354 km, Lap Record: 1:10.540 Valtteri Bottas (2021)
  • To Cover or Not to Cover? [Music]

    11/05/2025 2:59:06 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    Santa Cruz Good Times ^ | November 5 | Richard Stockton
    That is the loaded questionI’m watching JAM and the Buttered Biscuits (formerly the Jeffrey A. Meyer Band) at The Shanty Shack in Santa Cruz. Their original songs have such great funk grooves I see a man eat chicken with his jaw chewing in time to the beat. The audience is reserved, they quietly watch, nobody dances. Then the band breaks into a funk version of the Beatles song “Eight Days a Week.” A young woman with black hair to her waist twirls onto the dance floor, her shoulders and hips roll like they’re wired to the bass line. She throws...
  • 60% of Gen Z Wants a Classic Car Because New Ones Are Too Boring

    11/04/2025 2:32:18 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 105 replies
    Motorbiscuit ^ | October 29, 2025 | Sarah Kennedy
    We don’t blame them: Pull into any parking lot and it’s a sea of grayscale SUVs with the same sweeping LED eyebrows and bloated body lines.By any measure, modern cars are starting to look a little too much alike. A Honda CR-V looks like a Hyundai Tucson. A BMW X5 looks like an Alfa Romeo SUV. Maybe that’s why the next wave of car enthusiasts, Gen Z, is quietly falling for the classics instead. According to Hagerty’s 2024 “Future of Driving” survey, 60% of Gen Z respondents said they’re interested in owning a classic car. That’s nearly double the rate...
  • Toys ‘R’ Us opening stores nationwide, including Southern California

    10/27/2025 12:13:44 PM PDT · by BFW · 30 replies
    KTLA5 ^ | Oct 23, 2025 | Lily Dallow
    The beloved and former toy industry leader, Toys “R” Us, is revamping its brand ahead of the holiday season with new stores across the country, including two in California. The company announced a nationwide expansion on Oct. 16, unveiling 30 new locations. The rollout includes a flagship store at the Camarillo Premium Outlets in Ventura County and a seasonal holiday shop at Bay Street Emeryville Mall in the Bay Area. According to the company, the new stores are designed as convenient, family-friendly destinations featuring popular toy brands such as LEGO, Barbie, Hot Wheels, NERF and Paw Patrol.
  • X-ray tables, marked cards and the Mafia: How the FBI says poker games were rigged play

    10/26/2025 3:18:55 PM PDT · by Libloather · 24 replies
    ESPN ^ | 10/24/25 | Doug Greenberg
    A Basketball Hall of Famer. X-ray poker tables. The Mafia. They were all purportedly crucial to an alleged yearslong illegal poker rigging scheme that resulted in 31 federal indictments this week. The case focused on rigged poker games is one of two announced that allegedly involve prominent NBA figures. Investigators state that the scheme to defraud players at a poker table began in April 2019 when defendant Robert "Black Rob" Stroud and other co-conspirators began devising a ruse to use technology to rig illegal poker games, usually Texas Hold 'em, against unwitting, wealthy players whom they called "fish" or "whales,"...