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  • (Vanity) Bodacious Tatas, or, India Steps on the Gas

    03/25/2009 4:57:43 AM PDT · by grey_whiskers · 22 replies · 2,477+ views
    grey_whiskers ^ | March 25, 2009 | grey_whiskers
    India has made a big splash over the last few days with the announcement by Tata Motors of its new mini-car, the Tata. Even though the car's release was originally scheduled for last year, everyone is still very excited. Finally, an affordable ($2,000 US) car for the masses! (A $60 down payment is all it takes, I have heard.) There are a number of implications of this situation, and reactions from different sides. Let's take a look at a few of them. First, there is the collective *gasp* from the "peak oil" crowd, followed by hysterical Oh Noes. One Australian...
  • See Y'all Later...

    04/04/2005 8:07:34 PM PDT · by Long Cut · 1,275 replies · 27,497+ views
    Me | 4APR05 | Long Cut
    Well, that time has come for me. I’m leaving FR. However, I do not consider this an “opus”, as I am NOT going to use it to rehash old slights or arguments, or to give my personal opinion of what “should be done around here”. As has been so often pointed out, this is Jim Robinson’s site, and he runs it as he sees fit. Rather, all I’m going to do here is give a general reason for my departure, and say a hearty-but-sad “GOODBYE!” to all the folks here who have enriched my life in the past four years....