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Exhaust temp increase with decreasing lambda, and peaks at 0.7 lambda. That part of the model is likely incorrect.

Nothing in particular. Just nice to have structured data that I can start mashing together to show in a presentable format. Spreadsheets don't handle images and you can't run a report.

What's the best way to expose random CSV/.xlsx files for future joins etc? We're house hunting and it would be nice have a local db to keep track of price changes, asking prices, photos, etc. And look up (local) municipal OpenData for an address and grab the lot size, zoning, etc. I'm using Airtable and sometimes Excel, but it would be nice to have a home (hobby) setup for storing queryable data.

Anyone know of any breakthroughs in treating peritoneal mesothelioma?

Not only was the driver sleeping, the car was exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h (25 mph).

"Abuela"? "Azúcar" "Abuela"?

I was in the stands in the hairpin when I saw Kubica go flying by. Seeing his head bobbing from side to side made me think that he was dead. I managed to capture some pics of the crash and wrote a blog post about it, and other racing accidents.

http://blog.octanenation.com/kubica-accident-pictures-an-aut...

I'd wager to guess that most would chose the Porsche. I know I did. You can see mine, which happens to be a 1973 911E as Paul chose for his article, here: http://www.octanenation.com/custom/1973-porsche-911/254/ OctaneNation is my startup.

Further evidence that the 911 is desirable: http://www.hagerty.com/valuationtools/HVT/VehicleSearch/Repo... Mine sold for around $10.5k in 1973, and Haggerty says the average value now is $54k. Using an inflation calculator says $10.5k is equivalent to $53k today... Interesting.

The same Hagerty valuation tool shows the Cadillac is worth around $8k.

I'm leaning towards a platform where it's inherently a little more social. Care to explain why you think Squarespace is so awesome?

What don't you like about Posterous?

Some good points. Our 'branded official news source' is already up and running on a subdomain using WP.

I was thinking of writing blog posts that go into more detail about the technology stack we're using, A/B tests, customer acquisition strategies etc. These types of blog posts don't seem like a good fit on the official blog.

Your comments about focusing on the community vs platform/technology is a nice practical insight. Cheers

On a related note, what blogging platform does everyone recommend for discussing your startup? Discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5114239

I fixed your garlic problem in your food desert: http://www.amazon.com/Casa-Fruta-Fresh-Garlic-3lb/dp/B000Z8T...

I've lived/worked in several countries, including the US, and my impression is that the US has some of the highest wages and lowest taxes in the world. So compared to the rest of the world I don't think the burdens are 'abysmal'.

Does anyone have links to articles that review this in more depth? A quick Google search didn't yield anything relevant.

Very impressive and bice background on the science.

I'd love to see him do the same with a nitro funny car... I saw one for the first time last month and it's impossible to convey the shear power that you can feel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzOEz0Y3Lcc

There's nothing illegal about minimizing your tax burden using lawful techniques.

Kubica's accident at Montreal was very scary. I saw it unfold befor emy eyes and managed to snap a bunch of photos. Your post reminded me of this and inspired me to write a Thanksgiving/Racing Safety blog post: http://blog.octanenation.com/news/an-automotive-thanksgiving...

Exciting stuff!

Interesting. Any more details about how they were able to do this?

His project inspired me to write a blog post: http://blog.octanenation.com/news/high-school-senior-builds-...

It's a complex undertaking and he will definitely learn more than his classes in high school!

Do you have any links to these studies?

We're building a site that relies on network effects and are considering offering only Facebook authentication, with perhaps other signups available in the future. Anyone have any good case studies on startups that went this route?

$400 for a set of cables???

I just received an email...I don't see any official announcement but it appears to be new.

It's very interesting that they disclose equity provided to the employees. Has anyone seen this publicly disclosed before?

Over the long term wouldn't a company lose money on life insurance policies such as this? If you are buying insurance then you are betting that you are better at actuary analysis than the insurance company. Insurance companies are for-profit entities.

Insurance is useful for protecting against large losses that would impact your solvency, so I don't understand why Wal-Mart would have had these policies in the first place.

Some 911 replicas built on VW chassis: http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm You'd probably be further ahead buying a real one though...

I bought mine over 10 years ago for <$10k: http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/

Is FB really that hard to setup and use? I'm most likely to respond to someone on FB and often find myself wondering if it wouldn't be better to respond somehow with a CC: to Twitter but it's not obvious how to do this effectively.

On a related note, is there any way to get Spotlight to index all text files?

I don't know the area that well but it appears to be ~11 miles from SF to San Bruno. Lets call it 11 miles, or maybe 1/2 a gallon of gas. That's <$2.

FYI it appears these are older: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalithic_Temples_of_Malta

For startups based outside of North America $200k goes much further than those based within. And correspondingly $200k is harder to raise from friends/family.

FYI aside from requiring an email address to signup it appears to be US only (based on zip code requirement).

No dice.