Had a short shoot during lunch today, I’m semi-happy with this one:
From Thursday’s photoshoot
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fast cars and crazy partying for the rich and brainless
This year?s event starts with a public music concert in London and then cars will take off for Turkey passing through ten countries en route to Istanbul. Then the 120 cars and 250 people will fly to Hong Kong using three cargo planes and a private Gumball 3000 jet for all the drivers. Stage Two starts in Hong Kong and heads to Shanghai, Beijing and another concert in Tianamen Square. Then it?s back on the jets, this time to Salt Lake City. Stage Three starts there are with races across the salt flats and then of course, a little sojourn in Vegas. It all ends with a big finale in Los Angeles with another concert and a trophy ceremony at the Playboy Mansion.
The Plans for the Gumball 3000 2006 – Luxist – www.luxist.com
Sounds like fun though…
wanna bring your C6 Z06 to the track? these might prevent u from going fast
The tire pressure monitoring system does not seem very track-friendly… What happens if I run Hoosiers or R-Comp? it might turn on traction control for you!! and also might put your car in a power-reduced mode… WHOA! I guess even with reduced power u might still be able to go fast… (like a 20% reduction still gives u 400HP, LOL!)
C6 Z06 Track Problems – SCCAForums.com
The NEW Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) presents a whole list of problems:
(Note that the C5 TPMS wiring and programming were included on the C5 Z06 but not activated. However the C5 Tire Pressure Warning Sensors (TPWS) could be added to the C5 Z06 and then turned ON. Likewise it could be turned OFF for track use. The older TPMS ONLY functioned as a pressure Warning message.)
The New TPMS is more invasive and not only Warns the driver but activates Traction Control and a Reduced Power Mode.
– It is installed OEM on the car and NOT a delete option
– Currently the TPMS can NOT be turned OFF
– Currently the TPMS can NOT be reprogrammed
– The new TPMS is federally mandated on all cars by 2008. *
– The TPMS has a narrow range 28-38 psi.
– The TPMS MUST see 4 TPW sensors or it DeFaults to Traction Control ON and a Reduced Power Mode.
– The TPMS MUST see all 4 TPWS in range
– The TPMS MUST see ALL 4 TPWS in the correct position (LF/RF/RR/LR)
– The TPMS reads the TPWS above 20 MPH
– If an over pressure condition (+38 psi) is sensed the TPMS will alarm on the DIC
– If an underinflation condition (- 28 psi) is sensed the TPMS will alarm AND Default to TC ON and Reduced Power Mode
– A wheel without an emitting TPWS or in the wrong position is considered a 0 psi flat and causes the DeFault Mode
– Therefore ALL Race Wheels MUST have a NEW TPWS installed despite the narrow psi range.
– TPW sensors are $70 each, retail
– The TPW sensors are rotational dependant and produce a voltage and emit a readable frequency when spinning. The option to “fool” the TPMS by installing 4 in a pressure vessel in the rear of the car won’t work.
– The TPWS come in 2 different groups UJ9 and UH3 and must be matched according to VIN#
– The TPWS operate on 2 frequencies: 315 mHz, 433 mHz and possibly a third 309 mHz and have a 125 kHz activation/programming frequency.
– Each TPWS is unique and has a “rolling code”
– A new special programmer is necessary to initialize each TPWS to the TPMS as to frequency and position.($700 retail)
– Each time a wheel is installed on the car or wheels switch positions (wheel rotation/ wheel change/ wheel set change) it must be initialized with the programmer as to frequency AND position AND the rest of the wheels must be reprogrammed/verified as to position with the programmer.IN ORDER (LF/RF/RR/LR) This is a time consuming procedure performed at each wheel position.
Catfight in the blogosphere
What’s up with all this stuff about Dawn Yang and XiaXue? “Dawn Yang” has topped Technorati’s popular search list for a while…
apparently she got really popular and other bloggers got jealous and started saying things about plastic surgery… but who gives a shit? They should all give it a rest and pose for Playboy’s hottest bloggers special… 😉
found more info here
x86 macs by 01/06?
Surprisingly, the most reliable information indicates that the iMac and PowerBook — two of the company’s most recently revised Mac offerings — are targeted to be the first two Mac models to receive Intel processors in January.
RIP, Peter Drucker
Damn, Peter Drucker just died. This is weird coz I was just reading up on some of his stuff after attending Dr. Kai Fu Lee’s talk this Monday… RIP, Dr Drucker.
Veteran Day
It sucks when USPS doesn’t deliver mails, because it means I don’t get my Netflix’s. Which sucks!! I’m gonna have to figure out how to spend this weekend without any DVD from Netflix!!
update: I actually got my DVDs in the mail today, not sure how they did it, kudos to USPS… 🙂
new lowered prices on refurb’ed Apple products
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
these are some great prices… the PowerBooks and iBooks are not current though, they don’t ship iBooks with 256MB of RAM anymore… I think I would go for the Amazon rebate or the student discount (so you can upgrade the HDD on the 12″ iBooks)…
- 23″ Cinema Display (aluminum enclosure) – $1,099
- 30″ Cinema Display (aluminum enclosure) – $2,099
- 17″ PowerBook (1.67 GHz, 512MB, 100GB, SuperDrive) – $1,999
- 15″ PowerBook (1.33 GHz, 256MB, 60GB, Combo) – $1,299
- 15″ PowerBook (1.5 GHz, 512MB, 80GB, Combo) – $1,449
- 12″ PowerBook (1.5 GHz, 512MB, 60GB, Combo) – $1,199
- 12″ PowerBook (1.5 GHz, 512MB, 80GB, SuperDrive) – $1,299
- 14″ iBook (1.33GHz, 256MB, 60GB, Combo) – $899
- 14″ iBook (1.33GHz, 256MB, 60GB, SuperDrive) – $999
- 12″ iBook (1.2GHz, 256MB, 30GB, CD) – $699
- 12″ iBook (1.2GHz, 256MB, 30GB, Combo) – $719
Dr Myers’ 2 guesses on hedge funds…
FEN: The hedge fund industry passed the $1 trillion mark earlier this year. Do you think the corporate structure and compensation systems for hedge funds make sense, or are those areas that are evolving as the market matures?
Myers: I?m not a hedge fund insider but I?ll give you two guesses. Guess #1 is that hedge funds are too popular for their own good and there will be shakeout. Guess #2 is that the governance structure for hedge funds is going to evolve and improve. I suspect that the governance structure that hedge funds have now is well short of optimal.
he also compared VC to hedge funds:
Myers: A venture capital firm investing in startup companies makes a series of illiquid investments. If the VC firm puts $X in Startup Y, the VCs have to work with that startup for some period of time. They can?t wait a month or two and say, ?Let?s sell that one and buy something else.? The VCs hold on to that startup until it either fails or reaches an IPO or some other exit point. VC investors ? the limited partners ? therefore know which startups are in the portfolio, they know that they?re actually there, and they know that they?re not going to change over the weekend.
On the other hand, let?s say a hedge fund is investing in corporate debt. If the hedge fund incurs losses, the hedge fund managers ? the general partners ? may not have much left over after the limited partners are satisfied. This creates an incentive to increase risk. How do you prevent the managers from increasing risk? They?re trading all the time and have a wide range of securities to choose from. Investors can?t track trading positions in real time or see trading motives. So we have a paradox: liquidity is generally a good thing, but it also means that the risk of an actively traded portfolio can change rapidly. The opportunity to trade and risk-shift can amplify incentive problems.
Harsh, but very true
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