The “Break it Down” Blog

Custom Diesel-Electric Honda Insight – 100mpg

Red Light Racing (site currently down) has a story about two mechanics in Maryland that did a custom modification to a standard Honda Insight hybrid gasoline-electric car by replacing the gasoline motor with a diesel motor. Out of the box the default Honda Insight is rated at 40mpg city, 43mpg highway. During an 1,800-mile road trip [...]

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Xbox Live Experience Will Drive 1100% Marked-Up Xbox HDD Sales

With the giant Fall update of the Xbox Live Dashboard (nicknamed ‘Xbox Live Experience‘ at this point) looming, some folks with early access are starting to look at the new features coming in that update. To recap the hotness that is the “Xbox Live Experience” update, it’s more or less every major feature you’ve ever wanted [...]

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White House Ordered to Disclose Tel-Com Ties

It seems under the Freedom of Information Act, a judge has ordered that the Bush Administration reveal it’s relationship with the tel-com industry and lobbyists. There is also mention that the White House agreed to release the information on December 31st, which is naturally after it would have voted and passed the FISA bill. Who wants to [...]

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Apple Gets the Anti-Monopoly Microsoft Treatment

Looks like Apple is getting the Microsoft-treatment from Germany, France and likely more. I’m actually happy to see this for two reasons: It is incredibly frustrating that using an iPod requires iTunes. On Linux? Tough luck. I think it’s fair that a company that completely dominates a market needs to play by some different rules than if it’s [...]

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