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Author Archives: Garrett Wollman
The cost of public broadcasting
One morning this past week, I spent some time listening to BBC Radio 4 “open up”. (It was actually yesterday evening for me, because I was listening live, and 0520 BST, when Radio 4 switches from relaying BBC World Service … Continue reading
New car update
I spent most of this afternoon working on the new-car thing. First stop was the closest dealer that actually had a 370Z coupe in stock. I really, really, like that car. Unfortunately, the salesman confirmed that it is really impractical … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged 370z, accord, acura, car dealers, cars, civic, ford, honda, hybrids, ilx, new car 2013, nissan
The admin’s manifesto
I am a network administrator. I work on a team of fewer than a dozen people, only one of whom is a full-time developer (and it’s not me). But I do write code — software that supports the operational needs … Continue reading
What Congress should do now
In a statement today, the President spoke about what he wants to see from a long-term budget deal. But the voices of ordinary people ought to be heard, too, so here are my wishes, some of them process-related and some … Continue reading
Posted in Law & Society, Transportation
Tagged Congress, deficit, taxes
Hybrid options begin to fill in; automaker Web site usability
Checking up on the hybrid front, I found that the Acura ILX hybrid for 2014 is finally on sale, as of Tuesday, and an Accord hybrid, which I didn’t even know about, goes on sale at the end of this … Continue reading
First test drive
Over the Columbus Day weekend I managed to see a number of car dealers and learned a bit, plus I finally got to test-drive something. Some random notes in no particular order: That Nissan 370Z is looking less and less … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged 370z, annoyances, car dealers, cars, cla250, ford, mazda, mercedes, new car 2013, nissan, vw
Game proficiency and mental health
I have exactly two games installed across all of my computing devices. (Obviously I’m not a gamer and not likely ever to be one.) I’ve been musing on long-term trends in my performance in these two games, and I have … Continue reading
What business do car dealers think they’re in?
After navigating a series of unspeakably awful automaker Web sites to gather the raw data for my previous post on fuel economy, I spent about an hour today looking at dealer locations and hours — particularly service hours. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged annoyances, car dealers, cars, new car 2013
Thinking about fuel economy
The lease on my car is up in a few months, and so I’m currently thinking about what sort of car I should get. Last time, I wanted the brand-new Hyundai Sonata hybrid, but the North American launch kept on … Continue reading
