David McNett :: Online Journal

The following post is suitable for mature audiences only

Tuesday, 2-Sep-2008 @ 9:35a

In a world where Don LaFontaine has died...
...one man must ascend...
...to become the new voiceover king...
now more than ever.

In memoriam:

view entry 1 comment post comment

I'm surprised gregh didn't write this first

Friday, 29-Aug-2008 @ 11:52a

And, if you haven't yet already, it's a good way to spend 45 minutes.

view entry post comment

Article MLPs

Tuesday, 26-Aug-2008 @ 5:26p

Unrelated list:

I got interviewed by Wired last Friday and the article hit today. I'm pleased with how it came out: How Pilots and Planespotters Keep Track and Keep in Touch
Unrelated, I really like Spolsky's latest Inc. article: How Hard Could It Be?: How I Learned to Love Middle Managers
I'm still in Houston acting as surrogate dbaker. I'll probably head back to Austin on Thursday or Friday.
You're doing it wrong (Porsche edition).

view entry 2 comments post comment

For those of you keeping score at home...

Wednesday, 13-Aug-2008 @ 5:08a

New tires on all four corners Monday -- my first chance to buy four at once for the 911. In the end I wasn't tempted to switch to the Michelin PS2s. Stayed with the Pirelli P-Zero Rossos that I've always had on the car. I'm not unhappy with them. Here's the breakdown:

The first set of rears lasted 9,100 miles.
The second set of rears lasted 7,689 miles.
The third set of rears lasted 6,661 miles.

The first set of fronts lasted 14,000 miles.
The second set of fronts lasted 9,451 miles.

I didn't start tracking my car in earnest until 8k miles or so, and I believe that's the reason for the accelerated wear that I'm seeing. It's well worth the tire wear to experience the satisfaction and enjoyment of driving the car as it was built to be driven, though. Wouldn't change a thing. The Tire cost does make the track fees seem cheap, though.

As Petr pointed out, the faster rear tire wear is understandable since "all the power and most of the steering" is back there. :)

view entry 6 comments post comment

Week Recaplet

Thursday, 7-Aug-2008 @ 7:21p

I'm calling it a week tonight, and taking Friday off to go donate some tire tread to the folks at H2R. jstimson is in town and hasn't had a chance to drive either the 911 or Monica's CSP MX-5, so we figured that H2R would be a great place to spend the day.

In retaliation for ruining him for other cars for the rest of his life, he pretty much ruined the rest of my weekend by pointing me towards Fantastic Contraption. I'm looking at you, stenz and paradox0220, but really all of you will probably get sucked into this one. Massive fun. Play a few levels and once you think you've got it figured out then take a look at the player solutions in this thread.

BBQ tomorrow night at Salt Lick around 6:30 or so. If you're reading this you're invited -- bring beer and let me know so I can get a headcount.

view entry 4 comments post comment