OK, it’s not really a ski boat. It’s built to move “merchandise.” It has 2,000 horsepower and a fuel capacity of 4,000 gallons. Note the extremely low profile, which helps it escape radar detection. Outfits called Crompton Marine and Nautexco Marine were getting nearly $700,000 each for boats like this, to operators using them between … Read more
Nathan drew this Halo picture for me last week: That’s the Master Chief on the right, taking out a Grunt (top), a Brute (center), and a Jackal (left). I think Halo is the single coolest game franchise ever, and upon its release, Halo 3 will actually cause me to buy an Xbox 360. I can’t … Read more
Wristwatches are making less and less practical sense. Is there a clock on the instrument panel of your car? Do you sit at a computer at work? Do you carry a cellular telephone? If you didn’t wear a watch, how often would you wonder what time it was? As a mass market item, they’re fading. … Read more