Hmm I dropped my video last night and it appears that there’s no sound post-encoding. I’ll repload it again tonight so don’t waste you time with the current one

Here’s a list of codes I found on volvoforums.org.uk, thought I’d post them here for easy access.

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I was just reading through a couple articles over on Jalopnik, primarily these two..

This one and that one

It really got me thinking how much everything is changing right now in the auto industry. Toyota it seems is really letting quality fall to the wayside. I really don’t think you can just say “The Japanese make the best cars” nowadays and just take it at that. Everything really seems to be in a state of flux at the moment.(who woulda thunkit?) I really feel that American manufacturers are finally starting to build better cars, and I can say this honestly without filling some sort of civic patriotic duty.

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This is a pretty good spoof of an iPhone app

I’m really really tempted to pick up this app for my iPhone. I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting a little netbook just to use for car diagnostics and shop stuff, but this is looking like it might be slightly more convenient.

Here’s another video where a guy give a more in depth presentation of the app and wireless functionality

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This is pretty funny and the best part is it happened in my home state of MN!

DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk.

A criminal complaint says 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police he left a bar in the northern Minnesota town of Proctor on his chair after drinking eight or nine beers.

Prosecutors say Anderson’s blood alcohol content was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit, when he crashed into a parked vehicle in August 2008. He was not seriously injured.

Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders.

Sixth Judicial District Judge Heather Sweetland stayed 180 days of jail time Monday and ordered two years of probation for Anderson. His attorney, David Keegan, did not immediately return a call for comment.

via Jalopknik via KARE11