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Did some shopping at The Gap and Macy's this afternoon, while I was talking a walk. Got pizza on the way back home, and ate it watching an awful movie, BloodRayne. Despite Loken's always eye-pleasing presence, and a lot of big name actors (Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane), the movie is properly featured on IMBD's "Bottom 100" movies of all time.
It was bound to happen. As a follow up to a previous article I posted, Audi's continued success with TDI technology now includes the first ever Le Mans 24 hours win with a diesel-powered car. The impressive R10, with a silent 650 hp V12 diesel engine took the victory a couple of weeks ago.
The engine produces 811 lb-ft, or 1,100 N-m of torque. Yes, that is Newtons per Meter in SI units (the correct units)
You can read about it on the BBC site and Serious Wheels. And more about the wonderful R10 in Wikipedia, of course, where else.
Interesting notes from a trade-show panel that featured ex-Apple and ex-Microsoft software designers, discussing how Mac OS X and Vista came into existence. Can’t remember ever seeing Apple and Microsoft engineers on a single panel, their comments are very interesting. As you’ve probably always suspected, Apple creates software with the design first; Microsoft begins with the engineering.
A couple interesting comments:
"Do people read everything in the dialogs & screens? Is that why Windows is wordier? In many cases the dialog should have never have come up, an engineer couldn't make a decision and put the burden to do so on the user."
and
"To what extent did engineering vs. design drive development? Apple: definitely driven by design. Engineers would ask "please don't show this to Steve" 
- Jobs compared pixel to pixel from Director prototype to OSX prototype, if it wasn’t right it had to be fixed
Behind the Scenes: Developing OS X and Longhorn
Will be the Wimbledon final. What everybody hoped for. Federer is clearly the favorite here, Nadal doesn't have nearly as much experience on grass. However, they are 6-1 in Nadal's favor, so anything can happen. Should be very interesting.
The weekend is here! Managed to get out of work a bit earlier than usual today, although by no means was I able to take advantage of summer hours.
I've replenished my supply of candy, including plenty of Soar Patch Kids, and expanding into Gummi Bears . Should be set for a few days. Had a coconut ice cream at the market downstairs from work, it was very good. In a cake cone, of course (I don't like waffle or sugar cones, they are too sweet)
Been goofing around at home, it's very nice out, not too hot.
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