I agree 100%. However I propose to take it one step further and introduce the jumping ovation. As the standing ovation has become so commonplace as to devalue its original meaning, we should introduce a new form of ovation that not only goes above and beyond the s.o. but also forces the audience member to evaluate the personal cost of said ovation by asking himself, “do I really want to put the effort into jumping for this performance? Was it that good?”

Theater Talkback: Against Ovation Inflation - NYTimes.com.

Here’s the answer for long trips or continuous driving: even faster than filling up a gas tank!

via Better Place demonstrates battery swapping in Yokohama - YouTube.

Hermes reached 200,000 miles this morning!

It changed over literally as I turned into my work’s parking lot this morning.

Um, I’m sorry… what?

I looked at the maintenance schedule for the 2012 Mitsubushi i. I will summarize the entire thing right here:

1. Replace cabin air purifier filter every year.

2. Replace the brake fluid every three years.

3. Replace the motor coolant and heater fluid every 20 years.

The end.

Look! I built a step! It’s even level and everything.

Oh yeah, I also put that door in, too. But I built the step last night.