http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel ...this and that. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:00:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rental car review http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/23/chevy-uplander Rental car review http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/22/ford-mustang Why do people use windows for embeded applications? It sucks and costs money! How stupid can you be? http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/18/windows-sucks Carolyn and I went out to the Black Rock Desert to partake in the 4th of Juplaya experience. Kent Cates put together (along with Dismal crew) an amazing fireworks show, well worth the trip. We drove out in my old '79 F250, which is becoming a classic ... http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/16/4th-of-juplaya http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/16/cadillac-dts-review Rental Car Review: Buick Allure The Buick Allure is similar to the Toyota Avalon in form and function, but isn't quite up to the task. The Buick is a nominally acceptable American car, but Buick dashboards are (and always have been) these strange, broad flat things that don't really appeal ... http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/07/01/rental-car-review-buick-allure Happy Canada day! (This is in Guelph. Canada Day is July 1) http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/06/30/obey-your-signal Rental Car Review: Toyota Avalon The Toyota Avalon is a very nice car - comfortable and large. The engine is powerful and the car is spry for it's size, quite capable of zipping past a string of cars to make an exit. We took it up commonwealth avenue in Boston, a ... http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/06/29/rental-car-review-toyota-avalon Odd atmospheric effects for a summer day in California. This is a 22 degree halo, sometimes called an "icebow." http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/06/29/pretty-cool-contrail-and-halo It is very nice. Good thing too, 'cause the old one kinda sucked. http://www.blackrosetech.com/gessel/2008/06/27/the-new-rcc-at-ord-b18