General Motors is closing down its Tonawanda plant and ceasing production of the big block L18 engine. It’s the end of the line for the engine which got its start in 1958. Along with that sad bit of news, the plant will lay off the remaining 150 hourly employees. Merry Christmas, ho ho humbug.
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Say it isn’t so!
December 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · automotive, news, sad
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Harley gives up on Buell
October 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · automotive, news, sad
With the economy still in the crapper, Harley Davidson has decided to shut down its crotch rocket Buell and Agusta divisions in order to cut costs. HD has been hit hard by the present recession and has been cutting jobs and production.
“The return that we generate from the sale of an MV Agusta or even [...]
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Pimpin’ powerwheels
September 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · automotive, humor, sad
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Funny and sad at the same time. (etc.)
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Patrick Swayze has passed
September 16th, 2009 · Comments Off · manly, sad
Patrick Swayze, who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months.
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Who owns what on TV and more
September 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · news, sad, tech
Compare these TV conglomerate guys to the four major cell service providers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.) Then there’s Comcast. The world has turned to crap.
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Les Paul has passed
August 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · news, sad
Les Paul was an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. His many recording innovations include overdubbing, delay effects such as sound-on-sound and tape delay, phasing effects, and multitrack recording. He is often credited as being [...]
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Hey, look at me
August 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · automotive, humor, sad
Some guys have more money than brains. This guy lives somewhere in Europe where the streets are so narrow and twisty that driving at 30mph is dangerous. This guy buys a Lamborghini LP640. With money left over, he has the body panels chromed. Then he terrorizes another Euro-car into a state of alarm.
Douche.
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Unrest in Iran
June 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · amazing, news, sad
We don’t normally post about politics here at SPT, but in this case we’ve made an exception. Boston.com occasionally runs a feature called The Big Picture. Just a day or two ago they loaded up their site with a ton of great pictures taken during the riots and demonstrations following the election returns in Iran. [...]
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World Builder
March 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · amazing, clever, sad, tech
A strange man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves. This is a short by filmmaker Bruce Branit. The film was made in only one day but had two years of post-production. It incorporates a clever use of tech gestures that many of us with touchscreen experience are familiar with. [...]
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Paul Harvey 1918-2009
March 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · news, sad
Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty “Hello, America” were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of news, storytelling and gently persuasive salesmanship, died Saturday. He was 90.
Called “the voice of Middle America” and “the voice of the Silent Majority” by [...]
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