Joel Johnson's saved articles

Interesting. I wonder what basketball would look like in New York. Read more

Do you know what it doesn't feature, though? Their product. And that's because while their marketing is genius, their product is subpar. It's a not very interesting building toy in which you have to thread ribbons through things to turn spools. The amazon reviews have hundreds of complaints of the handles breaking… Read more

Then get two 3 cylinder cars? Read more

Targa it!

Hey Jason, sounds like we agree on the majority of things, and where we disagree is cultural. I'm from small town Pennsylvania, and most of the gearheads I still run with are A) old dudes, B) farm boys, or C) young kids who got their automotive views from A and/or B. Beyond that, in my day-to-day life I come across… Read more

"I'm only saying this because I'm your friend, but I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're gonna get." Read more

Talented, Arrogant, and Brak

Jeez, you took that Iguodala tweet totally out of context! He was referring to the time machine that he and Steph Curry invented. He was tweeting from the year 1513! Read more

Yeah, those are mine. There's also issues of Excellence in the apartment and an RS in The Marble Rye. Read more

Find a nearby bucket of ice water and throw it in your face. Read more

Hey, just testing Read more

I saw a guy rolling in his showroom-fresh 2014 Vette yesterday. Gave him a thumbs up and the shit-eating grin on his face was priceless. Just a fantastic looking car. Read more

Stem cells? I don't think so. Here's the real magical elixir:

You're correct that it's not that they're using "new steel," but it's more that they found a way to make lighter, stronger steel cheap enough that it can be used more widely than ever before. Read more

With the caveat that I know fuckall about automotive infrastructure engineering, my guess is that it's not so much that they have newer, better steel, but continue to figure out how to use the same stuff in more efficient, sturdier trusses. (Insert reference to origami here.) Read more

I'm actually impressed at how close it is to the concept. Read more

I've got a lead foot.

A Norwegian magazine did a contest, and this was the winner:

Just can't help it.