i previously posted something on BMW's Vision EfficientDynamics concept (yes, it is a mouthful).

it is such an amazing and beautiful concept car that i think has to make it into production. this would certainly establish a name for BMW of being green and exciting at the same time: no compromises.

now, a couple of renderings of what might be the "real" thing has cropped up on bmwblog.com: here and here.

which one do you think is better?

the first rendering?

the second rendering?

i would think many cannot wait to see this car go into production.

i recently updated this site to drupal 6.

it was a fairly delicate task.

i had to follow a few steps to make sure that the update worked ok. the first is to put the site on maintenance mode and to backup all my database, settings of the old drupal 5 site. then i created a duplicate "staging" site to test the new site with the new drupal 6 code. then i had to test each version 6 module and themes to make sure that it worked on the new site. once, i got that working, then i ported over to the "production" site. standard upgrade procedures i guess.

still, doing all this at night was not the best. the mind often doesn't work that well at night. lol.

I grew up reading a bunch of comics.

I initially started with the Marvel / DC types, then moved on to the British comics such as 2000AD and Tiger whilst in secondary school, and returned to Marvel / DC after that when i studied in the UK.

I have a whole range of comic reading materials, but today had a bit of a nostalgia time googling the 80s British comics. I have not seen these comics for a long time now. And of the characters I remember reading, only Judge Dredd and Dan Dare remain in recent memory. So i decided to check out the titles i used to read. So here are some of them (i would be happy if others can jog my memory too)...

source site - IGN: Battlestar Galactica: The Timeline -- Day 1

one complaint that is often heard from newcomers to the award-winning series is that, after four years of intricate plotlines, it's tough to jump in the middle of the story and follow along. Our first answer to that would be to spool up your FTL drives and jump in anyway, because you don't want to miss this excellent series. But we're also willing to acknowledge that Galactica has gotten pretty complex over the years, which is where our second answer comes in -- in the form of this new feature, which we've dubbed Battlestar Galactica: The Timeline.

occassionally, i would need a refresher of the happenings and chronology of battlestar galactica. the above link is a good start.

source site - ROTTEN TOMATOES: Ten Sci-Fi Flicks for the Thinking Man

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last four years, you know that the cheesy old sci-fi TV series known as Battlestar Galactica got picked up, dusted off, and given the all-time, grand champion, mother of all reboots. Solidly led by a couple of veteran movie actors (Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell), BSG has garnered a reputation as one of the best shows on TV. But don't just call it a sci-fi show; its so much more than that. It's about love and loss. It's about what it means to be a soldier, and what it's like to be a refugee. It's about religion and fanaticism. It's about government and corruption. But mostly it's about our own humanity, and what it really means to be human. Since some of us here are at RT are huge BSG fans (and we're betting some of you are too), in honor of the beginning of the end (starting next week), we thought we'd share a list of "thinking man's" sci-fi films; sci-fi stories that aren't about laser battles or rampaging mutants, but more thoughtful pieces on what it really means to be human.

i would like to have a list of sci-fi TV series - where i would put BSG, Firefly and X-Files amongst the best.

First check this clip out.

http://www.entropiauniverse.com/movies/crytechflash/CRYENGINE_DEMO.html

This is Entropia Universe. This is what the site says about the game / universe:

What is the Entropia Universe?
The Entropia Universe is more than a game. The Entropia Universe is for real. Real people, real activities and a Real Cash Economy in a massive online universe.

This is another of the really cool racing cars for the road. I like this one. The Caparo T1 has 500hp and weighs only 500kg which gives it a phenomenal power to weight ratio. It can reach 160km/h in an amazing (race car like) 5.3secs. More info on the Caparo can be found on Wiki.

NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Stra

What is a day of posting without a BMW story?

Well here it is - the BMW 335i vs the Audi S5.

I recently read a good article about the McLaren F1. This article got me all excited about the car all over again. You see, it has been 14 years. And the car is still a classic supercar.