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We Measured It: Do Sunrise Alarm Clocks Really Work? Here's the number that started this whole investigation: 610 lux. That's what one independent test recorded from a Hatch Restore 3 held one foot…
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May 2015 GA wannaGOFAST Recap – NOPOWER CTS-V
Another 1/2 mile event in the books! This was one I have been looking forward to for awhile. The fall GA event is always huge and this year wannaGOFAST added…
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2015 wannaGOFAST Virginia 1/2 Mile Recap
Last Friday, in my typical fashion…I got up early and rolled out with a friend of mine Mark and headed up for the wannaGOFAST VA event in Hot Springs, VA.…
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My Day at SGMP – New Cadillac CTS-V 6MT Record
Ever since we laid down that massive dyno number , there had been a number of people (myself included) wondering how the car would perform on the track. To our…
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2015 Ocala WannaGOFAST – 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 6MT
Let me start off by saying that I have a pathetic showing of how great the weekend was. While I had all my camera gear, GoPro’s and all sorts of…
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Over 240 of the Best HD Clips Stitched Together for Your Enjoyment
I used to work in video production years ago. It is amazing what it took then vs now to capture our lives in stunning resolution. Hell…back then there wasn’t even…
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We had a rough week…but this is what an avalanche does. New lake!
This is crazy. I have always wondered what an avalanche actually has the capability of doing. This video from Alaska is the best, real life example of what snow can…
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The Internet Circa 1996: Oh how far we have come…
Do you remember using the Internet on Windows 95 with a Netscape 2.0 browser? I do and it is amazing to think that was only 17 years ago. When you…
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The Inevitable Question About Kid Number 2…
I have been pretty open about our journey that led to our first child Daniel. It was a bumpy road with a lot of twists, turns and scares …but at…
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Rethinking Our Social Self: Are we really lonely?
Do you ever just watch a video and it makes you think? This one actually touched on many things I have been thinking about lately as it correlates to social…
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Having a little bit of fun with an Audi R8
Yesterday, I had grand plans to take the Audi R8 from TopSpeed Motorsports out in the golden hours of the sunrise to take some warm setting pictures. Then…the rain moved…