Sturgeon’s Law

Ninety per­cent of every­thing is crap.


Derived from a quote by sci­ence fic­tion author Theodore Stur­geon, who once said, “Sure, 90% of sci­ence fic­tion is crud. That’s because 90% of every­thing is crud.” Oddly, when Sturgeon’s Law is cited, the final word is almost invari­ably changed to ‘crap’.

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Miles Per Gallon

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Brian’s Basic Miata

Stan­dard Fea­tures for 2003

  1. 1.8L DOHC 16-valve cylin­der engine with vari­able valve timing
  2. 5-speed man­ual over­drive trans­mis­sion with short-throw shifter
  3. Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steer­ing with engine-speed-sensing vari­able assist
  4. Power-assisted wheel disc brakes
  5. 4-wheel double-wishbone sus­pen­sion with gas-filled shock absorbers, front shock-tower brace, and front and rear sta­bi­lizer bars
  6. Sport-tuned exhaust system
  7. 16 inch alloy wheels with wheel locks
  8. P205/45R16 W-rated high-performance radial tires
  9. Glass rear win­dow with defogger
  10. Dual body-color power remote mirrors
  11. 2-speed inter­mit­tent wind­shield wipers
  12. Power antenna
  13. Clear-lens halo­gen head­lights with projector-type low beams
  14. Clear-lens halo­gen fog lights
  15. 2nd-generation dual front air bags with passenger-side deac­ti­va­tion switch
  16. 3-point lap/shoulder safety belts with pretensioners
  17. Reclin­ing bucket seats
  18. Car­pet floor mats
  19. Wind­blocker antidraft panel with inte­gral stor­age pouch
  20. Lock­able cen­ter con­sole stor­age and glove com­part­ment; map pock­ets on doors and passenger’s seat­back; dual cup hold­ers with covers
  21. Power win­dows with driver’s 1-touch-down feature
  22. Remote trunk-lid and fuel-door releases
  23. Cour­tesy light on wind­shield header; passenger’s visor van­ity mirror
  24. Full instru­men­ta­tion, includ­ing tachome­ter coolant-temperature gauge and oil-pressure indicator
  25. 3-spoke NARDI leather-wrapped steer­ing wheel
  26. Heater/defroster with 4-speed blower and side-window demisters
  27. CFC-free air conditioning
  28. Engine-immobilizer antitheft system

LS Pack­age

  1. Tochigi-Fuji torque-sensing limited-slip differential
  2. Parch­ment cloth con­vert­ible top with vinyl boot cover
  3. Parch­ment leather-trimmed upholstery
  4. Power door locks with 2-stage unlocking
  5. Remote key­less entry system
  6. Aluminum-like inte­rior trim, includ­ing air-vent bezels; cen­ter panel; door han­dles; shift-plate bezel, and parking-brake button
  7. Cruise con­trol
  8. AM/FM/CD stereo with Bose speaker sys­tem (includ­ing door-mounted tweet­ers) and dig­i­tal clock