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In the olden days B4U were born, people talked about atoms and bits. While such nomenclatura’ would, ostensibly “bite” to most cyberpunks, it does adequately convey what could be the best online deal on a small and light portable computer out there this week. Best Buy is offering the T410 ThinkPad (only available in store) for $600.00 while supplies last. While many sell ThinkPads, the BestBuy models come loaded with RAM and storage. The processor is old school (Core Duo, not I3) but you’ll save $80.00 at least over the new I3 ThinkPad T410 Edge–which is still a great deal at $680.00 and also fully loaded. It just ain’t old school looking–effeminate glossy cover and metal accents over the all-black T410–which makes it a lot less punk. As in Rotten. You dig?

Motive is a car webzine that was so phenomenal, it made other car blogs pretty much irrelevant. Seems it was so successful that its Editor was offered a job as Editor in Chief at Car & Driver. Quite the poach job. It was either the photography, the video or perhaps the superb use of online typography.

Motive, sadly, has gone on hiatus. Still you must check the back e-issues out. We continue to wonder who in God’s name finances this kind of online production- you know, cars shot like fashion models with “hot and rich” lighting in impossibly gorgeous locations.

Cash for Clunkers. Now There’s a Story.

If you want the real skinny on the latest in cars, you’ll also enjoy autoblog.com, jalopnik.com (a gawker media website), and our favorite thetruthaboutcars.com. This snappy site has a great story on this misguided “cash for clunkers” program that is making cars fly off lots with fake money (the blog can explain).

P.S. We have discovered that Flyp is financed by a large publishing conglomerate. The same simply had to be true for Motive, as well. (submitted courtesy of RoadRake.com)