Big Brother May Not Be The Problem
In Nasa Tech Briefs, there was a little blurb about household robot security. So I dug down to the original paper by Tamara Denning, a grad student at the University of Washington. Turns out that personal robots could be a real security risk.
The BMW 760i – A Car No One Needs
First, let me say I’m sure it’s really a sweet ride. Even the 760 iL and iX variants are sure to be every thing that the buyers want and more. But the more I read about the 760i and all it’s variants, all I can think of is a car no one needs.
Labor Isn’t The Problem at the Car Makers
I learned something new today. All the squawking about labor costs in car manufacturing is a red herring. And I also learned that pretty much every North American car company blew chow in FY 2008.
RoHS & COTS hit the DOD – Damned Wiskers!
So, I was reading about some new GPS guided 155mm howitzer shells (think your Garmin Nuvi can take getting shot out of a cannon?), really interesting technology in it’s own right, when I came across an article on some conflicts between wanting to do right and wanting to be reliable.
Reeves Callaway – Motivated by Excellence
The Western Automotive Journalists hosted Reeves Callaway last night (10/7/2009) and I must say that it was an interesting evening. I mostly know Callaway from the Sledgehammer and Twin Turbo Corvettes of the 90s, but it turns out that there is lots more to the Callaway story.
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