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It wasn't A CLOCK IN A BRIEFCASE. It was a small pencil case. See picture here http://www.thisnext.com/item/A.... To be fair, the picture from the cops doesn't give much scale. It is in fact the perfect case for a small electronic project. Also, why does A CLOCK IN A BRIEFCASE frighten you so much?

Like this. Just put it in an inventive location... (SFW)

Nice to see they are rolling back to just being space police and the delivery arm of the military.

It seems now they don't do that.

I just watched a commercial for the 2011 Ford Fiesta... and lo and behold it talked about Sync, Powered By Microsoft.

I guess that kind of debunks that myth.

By the way, you can also see it on their website here.

Bill

Are you serious? You're proving his point.

First it was " Microsoft SYNC."

Then it was "SYNC, powered by Microsoft."

Now it's just "SYNC." Go look for yourself. Seriously, follow your link, or go to the Ford Sync Page and look for the name "Microsoft" anywhere. In fact, the "About SYNC" sub-page has no mention of Microsoft that I can find, though it specifically mentions "Google(R) (no, not Bing) Maps in two places.

Is this the tv ad you saw? Where does it say "Microsoft" in that ad? Certainly not where it's talking about "Hands-free SYNC."

Ford is trying desperately to distance the Blue Oval from the Blue Screen of Death in the minds of consumers

I wonder if it's possible to make a hardware HDCP to DVI converter without having to make a custom ASIC. That way there wouldn't be the need to depend on a lone (probably chinese) supplier.

Hardware should be something like this: http://www.thisnext.com/item/C582EA3E/E0650FCC/2-Channel-Dual-Link-DVI-FPGA

(actually, that board's way over the top... the FPGA on it is higher spec than I imagine would be required, there'll be no need for the expansion RAM as most FPGAs these days have more than enough internal RAM for this kind of thing, and it won't need the expandability designed onto that board, but you get my point: the hardware you'll need already exists)

The design to load onto the FPGA should be relatively easy for anyone skilled in both crypto and digital electronic design. I'd expect to see one released within the next couple of weeks, judging by how many people I've seen complaining about not being able to use their non-HDCP-compatible monitors to watch stuff.

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Here is a 2004 article detailing a German invention designed to reprimand men for lifting the toilet seat.

According to this list of prostate health suggestions sitting to piss helps to completely empty the bladder.

And here is an example of a 'no pissing while standing' sign.

Of course the issue cuts both ways with the P-Mate, and other techniques to enable women to evacuate while standing.

While I'll agree that society (including US) has tendencies to over-obsessing about bodily functions I don't think they are any worse than suggesting that it's wrong for a man to piss whilst seated. Next thing you'll tell me is that I'm wrong to be disgusted when I see other guys leave a restroom without washing their hands (or just doing the quick, no-soap rinse).

I'm not some fanatic about germs, but personal hygiene is important. As far as sitting to piss, I generally stand. I'll sit if I feel like it.