The infrastructure for fuel-cell vehicles isn't ready. But the concept makes far more sense than battery-powered electric cars that need several hours of recharging.
Fuel cell cars do not run on combustion. I suggest you read on what a fuel-cell it. It generates electricity via a chemical process, not via a generator.
And yes, the infrastructure to support it isn't there yet. But neither was the infrastructure for cell phones just a couple of decades ago. Doesn't mean the idea should be abandoned.
A little disclaimer: I'm an environmentalist, I work for an international environmental organization, bicycle commuter, haven't owned a car in over 15 years, and spend my vacations volunteering at animal rescue facilities.
I've been reading a lot of "the Top Gear guys are petrolheads who only care about big petrol engines" and such comments. One thing a lot of people seem to be forgetting about this case is that, on the same episode where they tested the Tesla, they also tested the Honda Civic Electric Fuel Cell. And guess what? They had nothing but high praise for the Honda.
One may argue that they didn't push the Honda nearly as hard as they pushed the Tesla, but that is because they were holding each car to the candle of what each manufacturer claims. Honda claims their car is just a Honda Civic. Reliable user-friendly everyday transportation. So that's how it was tested it. Just like every other reliable user-friendly everyday transportation vehicle they test on the show. The Tesla on the other hand describes their car as a supercar. So they did the tests the same way they do all other supercars. On the track at high speeds. The Honda succeeded as reliable user-friendly everyday transportation. Yet the Tesla failed miserably as a supercar. That is all there is to it.
So no, this has nothing to do with Clarkson being a petrolhead. Yes, he is a petrohead and an ass. Vey funny, but an ass nevertheless. I highly disagree with most of his opinions about just about anything. But I think both tests were spot on.
You don't need an app at all. In Rio de Janeiro, where DUI checkpoints have become a daily occurrence and where there is a zero-alcohol policy for drivers, people have been using a Twitter feed to keep track of checkpoints. Any device that can access Twitter can be used, and it is free.
I'm far from being an Apple fanboy or defender. But it doesn't look like a lawsuit to me. They send them an email telling the company to stop. It wasn't even an official cease and desist letter.
I haven't owned a car in 16 years. Unless they have a way to attach a tracking device to one of my bicycles where it is hidden from view, I wish them luck.;-)
Every entry point takes fingerprints of every visitor who is not a US Citizen or legal US Resident.
Don't tell that to the border patrol.
I'm a Brazilian, living in New York for many years as a legal alien. I travel quite often to Brazil and Canada. Whenever I enter the country via Canada, they ask to see my passport and my visa, then wave me right in. Yet whenever I fly in from Brazil I'm fingerprinted, they take my picture, ask me all kinds of silly questions about the reason for my "visit" (been working here 26 years), where I plan to stay, do I plan to get married to an American, do I plan to get a job other than the one my visa allows, am I carrying any weapons, criminal background, association with any terrorist organizations, have I ever attempted to overthrow a government, do I plan to overthrow the American government, etc. And quite often they go through my luggage with a fine comb. Its a completely different treatment.
I find it funny that the browsers that are the least popular do better in the test. I'm on my office's Vista machine, and here is what I'm getting from the different browsers:
Seriously, would you? The developer admits to infecting people's computers and accounts in order to advertise his services, and doesn't think he did anything wrong. How can anyone trust his services then?
For starters he should be forced to take down StalkDaily. I'm sure Tweeter lawyers are looking into this right now. And for once, I agree with such a move./not a tweeter user
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The mountain seems to be the famous Corcovado Montain (the one with the big Jesus statue on top) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See here for comparison.
I have a Brazilian accent. Tried to use Siri a couple of times. It was the exact same experience as the guy in that Scottish video.
My T-Mobile HTC G2 doesn't have it either.
"people now expect that you should be able to expect to speak ordinary English — and be understood"
I've been living in the US for 28 years. My English is quite decent. Yet I have a Brazilian accent. Siri doesn't understand a word I say.
Funny enough the email from Google about this ended up in my Gmail's "Spam" folder.
The infrastructure for fuel-cell vehicles isn't ready. But the concept makes far more sense than battery-powered electric cars that need several hours of recharging.
Fuel cell cars do not run on combustion. I suggest you read on what a fuel-cell it. It generates electricity via a chemical process, not via a generator.
And yes, the infrastructure to support it isn't there yet. But neither was the infrastructure for cell phones just a couple of decades ago. Doesn't mean the idea should be abandoned.
A little disclaimer: I'm an environmentalist, I work for an international environmental organization, bicycle commuter, haven't owned a car in over 15 years, and spend my vacations volunteering at animal rescue facilities.
I've been reading a lot of "the Top Gear guys are petrolheads who only care about big petrol engines" and such comments. One thing a lot of people seem to be forgetting about this case is that, on the same episode where they tested the Tesla, they also tested the Honda Civic Electric Fuel Cell. And guess what? They had nothing but high praise for the Honda.
One may argue that they didn't push the Honda nearly as hard as they pushed the Tesla, but that is because they were holding each car to the candle of what each manufacturer claims. Honda claims their car is just a Honda Civic. Reliable user-friendly everyday transportation. So that's how it was tested it. Just like every other reliable user-friendly everyday transportation vehicle they test on the show. The Tesla on the other hand describes their car as a supercar. So they did the tests the same way they do all other supercars. On the track at high speeds. The Honda succeeded as reliable user-friendly everyday transportation. Yet the Tesla failed miserably as a supercar. That is all there is to it.
So no, this has nothing to do with Clarkson being a petrolhead. Yes, he is a petrohead and an ass. Vey funny, but an ass nevertheless. I highly disagree with most of his opinions about just about anything. But I think both tests were spot on.
You don't need an app at all. In Rio de Janeiro, where DUI checkpoints have become a daily occurrence and where there is a zero-alcohol policy for drivers, people have been using a Twitter feed to keep track of checkpoints. Any device that can access Twitter can be used, and it is free.
I'm far from being an Apple fanboy or defender. But it doesn't look like a lawsuit to me. They send them an email telling the company to stop. It wasn't even an official cease and desist letter.
So, you assume everyone who rides bicycles are "hipsters in stretch pants"?
I haven't owned a car in 16 years. Unless they have a way to attach a tracking device to one of my bicycles where it is hidden from view, I wish them luck. ;-)
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"They're offended? Fuck, shit, asshole, shitfuck; they're just words...Fine. Shitfuck isn't a word, but you get my point."
Quote: "The OS is a little different. If you buy a Google handset (G1, G2, Nexus One) then you get the update pushed OTA as it's released."
No, you don't. I have a G1, and the last update was quite a while ago to 1.6. Not holding my breath to see Android 2.2 on my G1.
/obligatory ;-)
I think the author completely overlooked the issue of sanitation.
Slums have no sewer treatment systems. All of the sewer is deposited directly in the local water system or local soil.
Slums also have no garbage management. The garbage is usually just piled up somewhere in open air, and sometimes just left on the streets.
It just takes a quick visit to any slum anywhere in the world to see that it is no way to live.
We have 15 laptops in my office with SSD, and I have it running on my personal laptop as well. So far, so good.
I recently received an automated "friend suggestion" for someone I knew who died almost two years ago. Freaked me out a bit.
RIP Sheldon Brown
Every entry point takes fingerprints of every visitor who is not a US Citizen or legal US Resident.
Don't tell that to the border patrol.
I'm a Brazilian, living in New York for many years as a legal alien. I travel quite often to Brazil and Canada. Whenever I enter the country via Canada, they ask to see my passport and my visa, then wave me right in. Yet whenever I fly in from Brazil I'm fingerprinted, they take my picture, ask me all kinds of silly questions about the reason for my "visit" (been working here 26 years), where I plan to stay, do I plan to get married to an American, do I plan to get a job other than the one my visa allows, am I carrying any weapons, criminal background, association with any terrorist organizations, have I ever attempted to overthrow a government, do I plan to overthrow the American government, etc. And quite often they go through my luggage with a fine comb. Its a completely different treatment.
I find it funny that the browsers that are the least popular do better in the test. I'm on my office's Vista machine, and here is what I'm getting from the different browsers:
Opera 10 100%
Safari 4.0.3 100%
Chrome 2.0.172.43 100% Linktest failed
Firefox 3.5.2 93%
IE 8.0.6001.18813 20% Linktest failed
Seriously, would you? The developer admits to infecting people's computers and accounts in order to advertise his services, and doesn't think he did anything wrong. How can anyone trust his services then?
For starters he should be forced to take down StalkDaily. I'm sure Tweeter lawyers are looking into this right now. And for once, I agree with such a move. /not a tweeter user
Forgot the link to the chart
According to the chart, ClamAV didn't.
Is it just me, or does the guy the the Youtube video sound exactly like Salad Fingers?