...there's nothing that states on their page nor on any other I could find that they actually work WITH NASA on any sort of project, nor that any money donated will go to THIS project.
Basically this is just a fundraiser. It could just as easily been for the research into finding Natalie Portman's image in a bowl of hot grits.
From their site: http://zeropollutionmotors.us/
"ZPM will begin taking reservations in early 2008 for US deliveries of the Air Car in late 2009 or 2010."
Then there is the little matter that Tata can't actually export to the US at this time as they have no distributors and aren't Department of Transporation approved. Who knows how long the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations testing will take?
While most everyone loved the Macross episodes, I know of very few that didn't also enjoy the Mospeada (think "Cyclons" and "Alpha/Beta Fighters") arc. Granted, "Southern Cross" was mostly disliked, but that's because HG had to shorten the story and they lost nearly HALF of the run time!:-(
I also doubt that they will pull in any of the original Japanese mecha/story, but they may well siphon through the comics, or the (paperback) books for more to "gel" the three stories together/show what happened between the wars.
Unfortunately, ol' Tom (the oldest surviving Doctor!) is 73 years old (b. 1934 in Liverpool. He's still doing some voice work, but I haven't seen him on camera after his stint on Monarch of the Glen in 2005 as Donald MacDonald... and that was a decidedly sedentary role.
I'd love to see it, but I suspect that Tom would have a less action-oriented role to play.
I agree. I live near NYC and it does WONDERS for my morale. The days of going to work in the dark and leaving in the dark weigh heavy on the soul/psyche. DST is a big boost, IMO.
Oddly enough, the original space weapon is much more low tech: the concept back in the 80s was to use an aerosol like can to spray a covering coat over the solar panels (and any lenses) of rival satellites with a paint like substance.
When I was very young (1980 or 81... 7 or 8 years old), I recall a "mysterious black plane" crashing in the eastern California mountains. It was reported either before or after Dallas in the 5 minute "news filler" CBS used to have back then. The next day --ZIP-- nothing in the papers, radio or TV. As a young kid that loved planes (and still does!), I read not too long ago in Air & Space or somesuch thing that it was indeed an F-117. Now, of course we had them then. But it's not like we admitted to it really until the Gulf War, some 10 years later.
Heck, I recall The Washington Post running a story in the mid-90s about the testing of non-projectile weapons at Aberdeen, MD.
Think about pagers, cell phones, LCDs, or any other technology. In general, there is a 10-15 year span between development and mass adoption. (I'm amazed nukes aren't more prevelant.) I fully believe that before I retire (2040 or so) that the US will have issued its infantry with laser and/or mass driver weapons.
I find it hysterical that the Macfanboys have moderated this as Troll/Flamebait, but if I'd made this same post regarding Windoze that It'd have been +5 Insightful.
Ah... I do love the smell of that Slashdot hypocrisy.
Over time, the platform will have to evolve with planks on most issues for it to survive, else it'll be a "we're here too!" party like the Libertarians that make a lot of noise but never do very much. (Sorry guys, but that's not a flame. I was one of the 98 Lib voters in CT back in the '92 race).
I can see it now: The GNP (Gamers National Party) Platform of 2008: * 9r0 1s7 4/\/\d/\/\3n7!!! (1ee7 (c)4u(c)u$!) * Pro 2nd Amendment/Anti gun control (Shooters caucus) * Pro free market economy (Civilization caucus) * Pro death penalty (Undead caucus) * Pro NASA (Orion caucus)
1) Yeah, it's funny they didn't choose a Latitude, which is Dell's major laptop. The X1 is 2.5lbs; even the D610 (a business user standard) is 4.5lbs. 2) Need a sublet?;-) 3) I disagree; there are many more hideous than this. 4) We like our sound -- this was a desktop replacement. 5) Amazing what a difference two years makes, eh? 6) I agree... the Mac is still pretty far behind when a 2+ year old box is keeping up with it on it's OWN OS... 7) Who hasn't?
Man... I remember having this conversation about 8 years ago, when EVERYBODY had a Newton, and there was no way Windows CE would *ever* make a dent in the palmtop computing market...
As an undergrad at UCONN (University of Connecticut) I read a book called "Nemesis" back in 1992! And it was old then! (In fact, the book had only been taken out of the library twice in 10 years...)
Slashdot Mirror
"White Dwarf Research Corporation is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to scientific research and public education on topics relevant to white dwarf stars." http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=networkforgood&ein=74-2924755/
Basically this is just a fundraiser. It could just as easily been for the research into finding Natalie Portman's image in a bowl of hot grits.
That we got the only Monolith.
From their site: http://zeropollutionmotors.us/ "ZPM will begin taking reservations in early 2008 for US deliveries of the Air Car in late 2009 or 2010." Then there is the little matter that Tata can't actually export to the US at this time as they have no distributors and aren't Department of Transporation approved. Who knows how long the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations testing will take?
That Micro$oft still sucks, or it's just attacked more because it has more installations?
I thought Apple had embraced open source
Roo?
:-(
While most everyone loved the Macross episodes, I know of very few that didn't also enjoy the Mospeada (think "Cyclons" and "Alpha/Beta Fighters") arc. Granted, "Southern Cross" was mostly disliked, but that's because HG had to shorten the story and they lost nearly HALF of the run time!
I also doubt that they will pull in any of the original Japanese mecha/story, but they may well siphon through the comics, or the (paperback) books for more to "gel" the three stories together/show what happened between the wars.
I hope you paid at least $23.36 for that record, else you're in violation!
(That's actually not too bad for 107 years or so...)
Unfortunately, ol' Tom (the oldest surviving Doctor!) is 73 years old (b. 1934 in Liverpool. He's still doing some voice work, but I haven't seen him on camera after his stint on Monarch of the Glen in 2005 as Donald MacDonald... and that was a decidedly sedentary role.
I'd love to see it, but I suspect that Tom would have a less action-oriented role to play.
I agree. I live near NYC and it does WONDERS for my morale. The days of going to work in the dark and leaving in the dark weigh heavy on the soul/psyche. DST is a big boost, IMO.
For remembering to take Anna Nicole Smith with you.
There were some 1944 steel pennies which were produced as a mistake, similar to the 1943 coppers.
http://www.thecoinalley.com/1944steel.html
Oddly enough, the original space weapon is much more low tech: the concept back in the 80s was to use an aerosol like can to spray a covering coat over the solar panels (and any lenses) of rival satellites with a paint like substance.
Yeah, but think of the fallout: I'm sure that Amnesty International would try to litigate that shooting alcohol at Muslim combatants is a hate crime.
Sony also made the recalled Mac batteries...
4 1117245005 081604956
e xchange/.
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2006082
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=2006082
Affected ranges of serial number prefixes are as follows:
12-inch iBook G4, battery model: A1061
ZZ338 through ZZ427
3K429 through 3K611
6C510 through 6C626
12-inch PowerBook G4, battery model: A1079
ZZ411 through ZZ427
3K428 through 3K611
15-inch PowerBook G4, battery models: A1078 and A1148
3K425 through 3K601
6N530 through 6N551
6N601
To see if your PowerBook or iBook is affected, visit
https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/battery
When I was very young (1980 or 81... 7 or 8 years old), I recall a "mysterious black plane" crashing in the eastern California mountains. It was reported either before or after Dallas in the 5 minute "news filler" CBS used to have back then. The next day --ZIP-- nothing in the papers, radio or TV. As a young kid that loved planes (and still does!), I read not too long ago in Air & Space or somesuch thing that it was indeed an F-117. Now, of course we had them then. But it's not like we admitted to it really until the Gulf War, some 10 years later.
Heck, I recall The Washington Post running a story in the mid-90s about the testing of non-projectile weapons at Aberdeen, MD.
Think about pagers, cell phones, LCDs, or any other technology. In general, there is a 10-15 year span between development and mass adoption. (I'm amazed nukes aren't more prevelant.) I fully believe that before I retire (2040 or so) that the US will have issued its infantry with laser and/or mass driver weapons.
I find it hysterical that the Macfanboys have moderated this as Troll/Flamebait, but if I'd made this same post regarding Windoze that It'd have been +5 Insightful.
Ah... I do love the smell of that Slashdot hypocrisy.
It's not if it was a closely held secret or not... it's how public the information is/how easy it is to find!
Expect an increase of the number of Mac virii out there in a now to 3 month timeframe.
Over time, the platform will have to evolve with planks on most issues for it to survive, else it'll be a "we're here too!" party like the Libertarians that make a lot of noise but never do very much. (Sorry guys, but that's not a flame. I was one of the 98 Lib voters in CT back in the '92 race).
I can see it now: The GNP (Gamers National Party) Platform of 2008:
* 9r0 1s7 4/\/\d/\/\3n7!!! (1ee7 (c)4u(c)u$!)
* Pro 2nd Amendment/Anti gun control (Shooters caucus)
* Pro free market economy (Civilization caucus)
* Pro death penalty (Undead caucus)
* Pro NASA (Orion caucus)
Can't get much more ideal than that!
;-)
Oh, and dark fibre.
1) Yeah, it's funny they didn't choose a Latitude, which is Dell's major laptop. The X1 is 2.5lbs; even the D610 (a business user standard) is 4.5lbs. ;-)
2) Need a sublet?
3) I disagree; there are many more hideous than this.
4) We like our sound -- this was a desktop replacement.
5) Amazing what a difference two years makes, eh?
6) I agree... the Mac is still pretty far behind when a 2+ year old box is keeping up with it on it's OWN OS...
7) Who hasn't?
1) That the Dell is non-natively beating up on the G4, and is nearly the same as the Mac?
:-)
2) The Dell is hobbled with a 4200rpm hard drive. Imagine if they'd used the same speed, or even a 5400!
Man... I remember having this conversation about 8 years ago, when EVERYBODY had a Newton, and there was no way Windows CE would *ever* make a dent in the palmtop computing market...
Times change.
As an undergrad at UCONN (University of Connecticut) I read a book called "Nemesis" back in 1992! And it was old then! (In fact, the book had only been taken out of the library twice in 10 years...)
*Another* "tool" my users can install to attract virii and spyware!