User: kleptocrat

More typical snark Americanisms

On: Inside a Mechanical Parking Garage

- The article proves that one picture is worth 1055 words. Wish I had clicked on the link before reading the whole thing.

- Looks a lot like something we have here in Florida for boats, except the robot is replaced by a forklift jockey.

Flush Twice; It's a long way to the White House

On: Scientists Challenge U.S. on Scientific Distortions

Interesting. Today's Washington Post is recommending D.C. residents flush their taps for 10 minutes to help reduce exposure to lead. Missed the opportunity to blame it on Bush, however.

Story

Re:What about VCRs? : and Toasters

On: TVI to Sue Over MS Autoplay Feature

I remember the Toastmaster 1B14, but before that there was the:

'Sunbeam, Model T-20, from the late 1940s through the mid 1950s. This was the first "fully automatic" toaster. When bread is placed into this toaster, it is automatically lowered; when the toasting cycle is complete, the unit shuts off and gently raisies the toast for removal.'

Wonder how those lawsuits ended up?

http://www.toaster.org/1940.html