This is just so utterly wrong.
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Universal has a backdoor into YouTube's CMS, set it to automatically remove Megaupload music video (update)
Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we all had it wrong. When Universal Music Group censored Megaupload's star-studded promo video, it didn't send a DMCA request at all — rather, the company…..
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#en-v #env #leolaporte #twit #ces
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When the General Motors EN-V concept vehicles were demonstrated at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show http://bit.ly/u69R8R and http://bit.ly/tNtRpU, one of the most frequently asked questions by the media was "when will we see something like this hit the streets?"
Christopher Borroni-Bird, GM's director of advanced technology vehicle concepts explained that small autonomous vehicles like the EN-V were probably at least ten years out. One of the limiting factors is the accuracy of current GPS systems. Right now the satellite based location system is can pinpoint a location down to about 3 meters (all bets are off if you are in an urban canyon in a place like Manhattan or Chicago). Reliable autonomous operation will require sub 1-meter positioning so that vehicles can stay in their lanes and better performance in dense urban areas that these vehicles are best suited too.
Borroni-Bird mentioned a new generation of GPS satellites that would be put into orbit later this decade could resolve this problem. Lockheed Martin is about to take a big step in this direction as it starts testing the first of these new satellites in preparation for launch in 2014. http://bit.ly/sNAbBl
Bring on the new birds and the pod cars!
#en-v #env #autonomousdriving
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In an interview with Time Out, Daniel Craig talked about the script for his last James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace:
It seems that the script is sometimes an after-thought on huge productions.
‘Yes and you swear that you’ll never get involved with shit like that, and it happens. On “Quantum”, we were fucked. We had the bare bones of a script and then there was a writers’ strike and there was nothing we could do. We couldn’t employ a writer to finish it. I say to myself, “Never again”, but who knows? There was me trying to rewrite scenes – and a writer I am not.’
After seeing the movie I wrote a review for Autoblog where I pointed out that the plot seemed to have been drafted by at least three different writers that hadn't talked to each other.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/13/autoblog-goes-to-the-movies-no-solace-in-this-quantum/
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Daniel Craig exclusive interview – with Time Out Film
Read Time Out Film's interview with Daniel Craig. Daniel Craig talk 'Bond', 'Girl with a Dragon Tattoo' and more in this exclusive interview for Time Out.
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Ford takes direct aim at the new Toyota Prius V and the Prius plug-in hybrid with new C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in. Shooting for top spot in the MPG sweepstakes. over 42 mpg from the non-plug hybrid and over 100 MPGe (that's miles per gallon equivalent, a way of comparing efficiency of vehicles that get energy from sources other than gasoline) for the plug-in hybrid.
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2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid, C-Max Energi Plug-In: More Details
The new Escape crossover arrives at dealers in mere months, minus the hybrid model of its predecessor. That means it's now time to talk about the new 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid, which will serve as the co…
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No one in corporate America should be allowed to create a Powerpoint slide with more than 10 words on it
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The biggest threat to American liberties and values comes not from an innocuous reality show about ordinary a? Americans that happen to be Muslim. It comes from religious conservatives of all stripes including Christians and from big business that wants to neuter anything that might be considered a public good including the Internet and public education.
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Lowe's stores supporting bigots — cutting off ads for totally innocuous TV program. The neighborhood hardware store looks better and better, even at higher prices.
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Lowe's Pulls Advertising from Muslim Reality Show After Bigots Complain
American Muslim, a TLC reality show that depicts the lives of Muslims in dangerous anti-American professions like "police officer" and "high school football coach," is obviously the most egregious exa…
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Chris Dodd proves conclusively why no one involved in politics, the entertainment industry or big business should be allowed anywhere near regulation of the internet. MPAA CEO (and former US senator) Chris Dodd said this:
"How do you justify a search engine providing for someone to go and steal something?" he asked rhetorically in a recent interview at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers conference. "A guy that drives the getaway car didn't rob the bank necessarily, but they got you to the bank and they got you out of it, so they are accessories in my view."
This statement is either a complete misunderstanding or misrepresentation of what a search engine like Google is. Google is not the driver, they are the phone book where the robber looked up the address of the bank. Should we stop the phone company for publishing phone numbers and addresses?
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MPAA Boss: If The Chinese Censor The Internet Without A Problem, Why Can't The US?
Well sir, that's precisely the issue: the way you want to control the Internet would basically transform us into China. You don't see the problem there? Really?…
OR, in a more inflammatory style:
!!!EXCLUSIVE!!! MPAA Boss Dreams of Communist Amercia!!
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The MPAA is getting pretty desperate, it seems. MPAA boss Chris Dodd was out trying to defend censoring the internet this week by using China as an example of why censorship isn't a problem. It's ki…
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It's really tragic that religious groups in this country make it so politically suicidal for Americans to come forward and admit that they don't believe in a higher power. As a result we get almost every politician feeling like they have to pander to church-goers just so they don't get shouted down by the radicals on the right.
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Audi R8 V10, Awesome engine, slick gearbox and refined enough to drive every day
http://www.luxist.com/2009/11/17/review-2009-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-an-everyday-supercar/
#audi #audir8
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