Daily Archives: June 22, 2012


There are many matters on which I disagree with Judge Richard Posner but when it…

There are many matters on which I disagree with Judge Richard Posner but when it comes to patents I hope a lot more judges follow his lead and start telling Apple where to stick their lawsuits.

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Apple v. Motorola: Judge Posner dismisses entire patent case, no injunctions to be issued
In US federal court this evening, Judge Richard Posner just ruled that the case of Apple v. Motorola will be dismissed in its entirety. The case, in which Apple alleged Motorola was in violation of……

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Model S sounds really, really good http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternat… 7

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Model S sounds really, really good http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1206_2012_tesla_model_s_first_drive/

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2012 Tesla Model S First Drive – Motor Trend
The 2012 Tesla Model S bolts away from a stop like any EV, but it accelerates from 60 to 80 mph like a big gasser, continuing to pull strongly past 100 mph. Find out more about the 2012 Tesla Model S …

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I have to admit that today is a I day I wasn't sure was ever going to arrive,… 3

I have to admit that today is a I day I wasn't sure was ever going to arrive, especially back in late 2006 and early 2007 when I first began writing about +Tesla Motors at AutoblogGreen http://green.autoblog.com/bloggers/sam-abuelsamid/. Tesla began official customer deliveries of its second product, the Model S sedan today.

At that time and through much of the five years since it was not at all assured that Tesla would still be in today. I had plenty of reason to be skeptical since the vast majority of attempts to start a car company end in abject failure.

The car that Tesla is delivering today is more than three years behind the original schedule. Back in late February 2007 when I first interviewed Tesla co-founder and then-CEO Martin Eberhard, his plan was to have this car in production by mid-to-late 2009, a target that I felt was hopelessly optimistic. http://green.autoblog.com/2007/03/12/autobloggreen-qanda-tesla-motors-ceo-martin-eberhard-pt-1/ and http://green.autoblog.com/2007/03/12/autobloggreen-qanda-tesla-motors-ceo-martin-eberhard-pt-2/

At the time Eberhard was still publicly proclaiming that the Roadster would be in production within a few months. As it turned out, it would be another year before the first example was delivered to Elon Musk and 18 months of reengineering the transmission, motor and power electronics before the second example went to a customer.

When I spoke with Eberhard, the sedan was still known under the code name Whitestar and the first powertrain development mules based on Dodge Magnum body shells appeared in mid-2008 http://green.autoblog.com/2008/07/07/is-tesla-using-dodge-magnum-body-shells-for-white-star-mules/.

In 2007 Henrik Fisker was still under contract to Tesla to design the Whitestar. However, he had a falling out with Musk later in the year and went on to start his own company to produce the +Fisker Automotive Karma. Tesla hired designer Franz von Holzhausen from Mazda to take over and a design concept was finally revealed in 2009. Now the car is finally real.

It still remains to be seen if this car can be a commercial success but at least Tesla has finally delivered.

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The concept of a "right to be forgotten" is one of the most dangerous threats… 9

The concept of a "right to be forgotten" is one of the most dangerous threats to freedom in a long time and needs to be stopped now.

Throughout history as the world has changed, humans have had to adapt their behavior to fit new paradigms (Much as I hate to use that word I think it actually fits here) and this is one of those inflection points. With the right to be forgotten, we would implement one of the worst things that George Orwell described in 1984, the modification of history. 

It's easy enough to change history on the net now, but at least caches and archives let us look back at what came before. Trying to eliminate that (regardless of the technical impracticality) is a bad move.

People need to be made aware that in this era of pervasive recording and communications, our actions have consequences both now and in the future. If you are afraid that nude photos could harm your future career path, don't take off your clothes. Don't have those last five drinks. Be aware and don't do stupid things that will embarrass you tomorrow or next year. 

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Does a 'right to be forgotten' on the internet violate free speech?
We've all written or posted things on the internet that we've later regretted, whether it's a poorly thought-out comment on the front-page post of a tech website or a potentially scandalous photo…

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Flipboard officially debuts on Android, adds Google+ and YouTube, and comes standard on the Galaxy S III in the US
Social news reading app Flipboard is today officially launching its Android app after its short beta period, new integration with YouTube as well as Google+ (which we heard about the other day)…

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