Monthly Archives: October 2012

Over the past 15 years, big time cycling and many other sports have become so tainted… 2

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Over the past 15 years, big time cycling and many other sports have become so tainted by doping that it was only a matter of time before a governing body made a decision like this.

With Lance Armstrong stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, the International Cycling Union has decided to leave the titles vacant in lieu of trying to find someone that hasn't been sullied by the scandals. 

Armstrong’s un-awardable Tour de France titles
The shamed cyclist is stripped of his seven victories, but there’s hardly a clean record among his competitors

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This is why I love +Android 

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This is why I love +Android 

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Are you ready for XDA-U?

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Coming Soon: XDA-University.com – xda-developers
Coming Soon: XDA-University.com. XDA is visited by thousands of developers who offer their work to the community for the sake of pushing development forward. Most of these developers are self-taught. …


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I've been ranting about open source voting for many years dating back to at least… 10

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I've been ranting about open source voting for many years dating back to at least 2006
https://sam.abuelsamid.com/2006/06/02/open-source-voting/

Frankly there is absolutely no justification for elections to be controlled or run by private for-profit enterprises that have may potentially have a vested financial interest in the outcome. All voting mechanisms should be completely open-source whether they are hardware or software based with physical hard copies to verify every single vote that is cast. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Romney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Company That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern – Forbes
(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) It’s 3:00 a.m. on November 7, 2012. With the painfully close presidential election now down to who wins the battleground state of Ohio, no network dares to c…

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Watching the Petit Le Mans stream on ESPN3 I just caught a bit of news that I've…

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Watching the Petit Le Mans stream on ESPN3 I just caught a bit of news that I've missed previously about Dyson Racing running a hybrid system. Dyson's #16 Lola B12/60 is equipped with a mechanical flywheel-based KERS (kinetic energy recovery system) developed by Flybrid Systems http://www.flybridsystems.com/

Unlike the Williams F1 developed electrocmechanical flywheel system that we saw at PLM in 2010 http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/hybrids/porsche-911-gt3r-hybrid-flywheel, the Flybrid is completely mechanical with no electrons involved. As such the system is lighter although it may not be as flexible because it has to be geared into the conventional drive system. The system that was used by Porsche and in this years Le Mans winning Audi R18 e-tron sends electricity back to a pair of electric motors driving the front wheels. 

This isn't Dyson's first foray into alternative energy in ALMS. Since 2010, the Mazda-powered Lolas have been fueled by isobutanol produced from biomass. 

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This is exactly why Hollywood doesn't deserve any extra protection from enhanced…

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This is exactly why Hollywood doesn't deserve any extra protection from enhanced copyright enforcement.

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Oh, Hollywood accounting….

Hollywood Accounting: How A $19 Million Movie Makes $150 Million… And Still Isn’t Profitable | Techdirt
We’ve written about the wonders of Hollywood accounting before. It’s a series of tricks pulled by Hollywood studios to make most of their movies look unprofitable, even when they’re making a ton of m…


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Four hours into the 10 hour-long Petit Le Mans, the +Nissan DeltaWing is again proving…

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Four hours into the 10 hour-long Petit Le Mans, the +Nissan DeltaWing is again proving its worth with Gunnar Jeannette currently running in fifth position overall behind a pair of LMP1 and 2 LMP2 cars. Hopefully we'll see several of these machines on the track in 2013 with a variety of powerplants. #petitlemans   #deltawing  

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Getting the oil changed and the guy shows me the dipstick and says the oil is dirty…. 10

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Getting the oil changed and the guy shows me the dipstick and says the oil is dirty. Of course it's dirty I've been driving it for 5,000 miles. If it was still pristine it wouldn't need changing!

The oil condition is exactly as it should be, not sludge and still lubricating. A little dirty is normal

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