Phrases that should be banishe…
Phrases that should be banished for all time – “can we get X bites of the apple?”
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Following the earlier video https://plus.google.com/114133424228405038490/posts/GA2LPmC71cL…
Following the earlier video https://plus.google.com/114133424228405038490/posts/GA2LPmC71cL released by +Ford Motor Company on the 1.0-liter EcoBoost-powered Formula Ford racer they bid, there is now more on speedy little car.
The engineers in the dyno lab made some revisions to the calibrations on the three-cylinder engine boosting it from the 123 hp it makes in the Focus up to 202 hp. They then took the car to the Nurburgring where it set a lap time of 7:22 putting it solidly in the running with other high-end street legal machines like the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT3 and Corvette ZR1
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You've gotta love the British Single Vehicle Type Approval system 4
They let you take a pure racing car and slap on some lights, splash guards for the wheels and license plate, then hit the open road. I'd love to take a spin in this machine down some B-roads.
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Fun, feisty, fast and frugal?
We put our 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine (available in the #FordFocus), into a Formula Ford to find out.
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Henry Ford was no altruist by any stretch of the imagination 10
In fact, he was a deeply flawed individual in many respects. However, he was wise enough to recognize that the the dramatically increased productivity enabled by the moving assembly lines that had been introduced in his factories in 1913 meant he could pay his workers better, thus enabling them to spend more so they could buy products like the Model Ts coming from those same factories.
Despite the fact that higher wages would cost him more up front, he realized that filling wallets would ultimately benefit his business in the long run by stimulating demand. If only more of today's executives would recognize that stagnant middle and working class incomes go hand in hand with overall economic malaise we might actually start to make some progress on growing the economy.
Henry Ford, When Capitalists Cared
Henry Ford recognized that business succeeds when workers do.
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When the facts don't conform to the theory, they must be disposed of 2
Paul Ryan speaks again, his claim of 1.4 million business bankruptcies was a little off… the truth is more like 47,806. Next lie please
Ryan Adds Some Loaded Examples to Question of ‘Better Off?’
While correct, some of Representative Paul D. Ryan’s numbers seemed cherry-picked to paint the worst possible picture.
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Automated takedowns need to be stopped
YouTube does this all the time and much of it is unjustified. +TWiT frequently gets automated takedowns for its shows because they are commenting on videos that are on the service. Nothing should be removed until it has been reviewed by a human and the account holder is notified.
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Why we need serious reform of the copyright takedown process.
How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards
Last night, robots shut down the live broadcast of one of science fiction’s most prestigious award ceremonies. No, you’re not reading a science fiction story.
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Paul Ryan reveals the "true" story of Bin Laden's demise 2
Paul Ryan reveals the "true" story of Bin Laden's demise
Ryan Gives Detailed Account of Day He Killed Bin Laden
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In a dramatic narrative that could upstage this week’s Democratic National Convention, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) gave reporters today a detailed account of the fateful d…
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Governments in other parts of the world are finally starting to take a fresh look… 2
Governments in other parts of the world are finally starting to take a fresh look at copyright law in the digital age. Canada's recently passed law caps damages for non-commercial infringements and expands the bounds of fair use. Given the attempts to shove through legislation like PIPA, SOPA and COICA just this year, what do you think the chances are of ever getting something like this passed here? (here being the United States)
Letting the baby dance
WHEN Stephanie Lenz in Pennsylvania put a video on YouTube of her 18-month-old son bopping to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” she did not expect a lawsuit….
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Interesting article on Air & Space mag about the F-35 8
One of the main arguments for creating a single aircraft type to try and serve the needs of air forces, navies and marines was the cost savings that could be achieved in terms of training, service and spare parts. But are these forces setting themselves up for a massive failure.
While this certainly makes sense for civilian aviation where airlines like Southwest have demonstrated the advantage of using one aircraft type for all needs (Southwest's entire 571 plane fleet consists of Boeing 737s) it may not actually be such a great idea for a military force.
By using the F-35 for so many applications, the US military along with 10 other countries are creating a fighter monoculture.
_“We all show up tomorrow with the same kit,” says Lieutenant General André Deschamps, chief of Canada’s air staff, “the same software, same everything. The procedures are the same, the training’s the same."_
In this age of increasing cyber warfare, having the same control software across so many fleets may actually be a liability. These modern planes have live data links back to base and amongst each other to transmit intelligence in real-time. If/when there is a flaw, it could potentially be exploited to ground the entire fleet in one shot. Monocultures are never a good thing and I don't think this is a good place to start.
The Ultimate Fighter?
With the F-35, Lockheed Martin takes a turn trying to make one combat plane that can do everything.
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