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- The James Bond da Vinci Code
How the opening sequences of the Bond films mirror the anticlimax in opposite. more
Fri Aug 29 09:52pm PDT
- webcamXP
Make webcam a security service. more
Thu Aug 28 09:37pm PDT
- Rhizome: Abstronics: Mary Ellen Bute
Links to seminal topics in visualizing sound as images. more
Wed Aug 27 11:41pm PDT
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Source: Delicious/ronzobot
- Mechanized Stadium of the Future (1958)
The November 2, 1958 edition of Closer Than We Think featured a mechanized stadium. The stadium of tomorrow might very well be adaptable to a variety of athletic and other events, thereby solving a practical problem that has long plagued sports promoters. The mechanized arena depicted here contains… more
- Streamlined Cars of the Future
I was quoted today in the Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia) for a piece about the past and future of cars . An excerpt appears below. In the first quarter of the 20th century, the developed world began an obsession with outer space. Comic-strip storyboards of domed futuristic cities and mul… more
- Movies Will Replace Textbooks (1922)
The 2006 book Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change by Bob Seidensticker is a fascinating read. From page 103: Schools have had a longstanding immunity against the introduction of new technologies. In 1922 Thomas Edison predicted that movies would replace textbooks. In 1945 one forecaster ima… more
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Source: Paleo-Future
- Carlos Ghosn Defends Electric Cars
Then he adds: “You tell your readers this — a hybrid is just an optimisation of a gasoline engine, putting motor and engine together, more expensive, and still emitting CO2. An electric car is zero emission.” Apart from the CO2 produced making the electricity. “Not if it’s made by nuclear or solar … more
- LG Chem May Lease GM's Volt Battery
Patil said LG Chem and GM were talking about arrangements to lower the initial cost of the battery by leasing them to the Volt buyer, a step that would lower the cost of the car. - Guardian - UK Battery electric car enthusiasts have long advocated leasing of battery packs to reduce the initial cost… more
- EV Fast Charging a Fantasy?
“If you buy into the idea that a plug-in hybrid should be more like an EV and have a 30-40 mi range, then we’re talking serious kW to charge the battery,” he said. And talk about ‘fast’ battery charging simply pegs his personal voltmeter. “It drives me crazy,” Reinert exclaimed. “If you’ ve got a 2… more
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Source: EV Does It