Flying cars a reality (10)
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[Stillboy] alerted us to a flying car that runs on biofuel. Flying cars have been the mainstays of science fiction and technological wish lists for years, but they elude production, as expenses, fuel, and gravity get in the way. [Gilo Cardozo], a paramotor manufacturer, managed to overcome those hurdles by thinking simply. He attached a paramotor to his car, which is powered by a Yamaha superbike engine and a gearbox from a snowmobile. His modified ...
Tab Mix Plus :: Firefox Add-ons (6)
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Masoudccna posted a link Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. Thursday at 10:03 am - Comment - Like محمد هادی liked this مدیریت روی تب ها و اضافه کردن امکانات زیادی به تب ها - Masoudccna
Darkness Productions&8217; Blog & Blog Archive & The Ultimate Electronic Voting System (1)
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I’ve been thinking for a while about electronic voting, especially in light of the time it took to count votes in places like Indiana, Missouri, etc. I don’t particularly have a problem with paper ballots, but I think the process could be improved, especially considering the day and age we live in. Here’s my take on it. Overview At each polling location, there would be a series of voting machines. These machines would be simple ...
The MMO Report: Thursday, November 6th (1)
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Everyone's a bit shell shocked over the election on Tuesday. As the dust settles, we're all trying to get back to our normal lives, coming to the realization that things are going to pretty much stay the same for the next two months. But the show must go on, and in that spirit, we bring you this week's edition of The MMO Report. We'll tell you about the new MMO veterans that 38 Studios has ...
10 Ways to Improve Usability When You Thought it Was Too Late (8)
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You’ve spent months working on your project and delivered it to the client. Initial feedback was positive, but they’ve spent a few days with it now and have asked if there is anything you can do to ‘make it more user friendly’. Ouch. It’s a bit late in the day to start any major restructuring. Surely, there must be something you can do! This article gives you 10 ways you can improve your application’s usability ...
Carson Schmidt of Teradata on SSDs (1)
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Carson Schmidt is, in essence, Teradata’s VP of product development for everything other than applications and database software. For example, he oversees Teradata’s hardware, storage, and switching technology. So when Teradata Chief Development Officer Scott Gnau didn’t have answers at his fingertips to some questions about SSDs (Solid-State Drives), he bucked me over to Carson. A very interesting discussion about SSDs (and other subjects) ensued. Highlights included: Carson is convinced that SSDs are the future ...