The San Francisco Chronicle has posted a poorly researched story called “62 mpg being talked about as new standard for 2025“. It gives a very one-sided perspective: The government already has said automakers’ fleets must average 35.5 miles per gallon of gas by 2016 – up from 27.3 right now – but 62 would change … Continue reading Diesels today already meet 2025 standards
I will be presenting at the 2011 BSidesSanFrancisco conference: “Dr. Stuxlove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Worm” When: 4pm, Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Where: Zeum, 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco Cost: Free (as always!) RSVP: http://bsidessf.eventbrite.com Has our “Human Reliability Program” improved since Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 dark comedy film? What … Continue reading 2011 BSidesSF: Dr. Stuxlove
I thought “oh, another copy of a classic 80s game” when I first read news about a Park Patrol application for mobiles. This is an entirely different game, however. Park Patrol app was designed by a man upset about parking tickets. He hopes that drivers will warn each other about the location of the parking … Continue reading Drivers Work Together Against Parking Police
Chinese authorities have been leaking photos to the press for at least a month about their Stealth Fighter program, called Chengdu “Black Belt” J20 or Black Eagle. The latest news is that they are ready now to officially announce its completion. They even say that it can fly. Hu Jintao today confirmed that China had … Continue reading China’s Stealth Fighter: Bluff or Real?