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Day December 1, 2003

Microsoft softare in every car

From Wired.

REDMOND, Wash. — First Microsoft set out to put a computer in every home. Now the software giant hopes to put one in every vehicle, too.

“We’d like to have one of our operating systems in every car on Earth,” said Dick Brass, vice-president of Microsoft’s automotive business unit. “It’s a lofty goal.”

Cars with the Microsoft software will speak up when it’s time for an oil change. They’ll warn drivers about wrecks on the road ahead and scout alternative routes. They’ll pay freeway tolls automatically. The software running their brakes will upgrade itself wirelessly.

This would bring the “blue screen of death” to unparalleled levels.

For those in rough neighborhoods

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U.S. Bunkers, Inc. is a corporation established in 1998 in Miami, Florida USA, it is a company dedicated to the manufacturing of portable, aerodynamic, monolithic concrete structures for the sole purpose of protecting and saving lives.

Want to know some specs?

These bunkers come equipped with an induced forced air system moved by a dual turbine system that changes the inside air every 60 seconds. Battery bank with 12-110 volt power are standard equipment. Biochemical warfare filters as well as air conditioning and heating are available options. Generators, solar panels and additional battery banks can be mounted on or inside the bunker or its supports to make it a self-sustaining unit.
(via Weird Links)

Furniture Porn

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I think this is work safe, but who the hell knows anymore.
(via Weird Links)

Powers of Ten

This is one of the coolest things I have seen. Picture looking into a proton and seeing a quark, then backing up by powers of 10 until you are 10 million light years from that quark. Fascinating.
(via J-Walk)

Why ask why?

From The Improvement Network, The Five Whys.

When you are faced with a problem it is useful to stop and ask why five times. It is easy to do but few people do it.

Example
The patient was late in theatre
Why?
There was a long wait for a trolley
Why?
A replacement trolley had to be found
Why?
The original trolley’s safety rail was worn and had eventually broken
Why?
It had not been regularly checked for wear
Why?
We do not have an equipment maintenance schedule

Huh?
(via Off on a Tangent)


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