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  • Detroit 2010: Motor City Maidens

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    This year’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show is over, at least for the press, and while some significant vehicles were unveiled, the overall impression we got is that the industry has scaled back. Less debuts combined with smaller and less elaborate displays made the whole affair feel significantly downsized compared to previous years.

    There is one area, however, where automakers seemingly didn’t skimp: models. No, not car models, models as in paid spokespeople who stand next to the cars and trucks we came to see. The Motor City maidens who graced displays at this year’s show were a cut above the crop of models used at other auto shows we covered this year.

    And in case you think us sexist, check out Sirens of Chrome, an entire book celebrating the culture of car models and their history on the auto show circuit. See? We’re not sexist, but rather consumers of a valuable service. Check out the gallery below to consume for yourself.

    Detroit 2010: Motor City Maidens originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Do More Housework and Improve Your Sex Life

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    According to a recent study of almost 7,000 married couples, reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, both men and women who do more housework – even on top of a long week of paid work – get more sex. Surprised? After all, the (often unequal) division … Read more

     

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  • Record Labels Demanding Cash From Pirate Bay Founders

    While The Pirate Bay case is still on appeal, the major record labels would rather not wait for due process, and are now demanding that two of the site’s founders pay up, since the site is still operating. You may recall that, separate from the original ruling against The Pirate Bay, the court later granted a different injunction against Gottfried Svartholm-Warg and Fredrik Neij from even working on the site. The record labels are arguing that since the site is still operating, those two must still be running it. It’s worth noting that both of those guys no longer live in Sweden — and both insist that they have stopped operating the site (though who knows if that’s true). Either way, it’s somewhat entertaining to watch how desperate the labels are to make something stick on these guys.

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  • Bamboo Compost Crock from Gardener’s Supply Company

    2010_01_11-Compost.jpgDo you use a compost crock or slop pail in the kitchen? We love our stainless steel compost pail. We fill it up every week with vegetable trimmings before dumping a full load on the compost heap. It’s green and convenient too (love it when it works out like that). But what if you want something warmer than stainless steel? Well, we just noticed this handsome bamboo compost pail.

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  • Guru’board’s Miniguru keyboard aims to keep you on the home row, might take some getting used to

    A new keyboard concept from the unproved Guru-board, dubbed Miniguru, could certainly shake up a few things if it hits the market. The basic idea is to keep your fingers from leaving the home row, with special modifier keys to move you through three “layers” of functions. Hold down the modifier with a free thumb and you get the JKLI keys turned into arrows, and the capslock into control. Naturally you can configure this in software to your heart’s content (or just do this in software without a fancy new keyboard, if you’re a rebel like that), hopefully without causing too much harm to your poor, inflexible fingers. The mouse nub is also designed to keep you keyboard-centric, but it can be removed in the highly-custom sales configuration panel, which also works in an option to choose between three different switch parts, a multitude of colors and the existence of keycap symbols. That custom bit sounds a little like optimism on the part of a company that hasn’t shipped anything yet, but we’re rooting for this one to make it to market someway or other, if just out curiosity.

    Guru’board’s Miniguru keyboard aims to keep you on the home row, might take some getting used to originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Hivision’s $149 Android-based netbook reminds us we’re not really shopping for a netbook right now

    We know, we know, it’s only $149! What could possibly be stopping us from entering the marvelous world of Android-powered netbooking? Well, maybe it’s the fact that it’s been tried before, and just didn’t make any sense. Maybe for someone who doesn’t have $50 more to get a “real” netbook, or $150 more to get a “great” netbook, it could make sense to be subjected to a 7-inch screen, 500MHz ARM Cortex A9 processor in the name of “lightweight” web surfing, but we’d like to imagine we have a little more self esteem than that. Oh shoot, we just accidentally bought four. Check out the Charbax-infused hands-on after the break.

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  • ¿Cómo subir presentaciones de PowerPoint y archivos PDF al foro?

    Hola Amigos.

    Ahora les explicaré cómo subir Presentaciones con diapositivas de PowerPoint y archivos PDF al foro. Es algo que no muchos conocen pero posible. Espero que esta guía les sea útil. 🙂

    Voy a dividir en dos partes, ya que puede ser un poco confuso, sobre todo para las diapositivas, pero si siguen la guía no creo que tengan problema.

    Primera Parte:

    1.- Entrar a la página: http://www.slideshare.net

    Nota: El registro es opcional, si lo hacen pueden tener acceso a sus archivos cuando quieran.

    2.- Dar click donde dice "Upload" o en "Start Uploading!":

    3.- Dar click en el botón "Browse and select files…":

    4.- Selecionar el o los archivos que vayan a subir, pueden ser ppt, pps o pdf. En este caso voy a subir un pps y un pdf a manera de ejemplo:

    5.- Esperar a que la barra de porcentaje llegue a 100%, esto dependerá del tamaño de su archivo o archivos:

    6.- Aquí pueden poner datos sobre el archivo como subieron como el título, etiquetas y una breve descripción. Asegurense de que en la casilla "Privacy" diga "[Public] Everyone". Ya que colocaron los datos dan click en el botón "Publish" o si subieron más de un archivo en "Publish All":

    7.- Dar click en donde dice "here":

    8.- Esperar a que el archivo o archivos sean convertidos. Pueden dar click en el botón refresh para ver si la conversión está completa. El tiempo depende del tamaño del archivo que hayan subido:

    9.- Una vez que el archivo haya sido convertido aparecera una imagen en vista previa. Dan click al título del archivo que vayan a publicar (Donde aparece la flecha):

    Segunda Parte:

    Para poner un archivo de PowerPoint:

    1.- Dar click donde dice "custom":

    2.- Dar click en el código de la casilla "For WordPress.com" y copiar:

    3.- Copiar el código en el cuadro de mensaje del foro. Una vez que lo copiaron deben seleccionar solo lo que está marcado, a partir de donde dice "id" hasta la última letra o número antes del corchete, o si prefieren borrar lo que no está marcado, el caso es que solo tengan la parte a partir de la "id".

    4.- Colocar la parte del código seleccionado entre los tags: [slideshare][/slideshare] quedando de la siguiente manera:

    5.- Listo, la presentación queda de la siguiente forma:

    Para poner un archivo PDF (solo se admiten archivos de texto, sin imagenes):

    1.- Dar click donde dice "custom":

    2.- Dar click en el código de la casilla "For WordPress.com" y copiar:

    3.- Colocar el código completo entre los tags: [pdf][/pdf] quedando de la siguiente manera:

    4.- Listo, el archivo PDF queda de la siguiente forma:

    Y eso es todo. 🙂

  • ¿Cómo hacer una encuesta?

    Hola, en este thread les explicaré de forma detallada cómo se elabora una encuesta, espero que les sea útil esta información. 🙂

    Paso previo: Asegurense de tener listas las opciones de respuesta de la encuesta antes de crear el tema, esto es muy importante ya que no debe pasar más de 5 minutos entre la creación del tema y la elaboración de la encuesta.

    1.- Se dirigen al subforo donde quieren realizar la encuesta, cuando esten ahí dan click en el botón "New Thread" ubicado en la parte superior izquierda, por arriba de los demás temas:

    2.- Colocan el título de la encuesta, una descripción en la parte de mensaje y si lo desean las etiquetas (tags):

    3.- En la parte de abajo aparecen las opciones adicionales, ahí tienen que marcar la casilla "Si, crear encuesta en este tema" y establecer el número de opciones de respuesta que tendrá su encuesta. Cuando lo hayan hecho le dan click al botón "Enviar Nuevo Tema":

    Nota: Al darle click al botón "Enviar Nuevo Tema" se va a crear el thread, pero la encuesta aun no estará lista pues no se ha terminado, de ahí la importancia que ya tengan listas las respuestas pues hay que hacerlo en menos de 5 minutos; pasado ese tiempo ya no podrán poner la encuesta.

    4.-Ahora aparecerá el cuadro donde configuramos la encuesta, primero ponen la pregunta de la encuesta, después en "Opciones de Encuesta" colocamos las opciones de respuesta que ya hemos establecido. Adicionalmente y si lo desean pueden colocar imagenes, colocando la dirección de la imágen entre los tags: [IMG]url[/IMG]:

    Nota: El texto de los cuadros de Opciones de Encuesta no puede exceder los 100 caractéres, esto incluye (si utilizaron) el código de una imagen con su dirección, así que asegurense que no sobrepasen el límite ya que no podrán ponerla si no cumple con esta regla, además de que les hará perder tiempo en modificarla y se les puede acabar el tiempo máximo de 5 minutos para crear la encuesta.

    5.- Como opciones finales se puede establecer la duración que la encuesta permanecerá abierta, solo coloquen los días que estará activa a partir de su creación. Y por último si desean que los usuarios puedan votar más de una vez o hacer los votos públicos para saber quién voto en cada opción solo tienen que activar las casillas. Cuando terminen dan click a Enviar Encuesta:

    6.- Listo, la encuesta ha quedado establecida y ya es posible votar. 🙂

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  • EVs mass market: BYD Showcases Electric Car for U.S. TNR.v, CZX.v, WLC.v, LI.v, RM.v, LMR.v, CLQ.v, SQM, FMC, ROC, BYDDY, NSANY, HEV, AONE, RNO, DAI,

    Lithium and REE: How to invest in the Next Big Thing – Electric cars and Green Mobility Revolution.
    Chinese BYD will be the most famous example. We will note Tata Motors as well in this upcoming sector – problem here will be whether they will be able to overcome auto brand recognition and safety perceptions. Both companies are definitely well positioned in their respective markets, but conquering the West could be difficult and lead to the question whether they are going to make money or struggle fighting for the market share. This question will shadow all auto makers sector.
    BYD E6 VIDEO
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    JANUARY 13, 2010
    BYD Showcases Electric Car for U.S.
    By MATTHEW DOLAN
    BYD Auto Co. showcased an all-electric car Monday that the Chinese company intends to sell in the U.S. by the second half of the year, joining a raft of new entrants seeking to grab a piece of the emerging market for emissions-free vehicles.
    The details, however, remain unclear. In an interview, BYD Chairman Wang Chuan-fu said the auto maker was still studying the market to determine how many e6 electric cars could be imported and sold in the U.S., at what price and through what kind of distribution network.
    Fred Ni of BYD shows off the new BYD e6 all-electric vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

    “It’s very hard for us to estimate,” Mr. Wang said. “There are lot of things in the market that are pending, and there are lot of things that are unsure. In the beginning, we don’t think it will be a huge quantity.”
    In China, where the e6 will first go on sale, BYD—which stands for Build Your Dreams—expects to sell vehicles for city use by the government, utility companies or fleets of taxis, according to Mr. Wang. BYD expects it could be used similarly in the U.S., while a later, plug-in hybrid vehicle may be more appropriate for individual American consumers.
    Previously, Mr. Wang had said the company planned to pick a specific region within the U.S. and initially market “a few hundred” e6s, priced at slightly more than $40,000, through a small number of dealers. He wouldn’t say on Monday if the pricing plans remained the same.
    BYD’s effort is backed by MidAmerican Energy Holding Co., the unit of Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. that paid about $230 million for a 9.9% stake in BYD.
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    Chinese auto maker BYD’s e6 all-electric vehicle sits next to a charging station Tuesday at the North American International Auto show in Detroit. The car may be available in the U.S. later this year.

    Mr. Wang on Monday said “it is possible” that BYD may seek partners in the U.S. to help sell its car, but he said those options are still being studied. He said the cost of the battery used in BYD’s electric vehicles remains too high but anticipates that U.S. consumers will seek out these cars as the economy improves and gasoline prices rise.
    The e6 will be marketed as a five-passenger crossover-style vehicle that can travel more than 200 miles on a single charge.
    Unlike some of its Chinese competitors, BYD doesn’t plan to buy brands from global auto makers, Mr. Wang said. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Ltd., for example, is in the midst of buying Ford Motor Co.’s Sweden-based Volvo brand.
    “For us, we have a focus on the fast growing Chinese market,” he said, adding that BYD’s 2009 sales of 450,000 in China was an increase of 160% over 2008 figures.”

  • Vote! Concurso 2009/47

    Aqui estão as cinco finalistas do Concurso 2009/47!

    As cinco finalistas em ordem alfabética e suas respectivas notas:

    Com as bênçãos dos Orixás – Cerrado – 8,92

    fim de praia – Luis_RiodeJaneiro – 7,90

    O progresso vem sob os nossos pés – KASchramm – 7,67

    "Qualidade de Vida" – rodrigo.rod.digo – 8,50

    Sempre Feliz – FEIO PRA CHUCHÚ – 8,95

    A outra concorrente obteve a seguinte média:

    Noite na Favela. – Tourniquet – 7,50

    Boa sorte a todos! 😉

  • Walmart to Build WiMAX Towers for Sprint?

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    An interesting alliance is shaping up It looks like Sprint and Walmart will be working together in the WiMAX mobile business. It seems that Walmart is willing to install WiMAX cells on all its stores in the USA. The real winner here is Sprint which will undoubtedly increase its WiMAX coverage within the USA. And Sprint needs all the help it can get before Verizon and ATT starts offering 4G themselves. Unlike Sprint these two carriers are going to rely on LTE to deliver 4G speeds. An

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  • Pinboard’s Dead-Simple Bookmarking Service Is Still Going Strong

    Last July, we took a look at Pinboard, a no-frills bookmarking service that focuses on, you know, bookmarking. Unlike Yahoo’s popular delicious, which is weighed down by feature bloat, Pinboard looks to keep things simple, fast, and elegant. Last week, Pinboard’s creator Maciej Ceglowski posted a recap of the site’s growth over the last six months, giving some honest insight into the progress of a small-but-growing startup.

    Perhaps the biggest news is that Pinboard is now Ceglowski’s full-time job. The former Yahoo Brickhouse developer started the site as a side project, but since the rollout of a new premium archiving feature (which runs $25 a year), he can apparently make enough from Pinboard to make a living.  He’s also got help from his friend Peter Gadjokov, who also happens to be one of delicious’s founders.

    Ceglowski takes some jabs at delicious, which has made quite a few frustrating decisions since its acquisition by Yahoo:

    There have been two big surprises in the past six months. The first was discovering that a minimalist paid bookmarking site can effectively compete against delicious, a free service that has all the resources of Yahoo at its disposal, a five year headstart, and until the recent layoffs employed some thirty people. Yahoo management single-handedly created our market with a series of terrible product decisions, and has continued to push the yoke forward and keep the nose pointed straight at the ground. As happy as I am to see Pinboard succeed, I wish it weren’t due to so much squandered effort by people I like and respect on the delicious development team.

    Ceglowski writes that Pinboard has grown to 1,200 active users, who have shared nearly 2 million bookmarks. The site has also added a number of features, including a mobile version, an API, integration with Twitter and Instapaper, and more. He notes that there’s “even a version of the site for the five Pinboard users who prefer to browse their bookmarks in Spanish.”

    Ceglowski also writes that the site’s innovative signup fee has helped keep spammers at bay, which can be a serious problem with link sharing and bookmarking sites. Since launching last summer, Pinboard has charged new users a small fee that increases by a tenth of a cent with each new user (it’s currently up to $5.79).

    If you’re interested in the more technical side of Pinboard, Ceglowski has written details on the site’s technical underpinnings here.

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  • Chuva atrapalha teste de Schumacher

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    O heptacampeão mundial de Formula 1, já estava no seu terceiro dia de testes intensos para seu desenvolvimento na categoria GP2.

    A GP2 é conhecida como porta de entrada para Fórmula 1, mas sendo que a GP2 usa menos tecnologia e seus motores são mais fracos do que o da F1.

    Mas o que marcou o treino de Schumacher foi a chuva intensa que atrapalhou que atrapalhou o piloto.

    O treino é para o piloto pegar agilidade, pois a temporada 2010 da F1 já está perto de começar e o piloto vai correr pela nova equipe Mercedes GP.

    Fonte: Auto Portal


  • Room Temperature and Fasting Blood Sugar

    Hi folks, I’m in my first year as a diabetic, and still learning a lot.

    Here’s the current question. I have been waking up in the morning with high blood sugars lately that quickly drop off. By High, I mean in the 130-140 range, within a couple hours they drop into the 80-90 range.

    The bright side of this situation is that I appear to be losing weight, which is a relief because I have put on 60 pounds since diagnosis.

    Anyway, what I think is happening is that since the room I sleep in is not heated, and we have been experiencing sub zero temperatures, I think my body winds up producing extra blood sugar. Then when I warm up again in the morning, my body stops producing the extra blood sugar and it’s fine again.

    This theory seems to have some weight due the the fact that this morning, which was much warmer, my BG was only 103.

    So, does this make any sense? Will the low temperature of the room cause me to have a higher fasting BG?

  • T-Mobile Fender MyTouch 3G Coming on January 20

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    With the Google Nexus One or the Motorola Droid playing almost perfectly out there you might not want to switch back to the MyTouch 3G from T-Mobile. But what you will want to do is get the special Fender MyTouch 3G edition of the phone. The limited edition has been announced a long while ago but that doesnt mean that you wont see it in action. In fact the smartphone is expected to arrive at some point later this month on January 20 to be more precise. The phone will probably

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  • No camera on iSlate? That ain’t right

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    Sources have sources who have insider information that there’s an internal rumor that there may not be a camera on the Apple tablet, which, of course, does not exist itself. That’s the word being passed around now, and personally I don’t buy it. A slate computer is a versatile object meant to be comfortable in many situations. On your lap, propped up on a stand, or cradled in your arms like a lozenge-shaped, glass-faced baby. The camera makes it even more versatile, and video chatting or blogging is something Apple would be happy to encourage.

    But let’s play along for a bit. What reason is there not to have a camera on there?

    Can’t be cost. Let’s assume it’s the type of camera you find on a Nano or in the bezel-mounted iSight. Those things cost like $9. It’s practically a bare sensor, the type that was current maybe four or five years ago. The tablet will probably cost upwards of $600 at least so an extra couple bucks is no big deal.

    Appearance? The camera can be integrated with the bezel so completely that it’s almost invisible. Unless Apple is really deviating from their other hardware, there’s very little reason to think the camera would detract from the device’s appearance.

    Could it be symmetry? So you can hold it horizontally either way? A bit of a minor issue to scrap a whole hardware feature. Apple would just make it clear which side was “up.”

    Maybe they don’t want video chat apps like Skype on there? Possibly. This is the most likely option, I’d say — they don’t want the slate to be so all-purpose that a few people can hack it and make it an all-you-can-eat anywhere video phone. That said, if they don’t include a camera it’s practically an invitation to the rest of the industry to focus on that exact weakness. I can just imagine the ads for some Acer device: “HD webcam – unlike some other tablets.” And honestly, any 3G-connected device with sufficient power is going to be Skype-enabled after a few months on the market. People love making that happen.

    On the other hand, I feel they could include the camera just because of the advertising opportunities. Picture a person holding the slate in one hand, sitting at a couch. The slate shows a husband or wife in a video chat window, with a small picture-in-picture of the person holding the slate. Apple wants to be the one doing that. I’m sure they’re conflicted about how to do it without opening themselves up to the same kind of hacking that’s made the iPhone an everything device, but I don’t see them forgoing the opportunity entirely.

    Remember, they’re launching a platform here, not just some accessory device. It’ll be updated later, but like the iPhone, they want to make sure that when they launch, they can answer all questions with a “hell yeah it does that” and not a “we’ll see about that in the next version.”

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    Listening the turbines roar.

  • Nokia Saga Outed by AccuWeather Ad

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    Its a sad world for Nokia. Everywhere one turns their head Android the iPhone or a BlackBerry will pop out. And theres no Nokia smartphone that seems ready to take on a challenge. While the Finnish manufacturer is still holding the cell phone business on a short leash it cant dominate the smartphone niche also. So whats the Nokia Saga you ask Well it could be a totally new and hip phone coming soon from Nokia. And it could be just the N97 Mini wearing a new name although it rea

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  • When Wind Turbines Over Rotate | The Intersection

    Very rare, but fascinating.