Not very PC.. or maybe it is 100% PC.

...to make an alteration in the evolvement of an organic life system is fatal. A coding sequence cannot be revised once it's been established.

Not true - the Borg only came about because of the Screen Guild Writers strike (or whatever it was called). The villain that the Borg replaces was that weird alien queen that live inside of Remmick (Picard and Riker blew his head off then blasted open his torso graphically on network TV IIRC).

The signal it sent before being killed was to be the basis for an entire story arc, but then the writes went on strike so they whipped together the Borg from what was supposed to be a throw away episode instead.

Jesus man, 99% of Slashdotters know this. Turn in your geek card.

So much for your anti American rant. From the article:

Volkswagen uses what’s called a “Soundaktor,” a special speaker that looks like a hockey puck and plays sound files in cars such as the GTI and Beetle Turbo. Lexus worked with sound technicians at Yamaha to more loudly amplify the noise of its LFA supercar toward the driver seat.

Some, including Porsche with its “sound symposer,” have used noise-boosting tubes to crank up the engine sound inside the cabin. Others have gone further into digital territory: BMW plays a recording of its motors through the car stereos, a sample of which changes depending on the engine’s load and power.

Because people never get hit by cars in parking lots, or by drivers who are not paying attention.

It wasn't meant to be frightening, it just turned out that way.

http://mysite.du.edu/~treddell...

Also, the speedometers would read "150" when you were really going like 40 IIRC.

The moronic quote "I'll buy that for a quarter!" which appeared in Robocop in the form "I'll buy that for a dollar!"

Definitely a seminal work of Science Fiction. Sadly it is also turning out to be a harbinger.

While your point is valid at least what you were hearing on both cases was sound produced by the engine. Hell back in the 50's motorheads were putting on glasspack mufflers.

Fake wind and engine noise in so called "rocket cars" was a plot point in this short story IIRC.

Oh yes, I forgot that Facebook was above the law.

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I used qwerty on /. for about 9 years before I finally changed it. Funny thing - it was also my hotmail password for even longer.

Insurance companies are also the definition of conservative investors... and they are very large investors. It seems that they could easily be describes as on of the legs that the financial system stands on. I doubt that this sector could survive the wild swings in stock price that tech companies go through.

that is a win right there regardless

If you are willing to live with USB or Thunderbolt speeds to your disk I guess that is fine.