Forget the infotainment/bugging crap - we have that already and it's called a smartphone. What we need is Open Source and Open Standard systems for controlling the car and - new kid on the block - battery management.

Real hardware and software already exist in projects like Tumanako which even have the foresight to integrate with distributed power generation systems. But no, big auto manufacturers still focusing on bling that will date faster than a Miley Cyrus video.

Convergence is no longer in active development, and TACK uses elliptic curve keys, which are suspect.

IPSEC packet handling is separate from the PGP algorithm. Because one application using PGP may have been sabotaged, this does not mean the entire PGP system is broken, or that using SSL is any safer. There is stil a strong case to replace SSL with PGP.

I presume someone is planning offensive capabilities to get the fuunding?

Vik :v)

It's made from sugarbeet, milk waste, and current pilot plants are looking at cellulosic production piggybacking on ethanol research. Only in the US where agricultural subsidies encourage it is it made from maize. That's a political problem, not a biological problem.

If anyone is interested, the http://asi.org/ site is still there. Would've cost the same as 4 shuttle flights and left a permanent base on the moon. But nooooo.

What's changed? Well, now there's even less money spare...

Governments are scared of technology that allows people to be creative, particularly if they can share that creativity. It fosters an independent spirit, and that's something that questions authority.

They make ceramic ball bearings which allegedly work fine in primitive non-metallic muzzle-loaders.

Not just a Saudi problem - Obama thinks snooping on messages is just fine and dandy as long as it is not done to members of his Master Race. So far. May I once more bring people's attention to the Open and Free SMS encryption via the Textsecure Android app, and the disaster- (and government-) resistant mesh networking of Project Byzantium which now runs on a Raspberry Pi. They are becoming more and more relevant, and soon we shall have to switch to darknets to do anything non-commercial. Get with the program early, folks.

So who is going to bother putting a serial number on a 3D printer thant their 3D printer just printed?

http://reprap.org/

My fears exactly.

The inevitable next step by Kim Dotcom's Mega.co.nz's completely encrypted file sharing is completely encrypted messaging. When that takes off, Google's evil practice of not encrypting mail will be left for dust. They're going to lose a lot of customers unless they decide to jump first. Which, as you can see, will lose them more revenue.

You could always, you know, buy all their cheap solar panels? Or do what I do and make better products rather than cheaper ones. No need to fight them, just take the right road. That's how come I end up exporting plastic to China.

Vik :v)