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Comment Why two airlines? (Score 1) 173

by Airw0lf on Sunday November 09, 2008 @07:10AM (#25693559) Attached to: Compressed-Air Car Nears Trial

So this is a zero-emission motor vehicle. What are two european airlines doing with it?

Air France Industries and KLM Engineering and Maintenance will be evaluating the AirPod from the perspective of safety, ergonomics, deployment, reliability, and maintenance costs, among other factors.

Isn't all of the above a little bit removed from their core business? The only logical use I could think of for these cars in the airline business is transporting staff and luggage around airports, tarmacs and hangars...

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Submission + - Supreme Court Justice Unveils Gaming Project (stuff.co.nz)

Submitted by Airw0lf on Sunday June 08, 2008 @07:46AM

Airw0lf writes: America's first female Supreme Court justice has unveiled a videogame project to teach children how courts work, saying she wanted to counter partisan criticism that judges are "godless" activists. Sandra Day O'Connor got involved with developing the project called "Our Courts" out of concern over public ignorance about the judiciary and partisan attacks on what should be an independent institution. "In recent years I've become increasingly concerned about vitriolic attacks by some members of Congress, some members of state legislatures and various private interest groups. . . on judges," O'Connor told the Games For Change conference on using gaming technology for social improvement and education. See http://www.ourcourts.org/

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Submission + - Warez Leader Is Chairman Of San Diego Republicans (torrentfreak.com)

Submitted by Airw0lf on Monday May 05, 2008 @06:42AM

Airw0lf writes: If anyone remembers "Fairlight" — one of the great groups on the warez scene, you may be interested to know that one of their leaders is now the chairman of the San Diego Republican Party.

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Submission + - Writers' strike reality is viewers' loss... (tv.com)

Submitted by

Ant

on Saturday November 03, 2007 @01:34AM

Ant writes: "TV.com says a backlash of writers' strike means television/TV season will change — more reality TV! No matter what is at stake, strikes are always ugly. However, strikes in the entertainment industry don't just affect the families of those involved; they also change the day-to-day lives of the industry's audience (albeit to a much lesser degree)..."

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