Underwater vehicles that are powered by the ocean have been around for a bit, and have even crossed the atlantic.
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=47166

For refuelling this makes sense. That's also why this is not new. It exists for boom operators.

google also uses a lot of one-character variable names in their javascript. Maybe at their scale, they do care about saving a few characters on each page they serve.

That sounds familiar. I don't put tracking on those items, but try to help with the hiding. That way I can find those items again.

As for tracking a demented person: that can only be done without the person knowing, if that is legal. That means that batteries must last a long time; frequent charging would attract attention and resistance quite soon.

The dutch house of commons, or whatever it should be called in english, is actually a bit short on experience. At the last elections, the average experience of the new house was a mere 3.8 years!
(dutch pdf alert) http://www.tweedekamer.nl/images/artikel_ND_24_juni_118-215706.pdf

People want a corporate scapegoat, because that is where the money is. If the number of deaths really goes down, car insurance will shift from the individual to the car maker, and money will drive the change.

Many german highways don't have upper limits, or have flexible limits: when it is raining or with too much traffic, an upper limit of 130 kph (81 mph) kicks in. German drivers are in my experience well behaved, with strict obedience to speed limits and no tailgating. It makes driving on their roads fun and relaxed.
When travelling in germany, I usually pick a speed between 100 and 115 mph, and many cars still overtake me at much higher speeds.

funny, and I stand corrected for my spelling.

And that is why we like Add Block Plus. Not only does it protect some of your privacy, it also speeds up your page loading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw

a couple of G's, an E, an R, I and an N,
Don't make me spell it out again...

Registering a dog through its DNA may be similar to registering a weapon. The article is not clear if all dogs are registered, or just the status dogs.

Having lived below sea level in Holland for the most of my life: duh.

On the other hand, abandoning animal farming should also reduce the amount of influenza. This is a comforting thought with antibiotics losing their effectiveness.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe had a better solution... http://www.sci.fi/~huuhilo/dna2.html

maybe some biologist can comment on the nutritional value of human muscle. My naive guess would be it contains all the right ingredients.