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Submission + - Laser radar remotely detects drunk drivers (auto.mail.ru)

Submitted by AndreiVK on Tuesday October 09, 2007 @12:59PM

AndreiVK writes: Here is an article in Russian (babel fish translates it tolerably well) that talks about new kind of radar detectors to hit highways early next year. Several hundred will be used to evaluate the technology. Mass production may begin in the same year. The laser radar can detect small amounts of alcohol vapors inside an automobile. This amount of alcohol vapor would appear if a person inside the car drank 1 liter of beer or one shot (100cc) of 40% vodka. The implication of this radar could be significant, specifically many people in Russia driving a car with open windows.

Submission + - The Ugliest Products in Tech History (pcworld.com)

Submitted by

PapayaSF

on Monday October 08, 2007 @03:00PM

PapayaSF writes: "PCWorld has a list of the ten ugliest tech products. Some clearly belong on the list (Microsoft Windows 1.0), while some seem a bit of a stretch (the Motorola Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first cell phone, seems clunky but not actually ugly to me). Do Slashdotters have any other nominations?"

Submission + - Corrupting Free Society, One Child At A Time (functionalisminaction.com)

Submitted by

IConrad01

on Monday October 08, 2007 @02:58PM

IConrad01 writes: "Functionalism In Action: Corrupting Free Society, One Child At A Time is a reluctant admission: why, despite being wrong on just about EVERYTHING, Bush has gotten SCHIP right.

For every sequence of events, there is always more than one perspective which can be had. Another way of putting that is to say that the truth has three 'sides': your side, his side, and fact. Today, I hope to take you on a little journey through the mind of someone who hates President Bush, but loves his vetoing of the SCHIP renewal bill.
I know, I know — it's hard to understand. How could someone want to make the children suffer, like that? How could I be such a heartless bastard? Am I truly so selfish that I'd rather have a few extra dollars than see the nation's poverty-stricken children have quality healthcare?

In a single word: No. No, I'm not that heartless — no I'm not that greedy, and no, I don't want to see the poor suffer. And yet, I still stand against the new SCHIP bill. I understand that for the majority of you reading this, this must seem somewhat confusing, if true — so either I'm a liar or I'm mislead. Right?
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Submission + - T-shirt glows when Wi-Fi network is in range (networkworld.com)

Submitted by

carusoj

on Monday October 08, 2007 @02:48PM

carusoj writes: "The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt, which the online store ThinkGeek will sell later this month for $30, has glowing bars on the front that light up in waves when there's an IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g network in range. As with a network strength indicator on a cell phone or PC, more bars light up as the signal gets stronger."

Submission + - Google PC (trademork.com)

Submitted by

Mork

on Monday October 08, 2007 @02:26PM

Mork writes: "On August 2, 2007, an individual named David W. Liu filed to protect the trademark "Google PC". A Spoke business profile identifies a David Liu as Legal Counsel for Google, Inc. http://www.trademork.com/google-pc/"

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