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Comment Re:Drive By Wire not really the problem (Score 0) 913

I have one of the recalled Toyota vehicles (2010 Highlander). You can bet your ass that I practiced shifting to neutral while accelerating on the highway and in town as soon as I heard about the recall. Shifting to neutral is possible at 75 and flooring it. Also possible to shift to neutral when flooring it from a dead stop at a stop light. The accelerator assembly is a rather bulky box under the pedal. Definitely a mechanical & electronic interface. I am unconvinced as to the issue being resolved, but in the case of unintended acceleration I think I should be able to bring the vehicle to a stop.
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Open Textbooks Win Over Publishers In CA 216

Unequivocal writes "Recently California's Governor announced a free digital textbook competition. The results of that competition were announced today. Many traditional publishers submitted textbooks in this digital textbook competition in CA as well as open publishers. An upstart nonprofit organization named CK-12 contributed a number of textbooks (all free and open source material). 'Of the 16 free digital textbooks for high school math and science reviewed, ten meet at least 90 percent of California's standards. Four meet 100 percent of standards.' Three of those recognized as 100% aligned to California standards were from CK-12 and one from H. Jerome Keisler. None of the publisher's submissions were so recognized. CK-12 has a very small staff, so this is a great proof of the power of open textbooks and open educational resources."

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