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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

As author David Morton noted in his 2006 book Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology , 3M was one of the best-suited companies on the market to help Brush out. The invention was used by the U.S. military during the war, and the company revisited the idea immediately after.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

In January, a quiet and thrifty time of year, I trusted parks and preserves, unsung hotels and small businesses to keep things economical, even if sampling the variety of Monterey — ranging from historic cities to redwood forests, tide pools and vineyards — required renting a car ($175).

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory. In 2006 he was elected a Samsung Fellow, the company’s highest honor, for his contributions and in expectation of his future work. Favorite periodical: TIME magazine. Car: Hyundai Genesis. Hero: His father, Kim Byung-Woon.

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Speech Processing Pioneer Sadaoki Furui Dies at 77

Cars That Think

He authored or coauthored more than 1,000 papers and books on speech recognition, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing. Twenty-six editions of his book Digital Speech Processing, Synthesis, and Recognition were published between 1985 and 2001. Boehm retired in May.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline.

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