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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

Complete plans for the Galaksija were first published in 1983 in an article in the computer magazine Računari u vašoj kući as a joint venture between the Galaksija’s designer, Voja Antonić , and the magazine’s editor, Dejan Ristanović. (An Like many makers, I use a cheap and cheerful TL866-based ROM programmer.

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Non-bike bike gear tested: HoverAir X1 is the cyclists’ drone I’ve been looking for

Baua Electric

It folds to protect all of its important bits, though I bought a cheap case for a portable hard drive to keep the drone in so it wouldn’t get damaged bouncing around in my backpack while riding or during plane travel. Not magazine quality, but pretty good for a pocket-sized flying camera! Next, it just feels so darn light.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

Cars That Think

Steve” Broady was convicted as the mastermind of the 55th Street “wiretap nest,” the largest illegal wiretapping operation ever to come to light in the United States. Tiny, cheap, and almost impossible to detect in action, induction coils were in wide use in wiretapping operations of all sorts. Writing in the July issue of.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

My introduction to Monterey, John Steinbeck’s 1945 classic novel “Cannery Row,” describes its waterfront lined in sardine canneries as “a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” I passed a landscape painter and jaw-dropping Pebble Beach mansions before coasting into Carmel.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"This vehicle is so light it doesnt even require power steering," said Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa. More Miami on the cheap House prices in Miami soared, then crashed. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. Answer a few questions and get graded on your money skills.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Small size. New technology.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Dimming the Lights to Meet Demand About Green Inc. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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