” Liquid ” Body Armor
Posted by Administrator on Jul 31, 2006
Armor Holdings Inc. (AH ) aims to be selling what he describes as “liquid armor” — garments constructed from layers of tough fibers and fluid polymers — to prison guards. By the end of 2007, he hopes, police and maybe soldiers will begin wearing the company’s new protective gear as well.
This seems really interesting. If you have ever watched high speed movies of a bullet going through water you have seen that liquid has one of the best stopping capabilities. It makes sense that could be adapted to liquid polymers for armor. Definately seems interesting.
Smoking with young kids in vehicle banned under bill
Posted by Administrator on Jul 30, 2006
Arkansas has passed a bill banning smoking in your own vehicle if you have children (7 and under) with you. Anti-smoking activists are pursuing an “informal, unorganized and quiet movement toward making it a criminal act to smoke around kids” under any circumstances, including in parents’ own homes, which would be categorized as child abuse.
Now this makes a lot more sense than banning smoking in a bar (where kids have no business being). It is rather sad that Arkansas is leading the way! I am all for protecting children in cars and homes; however, let’s not forget that there are some places that kids should not be and that smoking is okay (outdoors).
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Gamefly service deteriorate
Posted by Administrator on Apr 24, 2006
Gamefly’s service continues to deteriorate.
Recently a game I rented failed to arrive. After taking days to identify the issue and of waiting for customer service to respond to the issue I reported they finally concluded they would send me another game. Unfortunately, they were unable to send the same game that was lost. They sent the next game from my queue.
Ultimately I am getting fed up. Days and weeks go by while I am paying for rentals but have no disks in my possesion.
Should Google Desktop be banned?
Posted by Administrator on Mar 15, 2006
UK IT bosses are already taking measures to ban employees from downloading Google’s Desktop search software on PCs and laptops because of the security risk to corporate data.
It seems as though Google may have finally gone to far. It is a fine line between feature and threat / risk. The idea and concept of a desktop search is good; however, Google needs to consider the ramifications to the corporate world of what they are developing.
France to Apple: Open up ITunes or Shut Down!
Posted by Administrator on Mar 13, 2006
It is nice to see someone is trying to force the music industry to work with it’s consumers. Preventing retailers (who are using influenced by labels) from restricting how you can use your purchased copies of music is getting out of hand. Laws restricting your ability to fairly use what you have purchased need to be changed.
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France is forcing Apple to open its iTunes online music store and enable consumers to download songs onto devices other than the computer maker’s popular iPod player. If not, they would have to shut down the ITunes store in France!