IBM has recently taken a step forward towards throwing privacy out the window by submitting a patent application for “A System and Method for Controlling Vehicle Engine Running State at Busy Intersections for Increased Fuel Consumption Efficiency”. This system would operate via traffic lights. It goes without saying that this is a bad thing. As [...]
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George Gilder’s essay over at City Journal is well worth the time it will take to read it. It chronicles Israel’s rise from a technological and economic backwater to a center of innovation, second in absolute achievement only to the United States, and on a per-capita basis dwarfing the contributions of all other nations, America [...]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has re-examined a patent held by the developer of a screen reader for blind computer users in connection with an infringement lawsuit filed against a competing company. The Document Placemarker patent, held by Freedom Scientific, Inc., covers a specialized screen reading capability that allows a blind person to save [...]
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF Rabbinate is hard at work on the development of a special touch screen that would make it possible to use vital computer systems without violating Sabbath, reports IDF magazine BaMachaneh (In the Camp). Operational considerations mandate the use of computer systems like ‘Masua’ or ‘Sheder Cham 400’ during the Sabbath. These systems [...]
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF Rabbinate is hard at work on the development of a special touch screen that would make it possible to use vital computer systems without violating Sabbath, reports IDF magazine BaMachaneh (In the Camp). Operational considerations mandate the use of computer systems like ‘Masua’ or ‘Sheder Cham 400’ during the Sabbath. These systems [...]
Here’s another anti-tech alert. Why doesn’t this surprise me? Rabbinic Conversion Court judges are more likely to reject prospective converts who were partially trained via the Internet, a senior source in the Conversion Authority said Sunday. According to the source, about 70% of prospective converts who are interviewed by the conversion court are accepted. However, [...]
Here’s another anti-tech alert. Why doesn’t this surprise me? Rabbinic Conversion Court judges are more likely to reject prospective converts who were partially trained via the Internet, a senior source in the Conversion Authority said Sunday. According to the source, about 70% of prospective converts who are interviewed by the conversion court are accepted. However, [...]
Originally published at Customerservant.com. You can comment here or there. By David Lieberman USA TODAY 12/04/2006 NEW YORK ? CNBC is ubiquitous on the TV screens of active stock traders, but has been virtually invisible on their PCs, the screen that often matters most to those angling to stay on top of the market. The [...]
Originally published at customerservant.com. You can comment here or there. Geostrategy-Direct, www.geostrategy-direct.com, November 8, 2006 NICOSIA – The Lebanese government has approved a surveillance plan for Hizbullah-dominated areas of Beirut. The Lebanese Cabinet has agreed to install surveillance cameras throughout Beirut in a $12-million program. The Cabinet ordered the cameras to be attached to telephone [...]
Originally published at customerservant.com. You can comment here or there. Geostrategy-Direct, www.geostrategy-direct.com , November 8, 2006 WASHINGTON – Two companies are cooperating to market a laser system to defeat roadside bombs. The state-owned Rafael, Israel Armament Development Authority and General Dynamics are partnering to introduce an ordnance neutralization system into the United States. Executives said [...]
