Remember the overused joke about the solar-powered flashlight from grade school? That one was sure used to torture whatever ethnic or social group was the target of the times, mostly the Polish. How did the Polish ever get such a reputation for being slow-witted, anyhow? I’ve known plenty of intelligent, hard-working Polish folks and yet these silly jokes continue to run rampant. (more…)
May 12, 2009
New Transparent OLED May Take Place of Rear-View Mirrors
It seems as though auto makers can never decide in what arena they would like to challenge the competition. One day it’s all about horsepower, the next it’s about fuel economy and by the end of the week it’s about in-car technology. While this drives prices down and brings the overall quality up, it also eventually leads to the question of “do I really need that?” (more…)