Author: schoe

BMW Isetta bei der Telegrammzustellung Bayerische Motorenwerke AG, München, 1956 | Flickr – Fotosharing!

Sie boten Wetterschutz, waren klein und wendig: die Motorcoupés, die in den 1950er Jahren die Straßen befuhren. In Berlin, München und Hannover erprobte die Post die Isetta für die Leerung von Briefkästen und die Eilzustellung. Für Stauraum sorgten eine Ladefläche im Heck und ein nach oben gewölbtes Rückfenster. Aber mit dem mühevollen Einstieg von vorn und der geringen Höhe erwiesen sich diese Fahrzeuge auf Dauer als ungeeignet für den Postbetrieb. Die Isetta wird ab 9. November 2010 in der neuen Dauerausstellung im Museum für Kommunikation Nürnberg gezeigt. Foto: Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
Bild: Museum für Kommunikation Nürnberg (Pressebilder)

Nobody understands me! | Flickr – Fotosharing!

I was sat there just minding my own business and having a look through some bits and pieces left on the side in our ‘studio’ (note use of inverted commas!) when i came across an unused R2D2 stencil that was done in advance of our recent Star Wars commission (http://thisisidiom.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/the-star-wars-commission) but not used for the final piece. Now, as i had spent the time in creating and cutting the stencil I thought it damned lazy that I hadn’t used it so set about rectifying that mistake as quickly as possible...
Bild: id-iom

Wa-J – Flickr

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MIT Museum: Kismet the AI robot smiles at you | Flickr – Fotosharing!

Kismet (1993-2000) Here you can get a first-hand look at one of the world's most famous robots. There are 7 DC motors, 14 servo motors, 4 cameras and 2 microphones as well as jacks for audio, video, computers and power. Can you find them? These are things that connected Kismet to its computers and software and helped it interact with human beings in a natural way. MIT Museum Collections
Bild: Gizmo

CISPA – The solution is the problem

CISPA - The solution is the problem CISPA - another bad law that undermines citizen rights while purporting to solve a problem. "They" won't be satisfied until they completely bypass the 4th Ammendment. "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This is part of a never ending rain of over broad legal maneuvers designed to limit citizen's rights of property and free speech including: SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, the DMCA, Sonny Bono Act and more. Read more about it: CISPA Isn’t ‘Son of SOPA’ (But That’s Not Saying Much) by Brock N. Meeks on Wired Threat Level.
Bild: DonkeyHotey