http://disqus.com/by/davy/enThu, 26 Mar 2009 21:00:04 -0000http://www.techsociotech.com/2009/03/has-elon-musk-actually-never-driven-car.html#comment-7545961<p>I'm hoping this is just a PR and marketing exercise, not slated for the production vehicle. To even get this far on a concept car meant a boat load of people signed off on this dumb ass idea. Tesla had been criticized for being clueless about the automotive industry. This doesn't help their case.</p>davyThu, 26 Mar 2009 21:00:04 -0000http://www.techsociotech.com/2009/03/apple-morons.html#comment-7447805<p>I do see a long-term strategic need for headphones to "identify" themselves to the player via the data channel on the 4th ring. Not sure if Apple is using the chip this way.</p><p>Chipped headphone: "Oh Hai iPod Shuffle. I am Apple Headphone Model #A354."</p><p>iPod Shuffle: "Oh Hai Apple Headphone Model #A354. That means you have 3 buttons and send your control signals in Pig Latin. Too bad you are not Apple Headphone Model #H368. She has an OLED display I can show naughty pictograms on."</p><p>Chipped headphone: "Yeah, sorries iPod Shuffle. I wish I had an OLED display. But my humanz iz poor right now from buying too many expensive Apple gadgets."</p><p>iPod Shuffle: "No worries. Let's Rock!"</p><p>Cue to dancing silhouette figure on white background with white headphones flapping about.</p>davyMon, 23 Mar 2009 14:11:21 -0000