rudyamid on April 17th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

We went to Foothill Ranch and Avila’s El Ranchito in the past two weeks.  The days were warm and sunny when we talked about: Wii multiplayer over the internet: Here’s an illustration why it’s not there yet. Xbox Live has a good network and server infrastructure. Took advantage of their 1 year lead in the […]

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rudyamid on April 10th, 2008 at 6:48 am

There were a lot of talk about company trying to invent a sports car claiming to be able to do 0-60 in 4 seconds, entirely with electric power! That company is Tesla Motors. After all of the hype and controversy, they are actually delivering! The car is already in production. According to USA Today, Tesla […]

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rudyamid on April 6th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

I love my 2003 Civic Hybrid. It’s reliable. It gets me from A to B, safely. It’s fuel efficient. It has an 80 HP engine on gasoline and additional 30 HP on battery electric power. Not much requirement for fossil fuel. When I stop at a traffic light, the engine shuts off automatically. This car […]

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rudyamid on March 21st, 2008 at 1:10 am

I’ve been driving for a long time and get stuck in traffic a lot. It gets boring and frustrating, so my mind wanders from time to time. Luckily, there are moments when the car in front of me provides something to think about. I’ve seen so many clever license plates and their frames, I’ve started […]

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rudyamid on March 14th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

photo credit: fredcamino I saw this “Shockwave Traffic Jam” article and then the video on Jason’s site the other day. It got me thinking about other people’s driving habits and how I could relate to them. I’ve been driving for more than 23 years, in all sorts of traffic, weather, and roads; even other countries. […]

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