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Was worth the money last season, so repeat that
A few things with this.
1. While Demar started last season he did not play starter minutes (only 21.6 min/game). He was also the fifth option on offense all year and has only really started to show his offence this season.
2. He had a bad game, reportedly due to a headcold. Even if he was fine though, you can't expect a guy to become a number one option over night. There were games last season where Bosh was out and Bargs had trouble scoring and people said it meant he couldn't be a number 1. As we have seen this season, Bargs did a fairly good job adjusting to the role once he got used to it and I expect Demar would be ok if you gave him a training camp and a string of games to get some practice.
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DeMar is exceeding expectations.
1. He is easily one of the top 5 sophmores this season as opposed to the top nine. In my opinion those top 5 are: Steph Curry, Tyreke Evans, Brandon Jennings, DeMar DeRozan & Jrue Holiday in no particular order (though Marcus Thornton is playing out of his mind as of late and one could argue Wesley Matthews being in there as well).
2. He's second in scoring among sophmores.
3. Comparing him to the top shooting guards of his draft year, James Harden and Wesley Matthews, DeMar holds his own to say the least. His PPG is higher than both of them, as well as his FG%.
4. Last year DeMar wasn't even close to being one of the top ten preforming rookies and there wasn't any worry because we drafted him based on potential. He has obviously improved tremendously and one can only assume he will continue.
5. Bargnani is a laughing stock of the league.
I'm sorry, but this is a "my favourite player is being beaten up by everyone, so I'm going to try and turn the tables by criticizing a well liked player" thread. DeRozan had one bad game, but is one of the better performing sophomore SGs in the league.
In fact, he's 3rd among all sophomores in scoring and 10th in PER among sophomores who play at least 25 mpg. And he's much more productive than Bargnani was in his second year (14 PER to Bargnani's 10.6 PER, which doesn't take into account minutes played).
Unfortunately, I've seen a lot of this happening among Bargnani fans, who, I'm guessing, are sick of Bargnani being picked on, so start picking on guys like DeMar and Amir. The criticizing of Amir is particularly ridiculous because he's been the Raptors most consistent and productive player throughout the season, the one who has played the most well rounded game, and about the only guy who is not on his rookie contract that is actually earning his money.
If these people who criticize DeRozan don't also criticize Bargnani, then it's hypocritical at best, and trolling at worst. Neither one has played good defense and, outside of scoring, neither has contributed much. At least there is still hope DeRozan's defense will improve, because he's only in his second year. Bargnani, at this point, is basically a lost cause on that end of the floor.
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Finally we get to move this guy and bring in some shot blocking monsters. Have any suggestions on our starting C next season?
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Demar, career: 0.3 bpg (0.4 for this season)
Turnovers per game: 1.2 career, 1.7 this season
RPG: 3.3 career, 3.7 this year
Personal Fouls: 2.5 career, 2.7 this year
Points per Game: 12.4 career, 16.5 this season
Not a very big improvement at all
The word is : disappointing
Don't drink the Demar kool aid yo!
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The Cochrane Library collected several studies about exercise benefits for osteoarthritis. The review found that exercise can help decrease pain and increase functionality in people with OA. A second review, published in the Arthritis and Rheumatism Journal , gathered information specifically about strength training, and found similar results.
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The Cochrane review followed 32 randomized trials that compared general non-water therapeutic exercise. An exercise group was compared to a non-exercise group. Both had osteoarthritis in the knee. There were 3,616 participants evaluated for knee pain and 3,719 participants evaluated for self-reported physical function. Compared to the non-exercise group, the exercise group reported better rates of pain reduction and higher rates of improved function.
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On one hand, he fits the description perfectly and could (theoretically at this point) be acquired for Bargnani & spare parts.
On the other hand, he's 31 and making $19M this season and next, on an otherwise young Raptors team - he's not really a long-term solution.
If the Raps can't get Millsap, then perhaps Gasol would be the best solution, even for just next season. There really aren't any free agent PFs this year that fit the description, are young and would be a significant upgrade over Amir (and are realistic targets to sign). So, it might be best to trade for Gasol and ride him for a year-and-a-half, then see what you could trade him for as an expiring or take your chances in free agency in 2014 with $19M to spend!


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Seattle's Marshawn Lynch is known for his "Beast Mode" runs over and through opposing defenses. The Broncos ranked seventh in the NFL against the run and use their quickness to close gaps. The Seahawks may use Lynch to help set up Russell Wilson's passing game against a Broncos pass defense that ranked 27th in the NFL.
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Who woulda-thunk-it Jack and Calderon playing 6 min/per guy in each quarter? rather than 10-12 with prolonged play and rest. Its brilliant - you gotta use what you have. They will still be in tough to make play-offs but one thing Raps fans wont stomach is a team that is limp wristed about playing D.
Raps don't have go to guy for buckets - expect much of the offense to be generated of turnovers and hustle. NCAA style full and half court presses. That is Carlisimo's specialty. He won in NCAA with Seaton Hall and in NBA with Spurs. PJ knows "D".
They have the perfect mix of guys to game plan like this
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Gerald Wallace is now going to be a free agent. I would kill to have him
Gerald Wallace is now going to be a free agent. I would kill to have him
I also want to sign Marcus Camby to a 2 year deal. So that we have a starting quality backup while Valanciunas figures out how not to foul
What makes you think Camby wants to sign here?
What makes you think Wallace wants to sign here? he hates toronto
Camby said he wanted to re-sign in Houston
Not to mention his injury history, age, and declining production. If I had to take Camby or Gray, I'd take Gray.... and I bet he'd be a lot cheaper as well.If there were a leader, the players' discontent with coach Nate McMillan never would have spread to the point where the team flat out quit on him. The whining whispers of Raymond Felton, in particular to Gerald Wallace, would have been stopped. The sulking of Jamal Crawford would have been stifled. And the indifference of Marcus Camby would have been challenged.
What about Ersan?
When looking at Casey's checklist of desires in players, he is a close fit.
He will be 25 next year.
He is a great shooter.
He is experienced and proven.
Statistically he is not a great defender but if Calderon can look like a decent defender in Casey's system, Ilyasova should look godly.
Given Bargnani's known deficiencies statistically, he could have a field day clearing the glass as long as Bargnani continues to box out.
If it came down to giving AK47 $8M or Ilyasova $8M, I'd go with Ilyasova.
but he's more of a 4 than a 3
Besides the obvious stars, Raptors should be gunning for one of the big young RFA wings: Eric Gordon, OJ Mayo or Nic Batum.
One player I think would be a huge difference maker for the Raps is Gerald Wallace -- Looks like he is going to opt out. He would be a monster in Casey's system, but at what price?
others i would personally like to see on short contracts : Steve Nash, Ray Felton, Bayless and
Even Landry Fields could become a much improved player under Casey, he is a good glue guy seems to do everything pretty well.
The fanboy in me wants OJ Mayo. Can start or come off the bench, sharpshooter, playoff experience, loves Johnny Davis from Memphis, has a game-breaking offensive game.
Batum is nearly a lock to be retained and I wouldn't want the Raps to over-overpay to get him (plus Portland has even more cap space than the Raps). Eric Gordon has an injury bug, too much risk for the price he will come at (although a very high reward if he shakes his injury woes, although I don't think BC would go for it, messing with his plan and with one year left on his deal).
Exciting times, boys. kinda sad that it gets more exciting when the season ends...
On defense, I don't have enough conviction in stating if he could reasonably guard SF's in the NBA.
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If he is cleared by doctors and passes all his physicals I don't see any reason not to sign him
Taking Gray over Camby makes as much sense as it doesn't.
Plus, Camby doesn't even play in portland anymore and he isn't known for beefs.
His declining production fits perfectly with his declining role on a team. Nobody is talking about him being a starter or a long term fix, so if anything his age is a positive because of the experience he can share. His Injury history, i'd be shocked if a late 30's 7 foot man didn't have an injury history. Never mind one that has played basketball for the past twenty something years.
But, I do agree that he shouldn't be coming here nore will he. He's at the age where he just wants to settle in and play out his last few years. If he does move, he wants it to be to a legit contender and wants a guaranteed role where his minutes don't constantly fluxuate.
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Rockets could add picks. Frees up cap space, frees up playing time, increase our rebounding and defensive efficiency. Young player with a good potential, hustle, good defender and runs the floor well.
Houston would do this because they clearly don't have a legit PF. Asik can take a lot of rebounds and defend so having Bargnani would help them on the offensive end of the floor. Lin, Harden and Bargnani is a pretty good young stars trio.
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The core reason for poor yield in memory is due to advanced process variations. The chips that roll out of manufacturing do not perform to the ideal, nominal simulated versions in design. If they do not meet parametric yield, they cant be used. Process variation comes in many forms such as random dopant fluctuations, variations in gate oxide thickness, line edge and roughness. But their effect is the same: these random physical variations translate to variations in electrical device performances such as threshold voltage and transconductance. In turn, the device performance variations translate to variations in circuit performance such as power consumption, read current in a bitcell, or voltage offset in a sense amp. In turn, circuit performance variation means chip performance variation, causing yield loss.
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Linky: Sports IllustratedBosh's veiled signal that he will be willing to accept a five-year deal that leaves Toronto without compensation is the equivalent of holding a gun to the head of the Raptors. They can either take on Beasley in a sign-and-trade or accept a draft pick along with a $16 million trade exception which can be used over the year ahead -- an asset that could have enormous value at next year's February trade deadline, when teams are seeking to dump salary. The option that could help Toronto while providing Miami with the least cap space would be to acquire the trade exception and leave the Heat with the burden of Beasley's contract.
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No denying Maddux's first-ballot Hall credentials
Sustained excellence, dominance likely to punch righty's ticket to Cooperstown
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Greg Maddux is a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. The results will be announced exclusively on MLB Network and simulcast on MLB.com live on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET as part of a three-hour live show beginning at noon. On Thursday, MLB.com and MLB Network will air the news conferences featuring the electees live from New York at 11 a.m. ET.
ATLANTA -- While the baseball world continues to marvel at his accomplishments, Greg Maddux seems much more interested in finding ways to help today's players benefit from some of the knowledge he gained during his legendary Major League career.
Since the last of his 23 big league seasons (2008, with the Padres and Dodgers), Maddux has assumed a number of roles. He's currently employed by the Rangers as a special assistant to the general manager, a role he previously held with the Cubs. Earlier this year, Maddux proudly served as Team USA's pitching coach in the World Baseball Classic.
Through these endeavors, which allow him to work with pitchers who may have once idolized him, Maddux has simply attempted to provide the same kind of guidance he received from the managers and pitching coaches -- most notably, Dick Pole and Leo Mazzone -- who helped mold him as he compiled the eighth-most wins (355) in Major League history.
"You coach and teach from your past experiences," Maddux said. "I know the things Leo taught me and Dick Pole and Bobby Cox and all of these guys, it gets passed down a little bit to the players I've been around the last couple of years, and hopefully, it helps them. That's the goal now. You help a player here and there and try to get their career jump-started. You don't think a whole lot about what you have done in the past. You're just kind of focused on what you're doing now and living your life the best way possible."
Although Maddux has never been one to bring attention to himself or his accomplishments, he understands he will once again become the focus of the baseball world on Wednesday, when the 2014 Hall of Fame class is announced.
This year's announcement will be a memorable one for many Braves fans. Both Maddux and Tom Glavine are expected to learn they will be inducted during a July 27 ceremony that will also feature their longtime manager Cox, who earned election from the Expansion Era Committee in December.
"Those guys were a big part of my baseball career, both Bobby and Glav," Maddux said. "To be able to share something with them again would be that much more special. You're always rooting for the best for your teammates and your ex-teammates. Whatever happens, happens. I'll be happy for both of them regardless of what happens. Just to be considered is an honor."
Maddux went 355-227 with a 3.16 ERA over 740 career starts. Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Pete Alexander, Christy Mathewson, Warren Spahn, Pud Galvin and Kid Nichols are the only pitchers who have recorded more wins. Spahn is the only member of that group who began pitching after the 1930 season.
When Maddux was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2009, Cox said, "I get asked all the time if he was the best pitcher I ever saw. Was he the smartest pitcher I ever saw? The most competitive I ever saw? The best teammate I ever saw? The answer is 'Yes' to all of those."
Maddux began his legendary career with the Cubs in 1986 and won the first of his four National League Cy Young Awards in 1992, while still in Chicago. The cerebral right-hander came to Atlanta via free agency before the start of the 1993 season and continued to be the Senior Circuit's top pitcher each of the next three years.
Maddux became the first pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards, an accomplishment that has since been matched by Randy Johnson. He compiled an incredible 1.98 ERA during the 124 starts he made during that four-year stretch. Jose Rijo was the only other qualified starter to produce a sub-3.00 ERA within that stretch.
During the strike-shortened 1994 season, Maddux went 16-6 with a 1.56 ERA -- the second-lowest mark recorded in a season since the mound was lowered in 1969. The next year, he went 19-2 with a 1.63 ERA and helped the Braves win the World Series.
"Winning that World Series and getting that ring definitely stands out, probably more than anything," Maddux said. "Just being able to play the game as long as I did. I was very fortunate to play all of those years, stay away from injury and just live the dream for 20 years. I think that stands out more than anything."
After spending 11 seasons with the Braves, Maddux returned to the Cubs and remained in Chicago before being traded to the Dodgers midway through the 2006 season. He joined the Padres in 2007 and played for San Diego until being traded back to Los Angeles to experience the final months of his career in 2008.
"I was fortunate to have played on different teams and be around a lot of coaches and managers," Maddux said. "You kind of take something from everybody. It's a nice luxury to have."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The producers of Jeopardy! and IBM are in discussions to allow an IBM supercomputer known as Watson to compete on the show against human competition. According to The New York Times, if Watson is able to beat the human competition the field of artificial intelligence will have made a leap forward.
IBM has had success in the past building super computers that were able to best human competitors. In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer was able to defeat chess world champion Garry Kasparov in a match.
The difference between chess where all pieces have a known value and Jeopardy! is that the trivia questions asked in the game show have a wide and greatly varying range of relationships. These relationships are open to interpretation and the interpretations have to be made very quickly.
The IBM researchers who created Watson -- an homage to IBM founder Thomas J. Watson Sr. -- have said that they are not confident yet that their creation could compete well on the show. The New York Times reports that human champions are able to provide correct response 85% of the time to questions asked.
David A. Ferrucci, an AI researcher at IBM said, "The big goal is to get computers to be able to converse in human terms. And we're not there yet."
The contest is an effort by the IBM engineers to choose "grand challenges" that will help them make significant technical progress in AI. The rules proposed for the contest will force Watson to emulate all human qualities. Questions posed to Watson will be in text format while players will see text and hear the questions spoken by the show's host.
The computer will offer answers to the question via a synthesized voice and will choose its own follow up categories. IBM says that for the show, the computer would not be connected to the internet. How Watson will be presented and what gender the computer will be are under consideration. A screen and a projected avatar are one consideration.
Jeopardy! executive producer Harry Friedman said, "We've only begun to talk about it. We all agree that it shouldn't look like Robby the Robot."
IBM will move a Blue Gene supercomputer to L.A. for the show.


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Good performance by Jose at the games can revive trade talks with various teams and I hope its Philly for Igoudala.
Sooner the better I think for everyone...move on.
Games should have an impact on his value to some degree and I hope its a positive one for the Raptors to take advantage of. No matter what happens to Jose in London He will not be the starter for the Toronto Raptors next season. No matter what Jose Calderon wants out of Toronto. Sooner the better.
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Google publicly announced it is working on a new Linux-based operating system aimed to compete against Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X.
Chrome OS is being designed by Google engineers for netbooks and is completely independent from its Android OS currently used on a growing number of smartphones.
"Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks," the company said in a blog post. "Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010."
The OS itself is expected to make its debut sometime later this year.
Since Chrome OS will be available under an open source license, programmers can freely edit and modify the OS's code. Furthermore, the OS will be designed for Intel and ARM processors, and could eventually transition away from netbooks to PCs and laptops.
The OS is specifically designed for users who use the internet heavily and won't be ideal for people who aren't connected to the internet often. Google has said it would continue to launch new products and services in the cloud, including its own Gmail and Google Docs, but very few people expected an OS announcement.
Chrome OS will focus on speed, simplicity and security, and reportedly is a lightweight OS that will be able to boot up in just a few seconds. Google hopes its interface will be simple enough for all users, with the GUI and user experience expected to be heavily Web-based.
Google is calling for help from the open source community to help work on the OS and iron out any bugs that may arise.
Many Google supporters said the company would eventually release a new OS -- wishful thinking, some analysts said -- but it appears to be a move that could move from netbooks to regular laptops. Android, which is popular on smartphones, has led several manufacturers to begin using the OS on netbooks currently in development -- instead of porting Android over to netbooks immediately, it seems Chrome OS will help the void.
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Satellite altimetry data indicates that the rate at which the world's oceans are rising has slowed significantly since 2005. Before the decrease, sea level had been rising by more than 3mm/year, which corresponds to an increase of about one foot per century. Since 2005, however, the rate has been closer to 2mm/year.
The decrease is significant as global climate models predict sea level rise to accelerate as atmospheric CO2 continues to increase. In the 1990s, when such acceleration appeared to be occurring, some scientists pointed to it as confirmation the models were operating correctly.
Sea level rise was calculated from altimetry data from the TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 satellite missions, published by the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Dr. James Choe, a research associate with the University of Colorado, says the decrease is temporary. "Interannual variations often cause the rate to rise or fall", he says. Choe believes an accelerating trend will reappear within the next few years. Oceanographer Gary Mitchum of the University of South Florida, says making any judgement from the limited data available is "statistically so uncertain as to be meaningless".
Others disagree. Dr. Vincent Gray, a New Zealand based climatologist and expert reviewer for the IPCC, believes that the accelerated trends seen earlier were simply an artifact of poor measurements. "The satellite system has undoubtedly shown a rise since 1992, but it has leveled off", he tells DailyTech. "They had some bad calibration errors at the beginning."
Gray points to a study done by Flanders University using tide gauges which, he says, measured no perceptible increase in sea level over its entire 15 year period.
Sea level has been rising since the end of the last ice age, some 20,000 years ago. During an episode known as "Meltwater Pulse 1A", the world's oceans rose by more than 5 meters per century, a rate about 20 times faster than the current increase.
TOPEX/Poseidon was launched by NASA in 1992, and collected data until 2005. In 2001, NASA and France's Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) launched its follow-up mission, Jason-1.
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It appears to me as if some of the Hachibi's chakra has been imbued into Sasuke.
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It is here Sasuke was hit. During that hit, it may have been possible that some bijuu chakra was passed onto Sasuke. ^_^
Next we are shown that Juugo is trying to heal Sasuke since he has the curse seal, and he says they should be compatible enough to heal him.
Naruto 413 page 14 | One Manga
Is it there that Juugo unknowingly seals the Bijuu chakra into Sasuke? But now, Sasuke doesn't have the curse seal, so if this is a little part of Hachibi inside of him, no one will be able to stop him, or heal him from the damage the 8-tails power will bring.
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Thoughts of spring reverted to winter Friday in Southwest Colorado after a widespread Pacific storm brought cold air and snow.
March is a fickle month, because you are in a transition between winter and spring, said Jim Daniels, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
The brunt of the storm was expected to hit early this morning in Durango.
Forecasters were calling for up to 4 inches in town, 8 inches at higher elevations, and between 10 and 20 inches on south-facing slopes in the San Juan Mountains.
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The high temperature was expected to be 36 degrees today and Sunday in Durango.
The storm is expected to blow out of the region tonight, making way for warmer temperatures beginning Monday with highs in the 40s.
As winter gives way to spring, the atmosphere warms up which allows it to carry more moisture, Daniels said. That can result in good snowfall for the mountains, which cling to cold air, he said.
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Many trucks still use Compressed Air Brakes(Pnuematically controlled -- Fail locked) and They usually use Diesel Engines with Mechanical Fuel Injection -- the Electronics are just too dicy to make 20K hrs of operation at high temperature -- the bits bake out of the Flash due to the charge leaking off of the floating gate -- Cars only run for 2K-10K hrs
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Goodbye Everyone -- have a GREAT weekend
Tom, that's interesting!
have a greta weekend all, when it arrives
Junko: I just saw an auto show in San Rafael, Calif of antique restored cars. They included a 1969 Pontiac, like the one that I drove cross-country in Dec. 1974 with a couple college friends in 47 hours.
we'll see you all next week!
thanks for chiming in. it was fun
Max: Sure...I think I know you'd buy the low-tech car if you could save eight grand
well everyone, it has been enlightening but I believe we are out of time.
because with all the complexity we are putting into a car and the difficulties to keep track of all the components...
Not really sure what happened at SFO -- that is up to the NTSB to determine cause
somebody in our community asked earlier today, if any of our modern cars (of our time) will be trotted out on a highway just like those antique cars made 100 years ago...I thought that was really an astute observation
@tom: ...it was a hypothetical question....
Do you want a hypothetical answer? :-)
Rick: An 19th Ave is now a triple-fine zone, I believe. I will be you that Sen. Yee, who brought us the triple-fine plan, proposes an automated speeding fine for that particular street before the end of his term.
In our area the stop light cameras were deemed illegal. They're still there, but all deactivated.
@max, believe me I know. I'll say it again. I drive a 1976 vw van, and an early 200's minivan. the difference is mind bending.
Junko: it was a hypothetical question....
@Tom I got caught by one of those automated stop light monitors at 19th and Geary. The big flash goes off taking pix of my license plate and me with the F-bomb clearly on my lips.
@Caleb: ...that truck still has a fully computerized ignition and brake system though!
True -- and in the scheme of things I'd just like to say that modern vhicles are incredibly reliable ... its' a bit of a shock when something fails to start -- as opposed to when I was a kid when it was more of a shock if my mother's car actually started :-)
there may be one without features INSIDE the cabin, but control systems will all be the same
Is there a low tech Ford Focus?
@wmwmurray: Wonder if a trucker could have been the cause of that recent accident with the Korean airliner at SFO
Personally, if I could buy a high tech Ford Focus for $20k or a low-tech Ford Focus for, say, $12k, I would definitely go low-tech.
@Junko -- now you have me doubting myself -- I just did a search and found this article http://pingmag.jp/2008/03/13/taxi-lights/ but this is totally different -- maybe someone in Japan was having a joke with me when they told me about these lights
@tom, amen to that
@Tom we have lots of those in the UK
A big problem at some airports is the Jammers some of the truckers use and leave on -- messing up the instrument approaches - It will Jam the tracking an monitoring on the truck, but it also Jams the planes on final.
Once again, I quote the great Bill Joy: "Technology is easy. People are hard."
@max, that truck still has a fully computerized ignition and brake system though!
Max: In California, we have red-light cameras that basically convict you on the spot. We're likely to have speed monitors soon that will issue tickets for going over the speed limit (because, among other things, they'll generate a LOT of money for the nearly bankrupt cities). And the Toll transponders on cars are now being used to bill for riding in toll lanes, too.
So I'm not sure we'll need the cars to auto-report speeding.
@max, ha ha, cabs in Japan, I am talking about. I have never heard of it, even though I am from that country
@Max: Crank windows, manual door locks. Takes me back to when I was a kid with an 8-track in my first car
@Junko: ...are you sure about that? I don't believe it...
Am I sure about what? I'm making lots of different comments -- give me a clue :-)
@max that is where the MTBF and probability of success and correct design come in
cruise control? That's called "going down hill"
LOL I regularly push near a 90 on my drive to work
@Caleb: So you have cruise control set for 59 mph ;-)
@Max, are you sure about that? I don't believe it
@Tom: Besides, gizmos cost money. Low-tech cars are cheaper.
My truck (2006 Dodge RAM) doesn't have electric windows or central locking ... less things to go wrong...
Someone told me this week as much as half the value added in a car these days is in electroncis and software
Max that is a little worrying
if I go above 60 on the highway my vw van rattles pieces off, alerting the authorities
@Tom, i hear what you are saying...but of course, if you are a carmaker, electronics is where all the differentiations you can make in your products
@Adam: ...they would be connected to the internet of things they could self report when you are speeding...
In Japan the taxis have (or had when I was last there) lights on top -- if they went over the speed linit the lights flashed to tell the police to come and give them a ticket...
if you are going to feed false data to the device you would use an mcu, not another car. The vin data would be whatever you wanted it to be.
I guess there are big civil liberty issues to as they would know exaclty where one has been
I hate to admit this about myself, but I think there are a goodly number of consumers like me: I didn't trust power windows until the 80s because in the 70s, it seemed like they weren't working properly in half the cars that had them. So I've got a bit of inner resistance to the idea of self-driving cars. Besides, gizmos cost money. Low-tech cars are cheaper.
That may not be a popular thought at EET, but engineering about people as much as electronics, isn't it?
My last company was quoting on those devices - with the ins. co. involved the level of security was daunting
@Tonbo0 how hard is it to change the VIN, is it a one time only function (I have seen a few of those) but they get expensive as it means slight error and need to RTM
@adam, i get it. good points
@Tombo0, easily spoofed. If I can feed it obd2 data it shouldn't be a problem.
actually, now that I think of it, it would be an easy task. I need one of these boxes to study.
@junko they would be connected to the internet of things they could self report when you are speeding. Of course ou could hack a car to report someone elses number so they get the fine / points
@Caleb - I think recording the VIN is the first thing those devices do
or better yet, spoof clean driving for your own logging box.
3G is more wide - spread in many places that are smaller cities and is even along the major highways -- but there are still places where text messages do not even go through
caleb, there you go
@adam, you mean cars as end points of the Internet of things?
Adam, it would be a fun practical joke to steal someone's insurance logging device and run up insane driving habits on it.
Junko, the thing is if it is for "minor" crimes who would beleive you had been hacked.
I'm more of an antique car guy myself, but I can appreciate some shiny tech.
Adam, very good point
I thought the display was rediculous. It is a pretty car otherwis. I rode in number #0001 and some trim was falling off.
junko what about when there is the internet of things with cars it is easy to frame people for things via hacking. Say speeding etc
It's too distracting to me
what about geographical location of smart transportation systems? I think, as someone else already pointed out, rural america will come very late to the game.
@caleb, don't you hate tesla's HUGE display?
But of course, once a car starts talking to the infrastcture...there is another "car hacking" potential, right there
oh, yes, rick
I rode in a tesla and thought about the computer controlled aspects of it
@Junko So the intelligent transportation system is still an on-going project?
speaking of smart infrastructure + dumb cars....that's actually a good idea, but of course, everyone is asking who is going to pay for it
Have a good weekend Javi!
Bye Javi (Garcia) -- hope you have a GREAT weekend
good observation tom. I know that I have two vehicles. One that I have an emotional attachment to, very much like you stated and one that I don't.
Give me a few seconds -- I'll just hop into my time machine -- bounce forward 20 years -- then return to tell you what the future holds...
OMG!!! You wouldn't believe it!!! (but they said I couldn't tell anyone what I'd seen)
Rick, those will come BEFORE self-driving cars
I'm sorry, but I must go... have a great weekend!!
In the US, where the car culture is SO strong, driving your own car is akin to an expression of liberty and free speech. That human factor may be difficult to overcome here. Although I think the younger generation will move beyond that.
Just like airplanes.... you can't have a pilot making a willy nilly decision -- because that might collide with another airplane!
Whatever happened to the intelligent transportation nsystem George Leopold used to write about. Dumb cars attach to a smart highway.
Give me a few seconds -- I'll just hop into my time machine -- bounce forward 20 years -- then return to tell you what the future holds ...
Junko: Yes! We're already seeing how cars are warning drivers of things on the road -- like a neighboring car that is drifting into the lane. And cars that "almost" park themselves. I think we'll see a steady increase in that sort of thing.
you don't want to have human judgements intervened
Self Driving is really hard to sell out in the bulk of rural america where there are no real traffic jams, and there is road construction in the summer and snow and ice in the winter
One intersting thing I heard lately....self-driving cars will remain UNSAFE, unless all the cars on highway are self-driving cars!
I think we'll see a public transportation revolution before we'll see widespread autonomous personal transport.
@tom: Remember, most cities can't fix potholes adequately today.
Actually, "there's an app" for that -- in Biston they paid for a free app that you can download to your smartphone -- when you are in a car and you drive over a pothole, the app detects that signature acceleration profile and reports the GPS coordinates of the pothole back to the crew that comes out to fix them...
Before we get to a completely self-driving car, it's my understanding that there will be a lot of partially self-driving cars
Junko: legal will be huge. But right now, I don't even think people know what the legal questions might be. Until they do, they can't start to resolve them.
there are so many problems that keep us back. Environment variables, human drivers, etc.
@Junko: I agree legal issues will be huge. This country is a liability Hell
max, a very long time, if ever
At the NY Worlds Fair in 1964, the GM exhibit showed the highways full of self-driving cars. I believe they predicted that by 2000. 49 years later....still waiting...
i agree, Tom. But I think legal issues a white elephant nobody is actively talking about yet
How long do you think it will be before we have self-driving cars -- realistically?
We already have self-parking capability -- plus blind spot and lane departure detection...
Hmmm i wonder if there is a case for more security aspects like happen on military systems
that is a good question though. I wonder if there will be some huge court case that will become a standard name dealing with autonomous vehicle collisions.
But of course, who wants to hack into your own car, right?
Self-driving cars, as one commenter noted yesterday, could be 20-50 years away. There are just far too many considerations beyond electronics. Remember, most cities can't fix potholes adequately today.
the more gadgets you have the easier it is to hack something of yours
well, that's what car companies hope...
Self-driving cars need self-paying insurance. Bill the car maker?
Did you see the "Flying Cat" in my Fuzzy Logic column http://bit.ly/19gYuB3
I keep on thinking of doing something like this -- but I want a mouse riding the cat -- sitting on its neck flourishing a whip and wearing little leather goggles and a white silk scarf
Junko, I think in the short term the person who is sitting in the "failsafe" seat will take immedate responsiblitiy
then they'll sue the company that made it
My suspicion is that legal issues will definitely hinder the progress of self-driving car deployment...
I had someone hacking the Facebook messaging on my phone -- Had to uninstall it
I am just thinking out loud here..
I'm wondering about hijacking other transports too. If you have followed the news, some days ago a train crashed in Spain and a lot of people got killed. Despite the fact that the clues points to an human failure, the latest news make me feel that it wouldn't be so difficult to "cyber-attack" a train...
I really would like to get a drone to play with -- not sure whether to get the Parrot quad-copter -- or whether to go for a hexa-copter or an octo-copter...
Any recommendations?
true...but when an accident happens between two self-driving cars, who can sue whom?
what do you mean Junko?
hacking entry to cars is big though.
Somebody mentioned earlier in this conversation, car hacking is going to be important issues when the car industry is talking about self-driving car...I am wondering if anyone knows about legal aspects of the whole thing
Caleb -- I love that Taser Drone!!!
voila, caleb
and the phones are open for communication!
Actually, there was another Freescale guy who pointed to me -- the possibility of iPhone inside the car could give away Apple ID/credit card number to others....
people are already carying all their personal data on their phones
And then there is the fact that some cars are worth more in rare parts than as a whole on the black market
I think phones will be a bigger issue.
You're welcome, Garcia
it is perfectly legal to fly a drone below a certain altitude.
Did you see my blog about drones delivering pizzas http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1287421 ... now you can see the true potential horror of someone hijacking such a drone
seriously, how to secure all the hardware and software inside a car is going to be a story for the next decades...mind you, some measures -- specs and guidelines -- are already taken
It sparked a lot of good conversation about legality.
you can't see the link below! Here, click this
@Junko: ...remember "smart cards on wheels"?
I missed that one, but I've just checked it for review -- I'm pretty interested in Freescale automotive products, thanks a lot!!
Here's the taserdrone!
@max what about the asymetric warface aspect of it in a wide city area
wow, way to go, caleb
I made mine into a tazer delivery device.
I have a parrot drone
I am surprised that they have not been sued yet...
@Rick it came as a surpise to me yesterday someone sent me a link I will see if I can find it hang on
@kaleb: ...the percentage of people who will carry out premeditated homicide is miniscule, especially if it involves learning to hack a system.
But what about the folks who hire themselves out to "remove" people...
I think about those toy drones by Parrot, French company
Max...just saying...
once you bring in your own iPhone with your apple ID number
@Adam: No I didnt know drones use LTE. Hackable from your smartphone then I imagine
@Junko: ...you don't have anyone you want dead?...
Like I'm going to give you his name here :-)
Garcia, definitely a credit card number...remember "smart cards on wheels"?
I'm not saying car companies shouldn't protecta against it, but there's a limit. Why not bulletproof glass? Why not armored brake lines? Never flat tires? Speed restrictors?
You need some other equipment besides the android and the app -- and then someone in the cockpit must "Push the Button" to accept the bogus information --
An older system that is secondary to other methods - and virtually obsolete
adam, i know, it's been done, but they will be able to get MORE information once more electronics inside a car
@Caleb: Like tracking information?
Or credit card numbers, if the car includes RFID payment systems for highway tolls
Rick you know the drones use LTE for comms right ?
@Junko, the percentage of people who will carry out premeditated homicide is miniscule, especially if it involves learning to hack a system.
Junko in the UK insurance comapnies offer a black box which tracks driving habits and prices accordingly
Imagine hacks of commercial drones once those start flying in the US
@Adam: ...just got back from walking the hounds and now sat with a beer...
Oooh, Beer....
Garcia, that is so true
What if your car insurance companies get ahold of data -- on how you drive?
@garcia-Lasheras. Like tracking information?
Let's face it. The more electronics are involved, the more ways there are of hacking a car. There are now car thieves walking down the street with home-made black boxes that they click until they find a car that opens. Another click starts the engine and releases the steering lock. Much easier than using a jimmy to open the door and rewiring the ignitiion switch.
@Javi (Garcias): ... I read here -- in the EETimes-- that somebody had developed...
Well, if you read it here in EE Times it must be true (especially if I wrote it :-)
you don't have anyone you want dead?
@Caleb: but aqs the car becomes smarter, there will be a lot of sensible information on its systems
Max just got back from walking the hounds and now sat with a beer
you can harm someone
When was the last time you saw a computer hack that only destroyed data?
Garcia How do they do that?
one would imagine the secure systems have an air gap
Hi Adam -- thanks for joining us -- it's evening in the UK -- you must be about ready to head home and/or head out for the evening...
what do you get out of hacking a car? only a single malicious outcome. No scraping credit card data, no zombie car networks. There's just not enough ROI
JKaplanIP: Yes, but I read here -- in the EETimes-- that somebody had developed an Android APP that is able to hijack an airplane
but that does not justify for not taking any actions to beef up security inside a car
No comment on the airline industry
that and the ROI
@JKaplan: cyber hijacking a plane? Any stories of that?
Hello all
Caleb: Smart ... what's the motive?
the difficulty of physical access (to a car) and the expert knowledge that may be required to car hacking are always two reasons carmakers cite....that the risk of car hacking is minimum
@rick, must have been british.
@Rick: Future headlines from "Man bites dog" to "Car hijacks driver" ... we certainly do live in exciting times :-)
But seriously, can we learn something from the airline industry? Haven't they had to grapple with the possibility of cyber hyjacking for years?
I had a car stolen once when I left it unblocked and they made a fake key. The car was recovered but the electrical system was screwy aftwards. Such a complex system that once you mess with it, you can't get all the pieces in lace again.
@Max: you make me feel like a superhero ;-)
wmwmurray, why did someone go through so much effort?
You work on anything worth quite a bit of money you are potentially at risk
WMMurray: Yikes. That sounds like something out of detective novel.
@wmwmurray: Wow, quite a story!
I need to see the paper again I guess. I may be way wrong.
Everyone -- Javi is the guy with the torn pants and fake Tattoo from my No Bull! blog
wmwmurray01, that's a scary story
I thought they only got to read some system data and change a display
But they didn't get access to the control systems did they?
My car go hacked right before an ICE storm up north -- they got the VIN, got a key cut, took the car while we were sleeping from under the bedroom window, and re-flashed the ABS so it did not work
I avoided serious damage and injury in the accident by downshifting
Junko: Yes, they really got into it. Great conversation!
ssavage920, turns out, is one of the authors of 2011 paper.. according to wiki,
Stefan Savage (born 1969) is an American computer science researcher, currently a Professor in the Systems and Networking Group at the University of California San Diego
@JKaplan: Yes a future headline in the era of self-driving cars: Car hijacks driver
Hi Javi (Garcia) -- Hi Tom
that excuse will never work tom.
I don't know if you guys caught on...but yesterday, there was a great conversation between Bert and ssavage920 on my car hacking story
Hi Gang....sorry I'm late. My car was hacked on the way over...
Hello everybody!
Rick, that's correct
that was done in the 2011 paper
then again, it is a vw bus, so I could probably catch you on foot if you stole it.
I think the future is closer than even we all think -- it won;t be long before cars have incredibly sophisticated layers of operating system -- with embedded speach and embedded visioon -- maybe a sort of AI (Artificial Intellegence) ... and the more sophisticated it gets, the more potential there is for a hacker to worm his/her way in...
"remote" hacking has been already proven. It's done. It's real
Using an "implanted" device, or an unmodified car?
especially mine, it was made in 1976
I heard some hacks get in via Bluetooth, one even through a bogus CD
Does that mean your car is at risk? No. Chances are low
The issue is that none of the cars we see on the market have all the security measures the chip companies are talking about -- just not yet
The new infineon buses run encrypted to defeat this to a degree
Toyota and Ford, yes
Car theft -- get to the bus on the mirror and send the codes to unlock and start!
yes, they proved that they can actually skid your car, etc.
I guess that is true junko. I was a little let down by the news coverage of that prius I think.
@JKaplanIP: I love Portland -- a wonderful city in the summer for quaffing a coffee in a street cafe and watching the world go by...
True, but has anyone accessed these busses for anything yet?
Well, just to be on the record, if you ever read the 2011 paper by Univ. of Washington and UC-San Diego, "remote" hacking has been already proven. It's done. It's real
You do not even need access to the inside -- things like mirrors and lights and suspension have buses these days --
One could always break into a car, install a wireless OBD II device, and proceed to create havoc...
I did not, I'll have to go look
I can just imagine a news story, in 2025, when someone is hijacked, in his/her own car, by a cyber-carjacking!
however, they could leave behind something like a raspberry PI with a wireless card and do some of this stuff remotely
Caleb, did you read the comments from ssavage920 to your comment?
Re hacking cars -- I think the problems become greater the more sophisticated the cars get. If all you can do is hack someone's car radio ... well, it's a pain, but not life-threatening.
But suppose your car can drive itself -- so you climb in and say "drive m eto work" then you sit back and read a book ... now if someone hacks the car, they could basically kidnap you!!!
the guys who took over the controls had physical access to the inside of the car. Someone could just as easily poke a hole in your brake line
Did anyone hear the car hacking talks at Black Hat? The presenters were also on NPR's Science Frioday last week.
I don't think it is a huge concern untill external communications are happening
Still slogging away with the sinuses -- they are a give and take battle
Yes. Much of the media coverage was focused on the recent demo done by two researchers
I'm from the Portland, OR area
people are breaking into them, and breaking the control systems.
i meant "slowly"
Seems the car hacking issue will become incredibly important as self-driving cars become more common
Hi everyone
So, car hacking is everywhere the last couple weeks
It looks like people are slowing gathering...
Hi William -- how are things with you?
Hi JKaplanIP -- where abouts in the world do you hail from?
Howdy everyone!
Oh, hello, JKaplanIP!
Hi Max
How are you doing, Max?
Hi Caleb -- Hi Junko
(What's a nice boy like me doing in a place like this?)
and hello Max
Let's see who else are out there...
Hello Junko
@Duane: This is a great subject, but I'm sorry that I won't be able to attend.
Well, thanks for attending loing enough to say that you won;t be able to attend LOL
Hi, Caleb.
Welcome! We're just about to get started. On the topic of Car hacking, Junko Yoshida just posted another article where TI outlines the common threats to an automobile.
This is a great subject, but I'm sorry that I won't be able to attend.
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BUCHAREST, Romania – In his first visit to Romania as INTERPOL Secretary General, Ronald K. Noble said the country's use of INTERPOL's tools and services – one of the largest globally – stands as exemplary proof of its belief in the strength of international cooperation to combat crime.
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