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celebrating the culture and character of one of America's most underappreciated cities: Louisville, Kentucky
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Expo: Memorial Day Flea Market-- Crap You Can Use
Friday, May 23, 2008
Loueyville Anniversary
And, in an open thank you to Louisville in general: I came here practically sight unseen. I came here because I lost my job in New Orleans after Katrina, and I couldn't imagine staying there with no job security, with no security in general.
The folks at my school here in Louisville recruited me relentlessly; they may me feel a sports hero. I was kind of broken back then-- Katrina had hit me hard, psychologically-- and it felt so nice to feel so wanted. Roommate discovered this neighborhood by accident (but after much driving around) and told me that this was where I needed to be. I bought the second house I looked at. I moved here after being here twice, briefly each time.
I feel so lucky. I started this blog after my first school year of being here because I truly wondered at the fact that this city was so totally undiscovered. I have been thrilled that in the two years that I have been here that there have been so many Louisvillagers who have sought to spread the Good Word about this place.
New Orleans remains the city of my heart-- cut me some slack, I lived there for nine years and dreamed about living there for years beforehand. But if the winds had to blow me to some city that was not New Orleans-- and they did-- I feel blessed to the hilt that they sent me here. I live in the greatest undiscovered city in America, and in the best neighborhood in that city.
Thank you, Louisville, for bringing me home.
(I still HATE the winters... can anyone do anything about that??)
Louisville Slugfest and summer preview
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
TBC: To Be Continued
Please send your good wishes Lou's way. Even though she is a godless heathen she still appreciates all prayers and love transmitted in her direction.
Mama loves all of you. Louisville rocks.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Eight Belles
Eight Belles was a pretty horse, a horse with tremendous heart. And though it may be somewhat crass to admit this, I don't know that collectively we would have despaired the loss of any horse in this year's Derby in quite the same way that we've felt the loss of this horse. For all the speculation and admiration that followed horses like the incredible Big Brown and the other favorites, Eight Belles was the story. The filly who skipped the Oaks to race with the boys. A filly more evenly matched with Derby colts than most people recognized. Her numbers put her flat in the middle of the pack-- even before she raced, it was clear that at least half of the field didn't measure up to her.
And, again, probably not a popular opinion, but the fact that she was a girl, I think, plays on our collective sympathies even more. Her trainer and owner and jockey fawned over her in a way that people don't fawn over colts. Called her "sweetheart" and "baby." And speaking for myself, as a woman, I loved the "girl power" aspect of the story. If I'd been able to bet on Derby day, I would have put my money on her (and, of course, my Denis of Cork-- bless his heart to come from 20th to finish 3rd-- he's still a horse to watch), especially after seeing her on TV on Derby Day. She just looked like she had a win in her.
I like to talk a good game, but in reality I know bupkus about horse racing in the grand scheme of things. And, like many people, my knee jerk reaction to the tragedy was to think, "I don't know how I can ever watch horseracing again." I felt that way when I watched a horse die in the paddock area of Keeneland last fall, a senseless and incomprehensible death where the horse reared, fell down, and broke his neck on the bricks.
And that was my gut reaction: "I don't know if I can watch horseracing again" not "should horseracing exist."
But that's been a question that's been raised in the wake of this horrible loss and in the wake of the loss of Barbaro. In some online news sources, I've seen pundits speculate about whether or not there's a difference between horseracing and dogfighting. Speculation that we condemn one and celebrate the other only based on the socioeconomic differences between the fans.
Again, I stress that I come from no place of expertise when it comes to horseracing. But I can honestly say that for the most part I have more concern for the treatment and well being of the humans who work on the backside of the track than I do for the horses on a day-to-day basis. And yes, that does concern me.
The questions that should be raised-- and are being raised by many-- are ones about reform to the sport. Should all tracks move to Polytrack? Tracks like Santa Anita have seen dramatic reductions in catastrophic injuries since moving to Polytrack. Should we be looking at reform in horse breeding? European racehorses are more hearty than their American counterparts. Should we be doing more when it comes to horse medicine? There is now sophisticated medical imaging technology that can detect even the most delicate fracture.
There are always going to be things about horseracing that upset me. But that doesn't necessarily set it apart from other sports. Athletes in general risk injury or worse for the love of the sport and for their fans. The level of excess at the Derby is generally appalling, but events like the Superbowl have it beat.
I will say this categorically: I really, truly, passionately wish they'd ban whips.
But I do think, for the most part, horses are very well cared for. I believe they have generally good lives. And I do believe that they love to run. It's hard not to believe that when you watch a horse race.
What happened to Eight Belles was a senseless, incomprehensible tragedy. And as I still try to recover from the news, I'm reminded by other news today that life is just goddamned full of senseless, incomprehensible tragedies. 10,000+ dead in Myanmar. Six sea lions shot dead while trapped in humane traps on the Columbia River. 12,000 kids in China sick with a deadly virus.
It doesn't make this any less sad. Nor is the answer to shuttle it off as just one more thing to outrage and appall us.
Online today at the NYTimes, this was posted in the comments of The Rail blog:
Michael Blowen, of Old Friends (http://oldfriendsequine.com) sent me this
e-mail on Sunday that he received from a young fan:
Hello. My name is XXXX,
and I am 11 years old, and I won money off of Eight Bells at a Derby party
yesterday. I feel so bad about what happened to her that I can not enjoy my
money that I won. So, I am going to donate my winnings to your organazation and
so is my mom. I found out about you on the internet last night. Your farm sounds
like a very nice place. I am asking everyone that I know if they also won money
off of Eight Bells, and if they would like to dotate their money as well. Some
people that I am asking are donating money just to be nice. So I just wanted to
let you know that as soon as I collect the money, my mom will send you a check.
From, XXXX
— Posted by alex
Also worth checking out: Jane Smiley's Op-Ed column.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Lou Loves the Longshots for Derby
Yesterday was a washout. Buddy and I got there just before Race 5 and around an hour before the rains started. And what rains they were. Big drops blown sideways by hard winds, thunder, lightning. At one point Churchill had to lower the score boards. Buddy and I were, of course, among the riff raff on the infield. Finally, after having spent more than an hour off and on in the shelter of an ATM tent, we grabbed a giant recycling sign, held it over our heads, and made our way to the Grandstand where we dried off a bit and watched the Oaks on the monitors.
Honestly, it wasn't much fun. I was dressed for the 78 degree morning and not the 62 degree wet afternoon. We froze our tuchases off. I did have my annual julep, and then a woman next to me bought a Filly and asked if she could pour the drink in my empty glass. I must have looked at her like she was crazy because she said, "I'm in recovery. I just wanted the glass." I didn't have the heart to tell her that she could get one at Walgreens for $2.50.
All and all it wasn't a bad day for my pocketbook. Lou has once again proven that she's decent at picking the second or third place horse (but never, ever first). Out of the five races I put money on, my horse placed in three. I had the impressive Little Belles for the Oaks and she came in 2nd. I wasn't betting super long odds-- most were 7-1 or 8-1. Belles was 5-1.
That being said, Mama loves her the underdogs, and with most handicappers drooling over Colonel John, Big Brown, and Pyro, I think the Derby field is a good place to look for the longshots to shine.
After spending about an hour with the C-J Derby Preview, here are my choices for double-digit odds that could pull off a win.
Of course, my baby, Denis of Cork. He's 20-1 morning odds. Definitely underrated and his fifth place bomb recently has caused a lot of people to put blinders on when it comes to Denis. The only things this puppy has going against him are (a) I've got my money on him and (b) he's named after a priest from Ireland. Last year's religiously named horse-- Dominican-- was also "my" pony, and he came in middle of the pack. This is science, folks!
Recapturetheglory (20-1) has great Best Beyer and BRIS numbers, but his Dosage is 5.00, the highest of the field (and no, Lou has no idea what these numbers really mean). In the Illinois Derby (during which he beat Denis), he ran the last 3/8 in 36.2 and the last 1/8 in 12.2. Killer numbers bested in last starts only by favorite Colonel John and Visionaire.
So that's why Visionaire makes the list. Visionaire (20-1) has less stunning numbers, but had an amazing finish in the Bluegrass. He came in 5th but rocketed at the end.
Eight Belles' (20-1) numbers are better than Recapturetheglory's and she's among the fastest horses out there. A filly hasn't won the Derby since 1988, so let's face it... we're way overdue. She gave up a chance to trounce the Oaks field for a shot at the Derby. You gotta love those guts. And her stablemate Proud Spell took the Oaks, making this a possible storybook weekend for Larry Jones.
Bob Black Jack (20-1) is my final longshot. Second best numbers in the field after Big Brown. Finished second after Colonel John in the Santa Anita... handicappers like him as a longshot. But he's my least favorite longshot. Will bet him only if odds stay at 20 or better.
There you have it, Colts and Fillies. Bet at your own risk; I'm not really a handicapper, I just play one on the internet. Good luck! Go Denis of Cork!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Denis of Cork wins the (kindergarten) Derby!
By the way, the Mayor's office has declared May 1 official Louisville Collegiate School Kindergarten Derby Day.
Happy Oaks Eve!
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OREGON, Ill. — Rep. Don Manzullo's beef boils down to something like this: Get off my lawn, son, you're ruining the grass.
After two decades in Congress, the grizzled 67-year-old Illinois Republican faces his first tough primary against a freshman lawmaker half his age.
At the outset, top Republicans predicted Rep. Adam Kinzinger would prevail. The fresh-faced fighter pilot defeated an incumbent Democrat in a competitive district and has been a darling of GOP leadership since arriving on the Hill.
Manzullo, meanwhile, didn't seem to have the fire to keep his seat. But it turns out the underdog came ready to fight.
Heading into Tuesday's primary, Manzullo has a slight edge in what's become a highly competitive and negative contest.
House GOP leaders are backing Kinzinger and weighed in heavily last week with a sizable radio ad buy funded by Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (Va.) super PAC.
But regardless of the primary's winner, this contest between the old guard and young gun will serve as a lesson to the Republican freshman class that most elections probably won't be as easy as the first.
"I think Kinzinger has taken a great brand, and a big lead, and completely squandered it," one neutral Illinois Republican operative said. "How is it that the 34-year-old, first-term tea party hero suddenly becomes the establishment candidate against a 20-year incumbent, former committee chairman?"
'Peak of My Career'
At the start of this cycle, many Republicans viewed Manzullo as a mild-mannered Member — one they never thought would survive a bare-knuckled political fight like this.
On the campaign trail, Manzullo snipes and criticizes Kinzinger at every opportunity. It's easy to see he's bitter toward the freshman, who moved into the 16th district a couple of months ago to run against him after Democrats overhauled the Congressional map.
"We were not put together in redistricting. He choose to move into this district to run against me," Manzullo said. "This is a Chicago-style politician. How could he relate to the people of this Congressional district?"
Manzullo accused Kinzinger's campaign of making his wife "weep." He suggested the farm bill was too "complicated" for the freshman to understand. He charged that Kinzinger "brings nothing to the table" in terms of experience.
"I'm trying to find some good things to say about him, but I'm struggling," Manzullo said. When pressed for specifics, Manzullo eventually delivered three obvious Kinzinger accolades following several minutes of thought: his military service, his 2010 victory over then-Rep. Debbie Halvorson and his party affiliation.
Manzullo runs a very traditional campaign — negative attacks and all. He shakes every hand in the room before a candidate forum in Oregon, a small farming community 25 miles southwest of Rockford. He makes copious notes with a tiny blue pen on the inside of a manila folder at a DeKalb County Farm Bureau meeting.
"I think this election is probably a little bit tougher for him," said Todd Walker, the 42-year-old part-time mayor of Genoa and a Manzullo backer. "Don has done a wonderful job for this area — a wonderful job for this country. There's no need to make that switch."
At a small town hall in Genoa, Manzullo proclaims that 67 is the new 47. It's so quiet in the background that you can hear the air conditioner rattle on an unseasonably warm day.
"Don't talk to me about fading away, riding off into the sunset and becoming quiet," Manzullo yells to the audience. "I'm at the peak of my career! I have the opportunity to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee."
Youthful Advantage
When it comes to charming the over-65 crowd, it's hard to beat Kinzinger, who campaigned at several retirement and assisted-living facilities last week.
"Handsome man. I thought he was pretty good," exclaimed Carolyn McConnell, an 81-year-old retired food writer donning two shades of denim during a Kinzinger speech at Heritage Woods of DeKalb.
A couple of hours later, Kinzinger leaned in so he could speak loud enough for another silver-haired woman to hear him.
"What a nice suit," she commented, stroking his yellow tie.
This generation loves Kinzinger because he reminds them of their grandsons — or at least who they wanted their grandsons to be: a fighter pilot, a Congressman and recently engaged.
Kinzinger plays up his young age, referring to growing up in the 1980s and frequently using words like "awesome" and "cool." He bumped elbows with Dave Miner, a 69-year-old retired teacher in a sweater vest, who confronted Kinzinger about his frequent robocalls.
"I've had at least three people, when I walked in today, say I look younger than 34 years old," he told the crowd. "That's good, right?"
The crowd eats it up.
"I think Adam is very honest, down to earth," said Joan Wilson, a 77-year-old retiree. "I think he means very well, and he's young, and he knows that. We had always voted for Don Manzullo, and this year, we are not."
Kinzinger barely mentions his opponent unless provoked, and his approach makes sense: It's distasteful to seem like you're insulting a grandpa.
"This is not a situation that either Don Manzullo or I want to be in," Kinzinger tells the crowd. "While I respect Don Manzullo for his years of service — he and I are friends — I believe we need to get away from how we've been doing business in Washington, D.C."
Personal Politics
The seething hate between Kinzinger and Manzullo proves palpable as they're forced to sit next to each other for a two-hour candidate forum in Oregon. While dozens of municipal candidates addressed the unfinished meeting hall, the two Republicans almost never made eye contact and frequently took turns leaving the room.
Then the other candidates turned on Manzullo and Kinzinger.
"What I've seen on TV is nothing but attack commercials," said Bill Sigler, 70, a candidate for Ogle County Board. "There's no reason why you should be attacking each other. Let us stand on our own merits."
"Our county has been divided, our friends are fighting, our churches are fighting," added Tom Smith, another county board candidate. "Washington takes and says the money is there, but they don't protect the grass roots, the people who live here, when they give that money out."
The audience cheered. This Midwestern district dotted by farmland is not accustomed to negative campaigns, and for many of the new residents, this is their introduction to the two Republicans.
"We've got to take the personal out of politics," Kinzinger attempted to console the crowd. "I've seen some campaign ads in this campaign that really hurt."
Meanwhile, Manzullo's lips are pursed and he gulps, trying to hold down his contempt.
Afterward, Manzullo returns the favor by launching into his top Kinzinger criticisms.
Voters don't know this disparaging side of Manzullo. Lynne Kilker, 75, came to the forum convinced about voting for Manzullo, but now she's not sure after watching the two men fight.
"I listened to them both, and as of right now, I'm mad at both of them," she said. "They're playing like a couple of naughty boys in the sandbox."
On the other hand, local voters aren't familiar with Kinzinger's rising-star status on Capitol Hill, or know he was named one of Time magazine's top 40 people under 40 years old in politics. To them, he's just a young Air Force Reserve pilot who's served only 14 months in Congress and, as a result, their longtime Congressman is under siege.
"I support Don, too, because we've all been close to him for so many years," said Fran Strousse, 73, a retired switchboard operator. "I've known him for years and years, and he's very accessible. Another reason is I'm thinking this would probably be his last term."
But first, Manzullo wants at least one more big victory.

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If you're pregnant, you might wonder what the placenta does and what factors can affect it. Get the facts about this important fetal organ.
The placenta is an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste products from your baby's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of your uterus, and your baby's umbilical cord arises from it. The organ is usually attached to the top, side, front or back of the uterus. In rare cases, the placenta might attach in the lower uterine region (placenta previa).
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Consult your health care provider during pregnancy if you have:
Most placental problems can't be directly prevented. However, you can take steps to promote a healthy pregnancy. For example:
If you've had a placental problem during a previous pregnancy and are planning another pregnancy, talk to your health care provider about ways to reduce the risk of experiencing the condition again. Tell your health care provider if you've had surgery on your uterus in the past. Expect your health care provider to monitor your condition closely throughout the pregnancy.
If you deliver your baby vaginally, you'll also deliver the placenta vaginally — during what's known as the third stage of labor. After you give birth, you'll continue to have mild contractions. Your health care provider might give you a medication called oxytocin (Pitocin) to reduce postpartum bleeding. Your health care provider might also massage your lower abdomen to encourage your uterus to contract and expel the placenta. You might be asked to push one more time to deliver the placenta. If you have a C-section, your health care provider will remove the placenta from your uterus during the procedure.
Your health care provider will examine the placenta to make sure it's intact. Any remaining fragments must be removed from the uterus to prevent bleeding and infection. If you're interested, ask to see the placenta. In some cultures, families bury the placenta in a special place, such as their backyards.
If you have questions about the placenta or placental problems during pregnancy, talk to your health care provider. He or she can help you better understand the placenta's role during your pregnancy.
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Today we have a guest, American author Kristen J. Tsetsi whose independently released Homefront paperback and e-book has been featured in publications that include the Huffington Post and the Stars and Stripes, on television, and on (American) National Public Radio.
Thank you so much for inviting me as a guest. I'm happy to discuss the future of e-books and e-publishing, and I think you'll find I have great news for those of you considering digital publishing.
The most important question is whether selling e-books is a viable proposition.
Answer: Yes! People with e-readers are far more likely to buy your e-book than they are to buy your paperback, and the Kindle and other e-reading devices are extraordinarily popular and more than a passing trend. Omar Gallaga, who reports on technology for the Austin, Texas Austin-American Statesman daily newspaper, says in a recent radio interview that he expects more than three million e-book readers to sell this year and that ten million are expected to have been sold by the end of next year.
Westerners are even using their smart phones (
iPhone, Blackberry, Droid, etc.) to read books electronically.
In short, independent authors are doing themselves a disservice by not turning their paperback books into e-books. Ten million e-readers may be sold. How many of those people might buy your e-book?
As you begin experimenting with e-publishing, be aware that Kindle is not the only option for you. You may also format your book as a PDF you can sell (or give away) at Scribd.com, and there's also the digital publisher Smashwords, which – when it receives your prepared document – converts your file into a number of digital formats that work with a variety of e-readers. (This very informative and interesting video at GetPublishedTV.com discusses Smashwords, digital publishing, and the future of e-books.)
When you format your book for the Kindle (here is a guide to selling on Kindle), you set the price and receive thirty-five percent of the suggested retail price. It's advised that if you're a lesser known author, you sell your book at a lower price if you want people to read it.
I started out selling my critically-acclaimed literary novel, Homefront, and my short story collection, Carol's Aquarium, for ninety-nine cents each. (Both appeared on the same list of Kindle's Top 100 best-selling independent books.) You want to draw the readers to your work. I'd sold just under 300 copies of Homefront as a paperback in two years before turning it into an e-book.
Within months of releasing the digital version, more than 2,000 people had read, downloaded, or bought it online. Reader satisfaction has never been the problem when it comes to my book sales; reviews have been glowing and passionate. But good reviews, sadly, don't sell the work.
The problem as an independent author is that people don't know you, and you have to work harder to get the readers. That involves offering your work at a lower cost so they're not risking as much. Once they read it, if readers like it, they'll talk. And that's what you want.
The best part of publishing an e-book: minus the percent the publisher takes from sales, it's free to you.
Smashwords and Kindle both offer comprehensive formatting instructions, and a search engine query will link you to a number of free help manuals. (To format my books for the Kindle, I used April Hamilton's incredibly thorough and easy to understand Indie Author Guide.)
I hope this has been helpful. Thank you again for allowing me to be part of this exciting discussion about the future of e-publishing. I hope I've convinced you to participate.
I have just a few words of advice to those seriously considering e-publishing:
1. Covers are visible on the sites where you sell your writing, so put as much energy into your e-book cover as you would the cover of a paperback.
2. Market your work. Create a website, start a blog, and become part of the digital publishing community. Writer/reader forums, such as KindleBoards.com, provide an opportunity to connect with readers.
3. Enjoy this new venture! After the holidays, many new people will be armed with the e-readers they were given as gifts, and they'll be looking for books to buy. Make sure one of them is yours.
Kristen is a former reporter, former writing instructor and English professor, former cab driver, and an award-winning fiction writer whose work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is a founding member of the independent publishing collective Backword Books and editor of the literary fiction journal American Fiction, due for release in the Fall of 2010. Her website is www.kristentsetsi.com and she blogs at From a Little Office in a Little House.
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Webroot Software, Inc., the leading provider of anti-spyware software and other security technologies for the enterprise and consumers, today announced the appointment of renowned network security expert Gerhard Eschelbeck to the position of chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering.
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Widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on vulnerabilities and network security, Eschelbeck has presented his research to the U.S. Congress and at numerous major security conferences including RSA, Black Hat and CSI. He was named one of Infoworld's 25 Most Influential CTO's in 2003 and 2004 and is a frequent contributor to the SANS Top 20 expert consensus identifying the most critical security vulnerabilities. Eschelbeck is also a highly regarded author and is perhaps best known for publishing the "Laws of Vulnerabilities." He is one of the inventors of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and holds numerous patents in the field of managed network security.
Eschelbeck most recently served as CTO & vice president of engineering of Qualys, Inc., the leading provider of on demand vulnerability management, where he was pioneering the company's Software as a Service based vulnerability management platform. Prior to joining Qualys, Eschelbeck was senior VP of engineering for security products at Network Associates, VP of engineering of antivirus products at McAfee Associates, and founder of IDS GmbH, a secure remote control company acquired by McAfee. He holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Linz, Austria.


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@Amir, I'm totally with you in wanting Windows/Windows Phone support, but it should be quite obvious why iOS and Android are the only supported platforms right now (hint: something to do with market share).
Add your voice to those of us who've already requested this feature on the Bulletin Board section of this website: http://www.teslamotors.com/forums/inside-tesla/tesla-bulletin-board. And while you're waiting for an official WP app, an unofficial one has been published to the WP Store -- search for "Tesla Connect".
I would be cautious with the unofficial Tesla apps, if you have to give them your login credentials and/or VIN. You could essentially be giving them control of your car.
I just switched back to an Android phone, because I didn't want to wait for the Windows Phone app, but I'll still put in my vote for the official Tesla Windows apps wherever I can. I'd love to pull it up on my Surface Pro. :)
I would also like a WP app. Add me to the list.
I know nothing about that app, but if it is open source I think it is reasonable to assume if it were doing something nefarious someone would notice it. Regardless, giving them limited control over your car seems much less risky than giving places like mint.com or other financial sites your complete banking/etc credentials, yet tons of people do it because they perceive the value is greater than the risk.
Just tried Tesla Connect app. First it asked me to log in with same username and password as when I log on to the Tesla site. Then up came the same options as on my ipad. I opened the sunroof and blinked the headlights with it as designed. Seems to work just fine.
The Tesla Connect app was developed by an active member of the TeslaMotorsClub.com community. Also, he and I work at the same company and I can totally look up all of his info. If he does anything mean to you guys, I can send him funny Vines to his email all day and cc his boss.
@jat, to play devils advocate, essentially anyone can develop an app for WP, just like iOS and if a single guy was up to no good, he could just release his bad app cause damage, and dissappear if he was clever enough.
A company like Mint.com is in business (now owned by Intuit actaully), they have real people that can be found. They want to make money and stay in business. Committing unethical acts or crimes will disrupt their business, get them sued and/or put in jail. Of course there's also incompetence to worry about, but again, the stakes are generally higher for a company like Mint.com or a bank than it is for a lone developer.
Anyways, all that said, I feel like you can trust Andy Himberg, who made Tesla Connector.
Also, the Tesla API is very simple, so I'm not too worried about a devestating bug that would like unlock your car randomly or something (though yeah, you can't rule that out, but Andy is a competent developer).
I notice the Location tab is missing. I presume that's a more complicated programming problem.
@cerjor - it is easy to get the lat/long coordinates of the car if you can get the rest of the information, but tying that into a map view is harder. On Android, it is really easy to bring in a map view using Google Maps, but I have no idea what is involved in WP.
The reason the location feature isn't working yet is because it's streaming data.
It's handled differently than the other simple commands and thus it's takes more effort to reverse engineer how it works.
It is true, on top of that, once they have figured out how the streaming data works, it's also probably more work to actually implement the map feature than it was to implement the other simpler controls and info displays.
On WP I think it's pretty easy to include bing maps (I've done it in Silverlight). So I don't think the issue is how hard it is to do the UI (though again, I think it's more work than the other stuff).
Oh come on, you are a windows user! If you are using a Windows 8 pro tablet (I am not sure on RT) there are programs to emulate any android app. One is called bluestacks. I am sure there is a way to do it with windows 8 RT. There are plenty of emulators out there.
Yeah, but bluestacks doesn't work on WP, and I don't know if it works on Win8 either. Also, bluestacks is kind of buggy.
We also need the Windows App. Not having it is definitely a negative.
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