Uber Smuber

This past week, Uber tested a proto-type of the driverless vehicles they plan to use in the future.  On the Sunday morning news today, I saw the CEO of Lyft being interviewed and saying that they plan on offering the same services as Uber.  The Lyft dude thought driverless vehicles would be the norm within 10 years.  I watched with great interest because I drive for Uber now, and was curious about how soon they plan on replacing me with a robot.  I did a little digging and came across an article I wrote for Machine Design Magazine way back in 2005.  This article describes manless robotic vehicles too.  Back then, DARPA (the research arm of the Department of Defense) had been mandated by the Congress of the United States to make 30% of its vehicles driverless by the year 2015.  That didn't happen either.  I am sharing the link to the article for my techie friends.  If you aren't a techie, you will probably not enjoy the article.

http://machinedesign.com/archive/making-robotic-cross-country-racer

Nazi Fun Facts--Nazi Rock Star, Hermann Goering

A fascinating thing happened at the Nuremburg Trials after WWII.  Immediately after he first testified, preaching German propaganda from the witness stand and outshining the US Prosecutor, the despicable, vain, greedy and funny Nazi war criminal, Hermann Goering began to receive thousands of letters in the form of fan mail, which he was never allowed to read.  The messages were all similar with phrases like, "Way to go Herman", "Hang tough Hermann", (unintentional double entendre), "Keep ;your chin up", etc.  These letters came from all over the world, not just Germany.  This iconic idol and caricature of a human being was admired for his wit and humor in spite of all his flaws by people in America,as well as remote places on the globe.

Reduced Price Again--Now only asking $2500

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Reduced again from $3900 to $2900 to current price of $2500. Final offer, cash only, As Is. Beautiful RV Park, lot rent only $4300 per year or $358 per month. 35 ft.,dual axle, self contained with shower, vanity, sink, storage, and commode. Separate master br with queen sized bed. Older model but in very good condition. View of Pamlico Sound from either deck on a shaded lot, a real rarity on the island. Must see it to believe. Lots of storage space and a lot of extras thrown in. Turn key situation with silverware, cooking pots and pans, camping equipment etc included in the price. I will be down on Labor Day Weekend to sell it. If it doesn't sell now, the price will revert back to $3900 and must be viewed from whatever storage lot I park it in Hatteras, or the Richmond area. If you are serious about it, call my cell phone rather than texting. This is a one weekend deal.
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