[Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Jed Rothwell
This is off topic but it is related to technology, and to the latest bruouhaha in the news. People have called into question the report made by James Sikes that his Prius went out of control for several miles. In the interest of disseminating technically accurate information, here is a comment

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 03/15/2010 06:14 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: This is off topic but it is related to technology, and to the latest bruouhaha in the news. People have called into question the report made by James Sikes that his Prius went out of control for several miles. In the interest of disseminating

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
Wozniak also said that he thinks the problem is a software one, rather than a mechanical one. Cheers, Lawry On Mar 15, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: This is off topic but it is related to technology, and to the latest bruouhaha in the news. People have called into question the

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Jed Rothwell
Lawrence de Bivort wrote: Wozniak also said that he thinks the problem is a software one, rather than a mechanical one. [. . . teed up and . . .] Yeah? Well he's a hardware guy. As a software guy let me assure you it's gotta be a mechanical problem. Seriously, there is no doubt that what

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Jed Rothwell
Also on this subject, perhaps it is time for Toyota to re-think their advertising slogan: Moving Forward - Jed

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Harry Veeder
I looked up cryptozoology on wikipedia. There is also entry for cryptobotany. Perhaps we should start one for cryptophysics?! Harry From: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 11:57:26 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Wozniak reports Prius problem

2010-03-15 Thread Lawrence de Bivort
LOL On Mar 16, 2010, at 12:14 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Also on this subject, perhaps it is time for Toyota to re-think their advertising slogan: Moving Forward - Jed