Segway Getting Real-Life Tests [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters] From the Washington Post here.

It's interesting to see the FUD that some people are putting in the way of this getting cleared for "civillian" use. I think the best test would be to run the thing into Crash test Dummies that are built to stand on their own, and compute how much energy they take from the collision.

Supposedly running into someone forces the main stalk/handlebars back, which immediately stops the unit. Have someone run it into a thin plasterboard wall, then inspect for damage. heck, mount a set of sensors on a heavy bag and have someone run it into that!

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Raising Alexandria Library. Ongoing violence in the Middle East prompted the postponement of a week's worth of public festivities, but Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens its doors to history anyway. By Mark K. Anderson. [Wired News]

Great idea, I hope this one lasts, and more interesting to me anyway is the Internet Archive, and their AMICI CURIAE brief they filed with the Supreme Court about copyright issues. More specifically, the points they make against jack Valenti's arguements about copyright issues.

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