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SpaceX Sues Valador For Defamation 111

Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 20, 2011 @02:07AM from the If-you-don't-have-anything-nice-to-say dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like aerospace consulting firm Valador tried to bite off more than it can chew. After already having bagged lucrative 'safety review' contracts with SpaceX' competitors, it tried to sell its services to SpaceX as well. However, according to SpaceX' claims in a recent court filing, Valador tried to juice up their sales pitch by first spreading rumors at key NASA offices that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is 'unsafe', and then generously offering its services to SpaceX to aid them with addressing any undeserved bias against them among NASA officials. In true California fashion (being the most litigious state of the nation), SpaceX is having none of that and is taking Valador to court for defamation, seeking damages identical to the value of the consulting contract Valador tried to sell to them." CT: It appears that the link in this story has disappeared. If you can find something better, post it.

Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster 197

Posted by timothy on Friday February 12, 2010 @10:10PM from the yeah-well-I-get-better-mileage dept.

MikeChino writes "Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a 480 horsepower track vehicle ready to rock the 24-hour Nurburgring race this May. Porsche's latest supercar will use the same 911 production platform available to consumers today, with a few race-ready features including front-wheel hybrid drive and an innovative flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from braking and then uses it to provide a 160 horsepower burst of speed. The setup is sure to offer an advantage when powering out of turns and passing by other racers."

Comment Re:No surprise (Score 1) 367

by andol221 on Thursday May 14, 2009 @04:39PM (#27956575) Attached to: The More Popular the Browser, the Slower It Is

I also use SRWare Iron and it is possible to get some sort of AdBlock in Iron. Save this file in the SRWare Iron program folder and the anoying ads are a thing of the past. http://www.srware.net/downloads/adblock.ini It's not as easily tweaked as AdBlok in FF but it's a start.

Comment Only in America (Score 1) 306

by andol221 on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @01:24PM (#18784815) Attached to: NY Governor to Target Violent Video Games

You got to be kidding! A regulation on a video game, but in Virginia it's perfectly ok to by a gun without even a license or cooling-of period. An assault weapon is ok if its not "to be used in anger". Why don't you take one step back and get your priorities right.

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