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Submission + - Tesla Roadster Data Logging (mybitbox.com)

s1axter writes: The data log format for the Tesla Roadster has been reverse engineered and documented, now available in Python.

"Not only was I given a $110k car unrestricted I was requested to see what ECU information is available, collect and parse the data from it. Tesla Motors periodically collects information from their vehicles presumably to see what real-world driving the cars see. On original Roadster models there is no method to collect this information remotely thus someone must go out to the vehicle and collect it. The owner of the vehicle saw this and wanted to know what information was collected on these service calls... Because I am a big fan of freedom to modify a program to fit ones needs, I have uploaded the...python script to parse Tesla logs"

Python script linked in the post.

http://www.mybitbox.com/articles/tesla-roadster-log-parsing/

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Submission + - "Good enough" computer is the future

An anonymous reader writes: Over on the PC World blog, Keir Thomas engages in some speculative thinking. Pretending to be writing from the year 2025, he describes a world of "Good Enough computing", wherein ultra-cheap PCs and notebooks (created to help end-users weather the "Great Recession" of the early 21st century) are coupled to open source operating systems. This is possible because even the cheapest chips have all the power most people need nowadays. In what is effectively the present situation with netbooks writ large, he sees a future where Microsoft is priced out of the entire desktop operating system market and can't compete. It's a fun read that raises some interesting points.

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