Cute animated movie from Huffington's campaign. Shows what you can do with flash technology and the Space Ghost method of cutting up speech samples for phonemes and then re-arranging them to generate new speech using an actors real voice. Note also that Arianna never says anything herself here.
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When you watch it, it is true that Arianna doesn't say anything; but then again, she doesn't have to. The flash movie speaks eloquently on her behalf.
As a hybrid car owner myself, I can tell you that we can fall victim to smug self-righteousness, but hey: when the exhaust that comes out of my 2001 Toyota Prius is cleaner than the ambient air in Los Angeles, we can damn-well be self-righteous! :-)
Oh, I dunno. Self-righteousness doesn’t get very good MPG, except if you’re Ed Begley, Jr.
Comment #2 :: link :: September 30, 2003 09:00 AM"the ambient air in Los Angeles" -- wasn't that an album by Thievery Corporation?
Comment #3 :: link :: October 2, 2003 09:00 AMNo, it was a live album by that French electronica group.
Comment #4 :: link :: October 2, 2003 09:00 AMYes, there was a "60 Minutes" segment on the Prius, and that was the claim made by a Toyota spokesman: that the exhaust was cleaner than either of the two albums you guys mentioned.
Comment #5 :: link :: October 3, 2003 09:00 AMBTW, just got a press release from Toyota:
"The numbers are in--the all-new 2004 Toyota Prius recently received its EPA-estimated ratings of 60 mpg city and 51 mpg highway. That's a combined city/highway average of 55 mpg--the highest fuel economy of any mid-size car."
And yes, Ed Begley, Jr. drives Prius too.
