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- Don't leave that fridge by the curb!
- Don't leave that fridge by the curb!Laughing hereI guess it's alright when envirofascists want to regulate our icebox because at least they're staying out of our bedrooms.BTW, my garden resents you preaching that we should remove 60 pounds of food from its photosynthetic leaves.Somebody has to speak for the plants...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Don't leave that fridge by the curb!
- I saw a television out on our street a couple of mornings ago when I left for my morning job/walk, waiting for pick-up by the garbage dudes. I resisted the urge to narc on my neighbors, since it's actually illegal to place said TVs curbside in New Jersey, but it...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Carbon Control Software Home Edition (exe)
- Every year inactive computers make a contribution to climate change in the form of millions of tones of CO2. Play your part in preventing global warming by using Carbon Control Software Home Edition. It works by switching off your computer when its not being used and can help reduce your...
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Office 2.0: an Irregular mashup
- The upcoming Office 2.0 conference is one of the first in the fall calendar that keeps people like me in more airports than I care to think about. It's also one for which I have fond memories. Office 2.0 started out as an idea put out into the Enterprise Irregulars'...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?
- 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?Quick Note...To note, the "ad" is a concept created by this user on DeviantArt...http://halfwayglad.deviantart.com/art/MacBook-Pro-2008-Concept-94900734Don't know, but we will find out on 9/16I would say though, it does look sleek and sexy.RE: 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?To reply to myself, I love how you guys...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Some serious research into gasoline-free transport
- Some serious research into gasoline-free transportIt's a motor, a battery, and an engine."Not a surprise, the auto industry is crap at explaining these vehicles to potential buyers."It's a motor, engine, and a battery. The motor can power the wheels. It gets great mileage.That's about as much explaining as you need....
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Can Moore's Law last another 40 years?
- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase chip performance and advance production. Rattner and Garner discuss the future use of CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Moore's Law to last 40 more years?
- At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel's Justin Rattner and Michael Garner talk about materials and processes that will be used in the next 40 years to increase chip performance and advance production. Rattner and Garner discuss the future use of CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology and...
- Videos 2008-08-21
- 2008 BMW M6 Coupe
- Photo gallery:2008 BMW M6As in other current M models from BMW, the 2008 BMW M6 is afflicted with a dual personality. It masquerades as a big luxury coupe around town, but when the roads open up, the M6 can transform into a superhero. At a push of the M button...
- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Geoengineering may be tech's answer to global warming
- There's already money going into developing geoengineering plans to combat rising temps on this planet. Shell Oil has stepped forward as an early supporter. There are a myriad suggestions on how to use mega-engineering projects to combat global warming. Sulphurous gases sprayed into the upper atmosphere. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- IBM: Measure, measure and measure some more
- So far, the main green tech consulting offerings have emerged from the biggest of the big systems vendors and this latest service I'm referencing today out of IBM is no different. The new IBM Green Sigma offering, for those companies that do the Lean Sigma thing, focuses...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe
- Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- (Photos: How the Victorians did gadgets)
- (Photos: How the Victorians did gadgets)Caption ErrorThere is no way pushing down will cause a vacuum. Nor would a vacuum make the coffee pour out. Pushing down will add pressure which pushes the coffee out.RE: (Photos: How the Victorians did gadgets)The idea of fire grenades was used in the...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Maintain an automated networked database? GraphOn wants to sue you
- GraphOn is suing Google for patent infringement and the company appears to be doing a nice imitation of NTP, the company that made its name by suing Research in Motion. GraphOn is going for gold in the patent troll Olympics. In a statement Monday, GraphOn said it...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Compliance and IT
- Compliance and ITOne Small Comment[i]for the average company with three or four sites and a few thousand employees[/i]The average company doesn't have a few thousand employees. 99% of all companies are SME's.AccuracyIf I only had a dollar for every time I was told the tracking data in some system...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Will we kill the ocean before the atmosphere kills us?
- Will we kill the ocean before the atmosphere kills us?.....Either way our arrogance will be our undoing. Nature will bounce back once we have been reduced to nothing more than a foot note in history. While I don't believe as a species we will be wiped out, that is not...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-16
- Not so idle: HP earns green transport logo for business products
- It takes more than better attention to energy-efficiency or attention to materials to classify some gadget or another as green tech. That's why Hewlett-Packard has made a concerted effort to have its products vetted as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay logo program, which focuses on the fuel consumption...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Dabbler or Optimizer? Consulting company comes out with model that rates your org's green credentials
- Someone asked me last week if I knew of any companies that provide green tech assets services for small or midsize businesses. Honestly, I know of none, but I'll put my thinking cap on. Meanwhile, if you're wondering how you fare alongside your peers when it comes to "green enterprise...
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- (Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)
- (Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)Where's the Hydrogen?I'll tell you how to get enough hydrogen to run the world for millenia. There are certain, very large areas of the world, typically volcanic, which have a massive heat gradient. One such is Kamchatka, on the Eastern border of Siberia. Here...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
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