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- Firefly satellite will study thunderstorms
- The Firefly mission is the second project under the new U.S. National Science Foundation NSF CubeSat program. The goal of this program is to provide a low cost access to space research. Firefly will be launched in 2010 or 2011 and will try to 'solve the mystery of the most...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Obama: good news for Sun
- Obama has promised to shut down new coal and nuclear generation while offering car makers incentives to produce electrically powered vehicles. The resulting supply crunch on power is tailor made to benefit Sun - because,on SWaP, Sun has by far the most energy efficient technologies on the market. by Paul...
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- News to know: Windows 7; Google; iPhone; Storm; iLife patch
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience. Gallery right Michael Krigsman: Sixteen IT failures to remember Garett Rogers: Google makes the blogosphere...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Cyber terrorists to face death penalty in Pakistan
- According to a recently signed "Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2008" in Pakistan, any person who commits cyberterrorism causing the death of other people will face death penalty or life imprisonment : "Whoever commits the offence of cyber terrorism and causes death of any person shall be punishable with...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- A micro nuclear reactor in your garden?
- A micro nuclear reactor in your garden?Neato technology, but...I was a nuclear engineer in a former life, so I can make a pretty good guess as to what the technology in these mini-nukes is. Its all very clever, as one could imagine from a product coming out of LANL.However,...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- A micro nuclear reactor in your garden?
- Imagine a nuclear reactor small enough to be carried by truck and buried in a garden... According to The Guardian, a U.S. company based in New Mexico, Hyperion Power Generation, has designed mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes. The company has already received firm orders and expects to deliver...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Speculation among speculators: what's green under Obama?
- I mean what'll be profitable, that kind of green. The Wall Streeters and those with money to invest are already gaming what sectors of the American economy look to benefit from the shift in the political winds. One piece in an MSM pub says green tech could do...
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- Can we really go paperless?
- Can we really go paperless?paper is madefrom sapling and cotton for the most part. Complaining about "killing" trees for paper is about like complaining about killing wheat for bread.Paper has the advantage of requiring no power, being foldable, writeable, high-resolution and you can spread it out across your desk giving...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Nuclear Motocross (exe)
- Race into this extreme sport with Nuclear Motocross. Take your bike through some sick moves through dirt tracks and around mountains. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight fortunes
- Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight fortunes"Thinking together about what is crucial ...... talking deeply about simple things."That's one thought I use to book-case my "GroundPlane 101", along with this:"To energize collective intelligence …… to magnetize the wisdom of crowds."Since the early 70s when I felt we...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- GeneNET WebBrowser (exe)
- The GeneNET Web Browser 4, is the most fast and protective way to view the world wide Web. This Web browser is the newest addition to the GeneNET Browser collection, this one special because it includes easy-to-use controls, and loads fast and gets you to the domain you desire to...
- Software downloads 2008-11-05
- Election-day technology watches the polls
- Election-day technology watches the pollsReffer back to President Clinton for a clue.He also promised a middle class cut and then didn't come through when elected. You can be sure about the tax raising however. No Democrat has ever failed to keep that promise.My biggest concern.Energy. If Obama...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?
- Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?not an issueso by adding the word tech into the discussion u think it is valid,enough is enoughwe dont want to hear read see political opinions on the tech blogthank youRE: Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?Thank you for...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- HP Pavilion A6620f
- The HP Pavilion a6620f desktop PC gives you plenty of features at a price that won't leave a smoking hole in your wallet. For $570, you get a dual core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, a low grade integrated video chip, and 500GB of hard drive space--a solid configuration...
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- 2008 Lexus IS-F
- Photo gallery:2008 Lexus IS-FIn its continuing attempts to lose a reputation for boring luxury cars, Lexus takes its IS sedan and turns it into an M3 competitor. The 2008 Lexus IS-F uses the same platform as the standard IS line, but gets fitted with a powerful 5-liter engine. Lexus isn't...
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Electric cars on the streets
- Electric cars on the streetsDonkey Power?Do you realize the size of the nuclear powered shovels required to clean-up the mess that many donkeys will leave behind?How much does it cost to replace the battery?Since you state the battery only lasts 18 months...Forget electric. Compressed AIR is the future.Heres why:-No...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Paranoia, tin foil hats, and the EMP threat
- Paranoia, tin foil hats, and the EMP threatPaul are you ok this morningyou seen stress a bit you should put down the coffee and lay a will ... take vacation a nice bottle of wine ...you working to much at this moment :)Of course EMP is a...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- You're the CEO: How would you spend Apple's $25 billion?
- You're the CEO: How would you spend Apple's $25 billion?Adobe might be niceAdobe's market cap was about $13 billion. A stock swap would not even put much of a hole in Apple's 25 billion.Then Apple could own the graphics market and that handy little format known as Flash.Gummi BearsBillions...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks
- Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspiron 13 to find out. ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Child predators apparently don't use Gmail
- Child predators apparently don't use GmailWell saidI enjoyed this post and agree in a whole hearted way. The law and legislators are woefully behind the times. Maybe it's time for a tech savvy litmus test for would-be legislators. After all how they perceive technology will have a great deal to...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
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