May 2008
9 posts
CNN/ABC reporter: Corporate executives forced... →
Hmm, when was the last time I donated to the local NPR affiliate?
Cram this: a firsthand account of my recent... →
Unauthorized charges on your phone bill? Same thing happened to me, but I only lost $10. I’d suggest you call your phone company and request all third party charges be blocked before it happens. Or, you know, not have a land-line.
Darfur Stoves Project - KQED QUEST Television... →
Interesting program on how something simple like improving the efficiency of cooking stoves in refugee camps has a big impact on the safety of the women who live there.
A couple of photo galleries
Great aerial photographs Photos of TV
Fancast To Deliver Full-Length Streams Of The... →
Wow, that pretty much takes care of the main reasons why I have a usenet account. Maybe I can re-route that monthly expense towards unlimited netflix streaming now.
Uh-Oh: Robot Can Climb Almost Any Surface -... →
uses electrostatic charges to stick to stuff. even dirty surfaces.
First Netflix Streaming Box Review, $100 and... →
Another nail in cable TV’s coffin. I just hope Netflix improves their selections for “Watch it now”.
HP Turns to Lasers to Cut Copper From Chips →
Lasers instead of copper to carry information INSIDE the computer. The future!
Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's... →
“In the new study, the researchers found that free-living and plant symbiotic (mycorrhizal) fungi can colonize depleted-uranium surfaces and transform the metal into uranyl phosphate minerals.”