Friday, December 31, 2010

Samsung Bringing 19-inch Transparent AMOLED to CES | Maximum PC

Samsung Bringing 19-inch Transparent AMOLED to CES | Maximum PC this is truly cool

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Placebos work -- even without deception

Placebos work -- even without deception
this is fantastic news!

Nissan Leaf rates you against other drivers, creates a high score list for hypermilers -- Engadget

Nissan Leaf rates you against other drivers, creates a high score list for hypermilers -- Engadget

game theory is a great idea. this is very smart, and i think wil ahve a huge impact on making these cars be as good a possible as the users will learn how to drive them the most efficiently.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

New Advice for Nuclear Strike - Don’t Flee, Get Inside - NYTimes.com

New Advice for Nuclear Strike - Don’t Flee, Get Inside - NYTimes.com

Apparently duck and cover wasn't such a bad idea!

Gore admits the obvious: US corn ethanol was not a good policy | Watts Up With That?

Gore admits the obvious: US corn ethanol was not a good policy | Watts Up With That?
DUH!

City lights make air pollution worse

City lights make air pollution worse

this is really quite interesting

Preliminary results for the CERN CLOUD cosmic ray experiment | Watts Up With That?

Preliminary results for the CERN CLOUD cosmic ray experiment | Watts Up With That?
alternative global warming theory being tested...

Cyclone Power Technologies Successfully Powers-Up Small-Scale Waste Heat Recovery Pilot | Business Wire

Cyclone Power Technologies Successfully Powers-Up Small-Scale Waste Heat Recovery Pilot | Business Wire

(NOTE: I own stock in this company.) But I have to admit, this is pretty cool; hence why I bought this stock. Just to be clear, I am not advocating buying or not buying this stock, do as you wish, and do NOT take any advice from me!

Now as to my excitement, they finally have their first customer for their waste heat engine. I am all for using whatever you need to use to do what you want to do, but I want people to do it an efficient way. This is what I get excited about. Taking what used to be waste, and doing something useful with it. Cool stuff!

Android App Inventor lets you be the developer (video) -- Engadget

Android App Inventor lets you be the developer (video) -- Engadget

make your own android apps ... the easy way. you can bet i will be trying this out!

LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording -- Engadget

LG Optimus 2X: first dual-core smartphone launches with Android, 4-inch display, 1080p video recording -- Engadget

My next new phone? not sure, but certainly one of the new phones with a dual core proc will be.

Home solar costs falling with industry scale | Green Tech - CNET News

Home solar costs falling with industry scale | Green Tech - CNET News

i'd call this good news, but notice that the installation costs are the biggest since the panels themselves are costing less than $1 USD.

Is the Periodic Table of Elements Wrong? - FoxNews.com

Is the Periodic Table of Elements Wrong? - FoxNews.com

this is kind of cool, wierd, and logical.

Mark Tapscott: Oh the horror! Fox bureau chief told reporters to be 'skeptical' | Washington Examiner

Mark Tapscott: Oh the horror! Fox bureau chief told reporters to be 'skeptical' | Washington Examiner

what's wrong with this? aren't reporters supposed to be skeptical about everything? isn't that the point?

German doctors declare cure in HIV patient | Reuters

German doctors declare cure in HIV patient | Reuters
followup on this amazing and wonderful story.

A Cheaper Way to Clean Water  - Technology Review

A Cheaper Way to Clean Water - Technology Review

we might have the solution to clean water; a cheap way to clean water to make it drinkable.