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A123 Plug-In Conversion for Prius

Seeded on Fri May 23, 2008 1:28 PM EDT (The New York Times)

But for the time being, the discussion of how best to spend $10,000 is hypothetical, he said, because "I don't have $10,000; I have children."

technology, prius, plug-in-hybrid

Seattle's green buildings tops in U.S.

Seeded on Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:04 PM EDT (Puget Sound Business Journal)

10 of the 40 LEED certified projects in Seattle are municipal buildings. My tax dollars at work. Sweet....

green, science, seattle, leed

Starbucks paints bleak Q2 picture

Seeded on Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:59 PM EDT (Puget Sound Business Journal)

The company said it's been hit really hard in California and Florida markets, which account for 32 percent of its U.S. retail revenues.

business

Pacific Northwesterners using less gas!

Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:25 PM EDT (Puget Sound Business Journal)

The Northwest's gasoline use per person is at its lowest level since 1966, and Northwest states are outpacing the nation in gasoline reductions - Ten years ago, Northwesterners consumed more gasoline per person than the national average, but as of 2007 they consumed about 9 perce …

northwest, science, awesometown

Reflections: Mine Is Longer than Yours (On Lifespan and Death)

Seeded on Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:18 PM EDT (New Yorker)

The author reflects on the ultimate competition - longevity. There is so much good stuff in this piece. It's worth the complete read.

health

ATA Makes A Final Descent

Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 4:44 PM EDT (Forbes)

ATA ends up as the third airline to close up shop this week with Aloha and Champion ceasing operations on Sunday and Monday. Sounds like it's time to tighten the belts a bit.

business, bankruptcy, airlines

TPMS Transmits Unique ID for All New Cars

Seeded on Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:23 PM EDT (EW.com)

The mandatory Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) on new cars have uniquely identified wireless transmitters that can be used to automatically ID cars from a distance.

technology, privacy, wireless, rfid, big-brother

Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:06 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

And we've known this for a hundred years, that if you eat this Western diet, which is defined basically as -- I mean, we all know what the Western diet is, but to reiterate it, it's lots of processed food, lots of refined grain and pure sugar, lots of red meat and processed meats …

health

You Might Move Out, but You Can't Move On - New York Times

Seeded on Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:20 PM EDT (The New York Times)

So after the papers were signed and the buyer was gone, the seller, in no hurry to leave his beloved house, backed up the truck and moved back in. All went well until a few weeks later, when some relatives of the buyer showed up on the doorstep for a weekend at the beach.

home-garden

Incompetent People Really Have No Clue, Studies Find / They're blind to own failings, others' skills

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:43 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

"Researchers have discovered that people who are incompetent generally lack the knowledge that they are incompetent."

science, humor

Blame the dollar for high gas prices

Seeded on Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:11 AM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Basically it's just as I thought, "Oil is the new gold," said James Burkhard, ... "Oil has some intrinsic value, and that value remains even if the dollar depreciates." Oil prices have skyrocketed to over $100 a barrel because of the declining dollar.

business, oil, inflation, dollars, exchange-rates

Lamp lit by gravity wins Greener Gadget award

Seeded on Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:32 PM EST (Virginia Tech News)

To "turn on" the lamp, the user moves weights from the bottom to the top of the lamp, An hour glass-like mechanism is turned over and the weights are placed in the mass sled near the top of the lamp.

technology

Google's Lunchtime Betting Game

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 4:27 PM EST (The New York Times)

Google, however, is no ordinary company - As detailed in a footnote, one Google employee, looking to be a profitable trader, wrote the code for an extremely prolific trading robot - As a result, he "was participating in about half of all trades" and made a profit (in Goobles) …

google, business, prediction-markets

Kenyan Leader and Opponent to Meet (Tribal Violence Lands In Kenya)

Seeded on Tue Jan 8, 2008 12:40 PM EST (The New York Times)

Many of Mister Odinga's supporters vented their outrage toward Kikuyus, Mister Kibaki's tribe, which has dominated business and politics in Kenya since independence in 1963 - Dozens, if not hundreds, of Kikuyus across the country have been massacred in the past 10 days, and t …

violence, africa, kenya, world-news, tribalism

The Murphy Balcony

Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:46 PM EST (The New York Times)

A window frame that folds out into a balcony with the press of a button. This is outrageous! I love it!

technology

Why Fox want to mutilate your thirst - Brawndo now in stores

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:31 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator - a toxic-green swill whose popularity eventually made water redundant, leading to the collapse of American agriculture, will now be available in stores provided by, you guessed it, FOX (Idiocracy indeed)!

idiocracy

Electric Cars to Help Utilities Load Balance Grid

Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:22 PM EST (Slashdot)

The technology, known as V2G, for vehicle-to-grid, lets electricity flow from the car's battery to power lines and back so when the car is in the V2G setting, the battery's charge goes up or down depending on the needs of the grid operator, which sometimes must store surplus powe …

technology

WIFI Antenna Hack!

Seeded on Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:51 PM EST (toplocksmith's videos)

John this hack is for you in case you never went and bought that high gain wifi antenna. :)

wifi, hacks, antennae

What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?

Seeded on Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:34 PM EST (blogoscoped.com)

I love these "what if microsoft designed..." stories, like the one about the iPod box.

microsoft, funny, gmail

Alzheimer's Could Be Type of Diabetes

Seeded on Tue Oct 2, 2007 5:24 PM EDT (Science Daily)

Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body - They have shown that a toxic protein found in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's removes insulin receptors from nerve cells, rendering those neurons insulin resistant.

research, science, diabetes, alzheimers

Pigeon Feedings

Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:08 AM EDT (43folders)

Pigeons, however, are not as dumb as they look—or, for that matter, as dumb as we humans often are ... the pigeons were offered basically three options:

health, theory, impulse

License suspended for Seattle chiropractor accused of having sexual relations with patients

Seeded on Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:30 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

Headline says it all!

odd-news

Personalize Google Maps With Elevation Lines

Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:50 PM EDT

You've always wanted to see elevation lines on Google maps, right? I know I have. I've seen USGS map overlays but those are low resolution and no fun. Follow the link to add these elevation lines from HeyWhatsThat.com.

Continue reading this entry ...

technology, maps, elevation, maplets

Human Whiskers Let You "Feel" From a Distance

Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:58 AM EDT (New Scientist)

Head-mounted device is the cat's whiskers

technology, 6th-sense, whiskers

Loving Feeling

Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:43 PM EDT (xkcd.com)

You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips. And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips. Maybe I should try your sister instead.

comics, funny-haha

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