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Feb
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I want to have a solar powered suspension car! I want to drive through a tubular highway! Magic Highway USA (HQ) (via GreeboWorshipper)

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Google has said it wants to go carbon neutral. With the FERC order, it can now effectively erect as many solar panels and install as many fuel cells as it likes without worrying about having purchased too much capacity; the company can now sell off the extra power it generates. But more importantly, Google can now exploit its massive data centers to provide services for controlling power consumption in commercial buildings, industrial sites, and homes. It is largely a task that should be handed off to large computer rooms.  (via It’s Official: Google Can Sell Power Like a Utility | Epicenter | Wired.com )

Google has said it wants to go carbon neutral. With the FERC order, it can now effectively erect as many solar panels and install as many fuel cells as it likes without worrying about having purchased too much capacity; the company can now sell off the extra power it generates.

But more importantly, Google can now exploit its massive data centers to provide services for controlling power consumption in commercial buildings, industrial sites, and homes. It is largely a task that should be handed off to large computer rooms.  (via It’s Official: Google Can Sell Power Like a Utility | Epicenter | Wired.com

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Feb
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An anti-gay clergyman in Uganda has screened gay pornography in his church, in an attempt to gain support for proposed anti-homosexuality laws. “We are in the process of legislation and we have to educate ourselves about what homosexuals do,” Pastor Martin Ssempa told the BBC. Gay rights activists suggested the pastor “needed medical help”. (via BBC News - Uganda cleric shows gay porn film )

An anti-gay clergyman in Uganda has screened gay pornography in his church, in an attempt to gain support for proposed anti-homosexuality laws. “We are in the process of legislation and we have to educate ourselves about what homosexuals do,” Pastor Martin Ssempa told the BBC. Gay rights activists suggested the pastor “needed medical help”. (via BBC News - Uganda cleric shows gay porn film

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Feb
15th
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Social networking has been a graveyard for the media industry, with users happy to leave behind sites that fail to continue innovating, in favour of younger, faster rivals. Friends Reunited, bought by ITV in 2005 for £120m, was sold off last year for a mere £25m, while AOL is said to be looking to offload Bebo, which it bought for $850m in 2008.
— Turmoil at MySpace blamed on News Corporation | Technology | The Guardian
Feb
11th
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It’s fun to speculate what you will get… | Engrish.com

It’s fun to speculate what you will get… | Engrish.com

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God bless those hard-working techies in Silicon Valley for inventing this constant stream of things that serve mostly to make me feel guilty because I don’t want to use them even though everyone else says they’re the greatest thing ever.
— Google Buzz? More Like Buzz Kill - Techtonic Shifts Blog - Newsweek.com
Feb
10th
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NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie. (via NASA Launches David Bowie Concept Mission | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source )

NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie. (via NASA Launches David Bowie Concept Mission | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source

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The first crowd-designed car—the Rally Fighter—is already available, with production limited to 2,000 units (41 already sold). A price of around USD 50,000 adds to the exclusivity, but customers are not just buying a car: realising the high value today’s consumers place on unique experience and status stories, Local Motors invites every buyer to help build their own vehicle over two weekends. Owners can even host their own competition on the website for a custom “skin” design for their vehicle. (via Crowdsourced dream cars inspired by destinations - Springwise )

The first crowd-designed car—the Rally Fighter—is already available, with production limited to 2,000 units (41 already sold). A price of around USD 50,000 adds to the exclusivity, but customers are not just buying a car: realising the high value today’s consumers place on unique experience and status stories, Local Motors invites every buyer to help build their own vehicle over two weekends. Owners can even host their own competition on the website for a custom “skin” design for their vehicle. (via Crowdsourced dream cars inspired by destinations - Springwise

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Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation. (via BBC News - Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises )

Researchers say the Sun is awakening after a period of low activity, which does not bode well for a world ever more dependent on satellite navigation. (via BBC News - Sat-nav devices face big errors as solar activity rises

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Feb
9th
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[I]t turns out that readers have more exalted tastes, according to the Penn researchers, Jonah Berger and Katherine A. Milkman. People preferred e-mailing articles with positive rather than negative themes, and they liked to send long articles on intellectually challenging topics.
— Findings - People Share News Online That Inspires Awe, Researchers Find - NYTimes.com