Alternative energy , that is? And another on energy , suggesting that gas prices are going to stay high. Which then leads to an interesting question on the viability of a hybrid vehicle. See, when...that's averaging 41.7 miles per gallon or better. I would guess that I bought the car just a little too early to get a return-on-investment just yet... but I am not at all upset for having done so

The winner of an International Design Excellence award is a camera for the blind. No, really. 10 incredibly beautiful aquarium fishes. Freshwater and saltwater. The Guo-li-Zhuang restaurant in... Note the use of the word "perfected," because it's not ready yet, although Intel have vastly increased its efficiency to 75%. Nikola Tesla was the first to pull this off, but no one knows how he did it

Here is what I would like to see: 1.   A government-sponsored program to provide every locality with a non-profit, 100% renewable (solar, wind, hydro, bio) electricity company, modeled after ...until 2030, when all the drilling finally produces something, and get 12 cents off their $19.99 gallon of gas at that time (not counting inflation), if they still own a gas-burning vehicle, that is.

Lightning's £120,000 all-electric sports car unveilled in London , uses world-first lithium titanate battery technology that its makers claim will recharge "in minutes," although this needs three-phase...real thing? Also on Engadget: GM teams up with utilities to develop electric car charging infrastructure (which kind of triggered this post). Electric Mini hitting U.S. streets in Summer 2009.

Well, first things first. I have to post this, thanks to Gira. http://aqua.livejournal.ru/   It's wicked cool.  It also creeps me out for some reason. Check it out, find some new friends on LJ.  I...things, rather than throwing them out. I always thought that was just frugality and good old Yankee know how? Give it a new fancy name and it's fashionable I guess.  Off to finish Donny Darko.

Took the time out from working on "the house" to play with the kids today. We began the construction of a "wigwam".  I just hope that the State of Connecticut doesn't find a way to TAX me on it. ...are then wrapped around the frame.   O.K. not a bad start. I will continue with an update NEXT WEEK. For now, I must continue to hide from the Chief, I got the children dirty………

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Using  "alternative energy" to kill a whole lot of people. Gee, I wonder who thought that up? Maybe this guy's controller could tell us. Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive...to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil. --MORE--

It may be time for breasts to start pulling their own weight. This week a very interesting topic came up in the Technology section of Slate: Breast Power! No, nothing like that... get your minds...review. [All links in this post are safe for work... assuming you don't mind getting caught surfing frivolous hair color sites and Slate at work.] Cross posted from digital-tree.com ...

The world's most bizarre wedding customs. Includes smashing dishes and having the bride and groom clean it up; kidnapping the bride; stealing the groom's shoes and so on. Japanese nerds build robot...just how amazingly intelligent octopi are. Man arrested for drunk driving... on an electric wheelchair. He blew a .31 on the breathalyzer, which is six times over the legal blood alcohol level