Colombia: What did Interpol find in the laptops?
“This is really about manufacturing threats”
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day May 22, 2008
S.F. approves carbon tax
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has approved the nation’s first tax on carbon use for businesses. It’s a quite modest tax, some businesses may pay less than $1 a year, but it does set a precedent. San Francisco…
Bruce Sterling on carbon offsets
Personal carbon offsets are gonna look kinda twee and silly once we have gigantic, collective programs to drain carbon out of the sky. It’s not about the personal emissions of the living — we gotta remove the emissions that have…
Found On Road Dead
Ford continues its downward spiral, slashing production as they, duh, realize that gas hog SUVs and trucks are no longer selling well. Check this piece of PR fluff and evasion. Ford now expects to be about break-even companywide in 2009…
Why eBay is broken
It’s impossible to sell a laptop on Ebay. Not hard – impossible. Nigerian scammers and abysmal customer support are among the reasons why.