Iceland announces early election

Jan 21 photo by dvergur

The current PM says he will not run. This is a direct result of their financial crisis and the growing protests.

From Perspective

Peaceful and prosperous were two words you would have used to describe Iceland. Now the island faces ruin as the credit crunch has wiped out [...]

The economic news is dreadful

No, I mean really dreadful.

Bad news for housing, autos, eBay, chipmakers, and more Banks too.

Even Google and Microsoft are laying off workers, as the unemployment rate keeps rising.

China is in recession now too.

Rising unemployment usually translates into political unrest. In the Great Depression, FDR created a jobs program and defused [...]

iPhone addiction is a terrible thing

I’m posting this from my iPhone, even though I’m sitting next to my laptop. Why? Because I can, I guess.

Biofuel jet test. More power, less fuel

Continental tested a jet using fuel made from algae and jatropha and found it got “more thrust from the biofuel-powered engine using a lower amount of fuel than from the regular engine.”

Big fun with programmable road signs

The fine folks at i-Hacked tell you how to make an ADDCO portable sign say whatever you want. Not that you should because, of course, that would be wrong.

But dang, maybe ADDCO stands for Absurdly Dimbulb Design Creating Opportunity, because they sure make it easy

** HACKER TIPS ** Should [the control panel [...]

Obama orders Gitmo closed

He promised he would do it, and now he has.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo and promptly to close the detention facility [...]

Governor’s Island to become eco-park

Inhabitat has the details on this stunning project, turning the unused Governor’s Island off Manhattan into a cutting-edge, ultra-green recreation and research area.

Obama will keep his Blackberry!

It will be a super-secure version called the Sectera Edge with industrial-strength encryption built in.

Obama did not want to give up the Blackberry because he wanted to stay connected and not get isolated. He said he knows anything he writes might be on CNN one day so he will be cautious before pressing Send.

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Dennis Perrin says he’s not drinking the Obama Kool-Aid

There are days when I feel so out of it, so alienated, that I wonder if I’ve gone insane or suffer some deep personality disorder. After yesterday’s [Inaugural] drool fest, where countless adults behaved like sugar-crazed children, I certainly hope that I’m nuts. Because if I’m not, if what I perceive is actually true, [...]

State of Vermont “advice” for newly unemployed

For those trying to file an unemployment claim in Vermont who keep getting a busy signal, their Department of Labor advises (and I am not making this up)

Try multiple times an hour versus once every few hours. Think of it like a radio contest and call multiple times. Hitting the “redial” button on your [...]