Bob Morris on Jan 23, 2009, 8:50 am 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 [...] Bob Morris on Jan 23, 2009, 5:31 am 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 [...] Bob Morris on Jan 23, 2009, 12:12 am I’m posting this from my iPhone, even though I’m sitting next to my laptop. Why? Because I can, I guess. Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 10:26 pm 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.” Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 6:29 pm 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 [...] Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 2:28 pm 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 [...] Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 1:18 pm 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. Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 10:09 am 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. [...] Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 5:30 am 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, [...] Bob Morris on Jan 22, 2009, 12:30 am 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 [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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