The cunning criminal mind
A man electrocuted himself while trying to steal copper wire from an electrical substation by cutting the wire. The wire was, of course, live. I’m guessing drugs or alcohol might have been involved.
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.
Month February 2011
Aerodynamic add-ons reduce fuel consumption on trucks by 7-12%
A picture is worth 1,000 words. AutoBlogGreen has full information on this joint venture between BMI Corporation and the Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
War may be good for the economy but isn’t for democracy
Stuart Bramhall on the US war-based economy and the collapse of genuine democracy. It only became clear once I left the US the immense sacrifices Americans make for their cheap gasoline and consumer goods. The most obvious is a range…
Backupify backs and restores Facebook, Twitter, GMail, more
Backupify is the leading backup provider for cloud based data, offering an all-in-one archiving, search and restore service for the most popular online services including Google Apps, Facebook, Twitter and more. They have a free version that backups up five…
Will Jerry Brown get a special election on the budget for California?
The train wreck that is the California budget negotiation continues. If Gov. Brown doesn’t get the special election or the measures don’t pass, then things will get very dire indeed.Crossposted from CAIVN. The California legislature must agree by a two-thirds…