"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month June 2011
Typing-powered laptops?
Piezoelectric materials can turn mechanical pressure into electricity. Researchers in Australia hope this technology can be used to power laptops someday soon.
Guns in Mexico: a challenge to Obama and the NRA
Here is a public challenge to both the National Rifle Association and the Obama administration. I challenge you to prove that either of you has any idea what you’re talking about when it comes to southbound weapons trafficking to Mexico.…
World’s first 24/7 solar plant (supposedly) online
The Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant in Spain stores excess heat in molten salt and thus supposedly can create power around the clock. Or at least that’s what’s being widely said on websites, even by Treehugger. But it’s not true.…
Greece, the crumbling Eurozone, and desperate banksters
Mish Here is a succinct summation of the current state of Euro-Zone affairs. 1. Greece will default, but at this point it is irrelevant. 2. The situation in Spain, Ireland, Portugal, and Italy is now so dire that it is…