Month February 2008

‘Virtual fence’ isn’t

The BushCo plan to build a highly automated “virtual fence” at the US – Mexico border is now years behind schedule because, well, all their ballyhooed technological spying devices don’t work. Software integration issues stymied a timely launch. In the…

Cadres and organizing

Dave Riley responds in the comments to Marxist groups, organizing, and clowning. Personally I think the old guard standalone groupuscule form like the ISO, your old outfit, the SWP, etc has reached its use by date. But where Camejo tripped…

How fuel cells work

From UTC Power. Fuel cells take a chemical input and convert it directly to electricity, outputting only water and heat with no carbon as byproducts. Most use hydrogen, which can be produced by solar, which means the entire process is…