Chinese solar powered car
The panels can charge the battery enough for a 3-mile trip in just one hour. After a full charge of 30 hours in the sun, the car can travel up to 90 miles.
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 October 2008
Economic news. Brace yourself
Global markets in ‘black swan’ event. The Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index is now at nine standard deviations from the norm. “It’s way off the scale, a one-in-billions chance,” said Marriott, a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. “This is absolutely…
Credit crunch humor
How Barclays might tackle the credit crunch (Mirror UK) From Mirror UK and Calculated Risk (especially in the comments), gallows humor on the financial crisis. Q: What the difference between today’s investment bankers and pigeons? A: Pigeons can still make…
Radical new wind turbine design
Compared to standard wind turbines, the Aerocam from Broadstar Wind Systems is more efficient, more compact, and can generate power with a little as 5 mph wind, a major improvement.
McCain connections to anti-Cuban terrorists
Havana Note: Now, in the heat of the final days of the election, it seems that the media are giving Senator McCain’s own connections to convicted domestic terrorists, in this case Cuban-American terrorists, some equal time. Slate: McCain’s campaign and…