Month November 2008

The 170 mph steam car

Inhabitat This svelte steam powered car was created using salvaged parts (including tea kettles) and is capable of achieving speeds of 170mph! A mix of contemporary technology and Victorian steampunk sensibilities, the vehicle is more than 7.5 meters long and…

Power from moving water

Artist’s conception of a wave farm of 750-kW Pelamis wave converters. Chemical and Engineering news has an excellent overview of the various technologies being developed to create electricity from moving water. The primary methods are wave and tidal. Wave Waves…

Updated blogroll

I’ve (finally) updated the Blogroll. It now lists the blogs that I read in Google Reader. After a hiatus, I’ve been getting back into programming. So, I wrote the Google Reader subscription list out to opml, then wrote a routine…

Obama picks Bill Ayers as Secretary of Defense

Bursting with post-election glee, Mr. Ayers revealed that he has indeed been advising Barack Obama all along, even in such matters as his election night appearance. “Who do you think told Michelle to dress the whole family in red and…