Mark Cuban on the Madoff scam
If they were to put me on the case, the first people I would talk to are the software developers. Somewhere along the line there was a software program written or modified that allowed Madoff to enter the numbers he…
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 January 2009
Is there enough residual biomass in Ontario to fuel a converted coal plant?
Truck unloading wood chips that will fuel the Tracy Biomass Plant, Tracy, California. That’s the hope. Use forest waste, agricultural leftovers, and non-food crops to power what used to be a coal plant with biomass only. The logistics though, are…
Change
Obama orders halt to Gitmo prosecutions
Airlines getting high on power of Patriot Act
Tamera Jo Freeman lost custody of her children after an incident on a Frontier Airlines flight. “A woman spanking her child is not as great a threat to aviation as members of Al Qaeda with box cutters,” says one expert.…
Why wireless Internet matters to small wind
Wireless Internet in rural areas makes it easier to research possible locations to install wind or solar power and also to troubleshoot existing installations. Also, Some turbines already have built-in wireless so software updates can be easily uploaded. This is…