Smart offshore wind turbine placement can result in steady power
A study shows that strategically placing offshore turbines so as to catch prevailing winds as they shift results in a constant source of energy. This could be a seriously big deal.
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 April 2010
Ain’t capitalism grand? Hedge fund created assets designed to fail
Magnetar created deliberately arcane and risky securities then bet against them, making a fortune in the process. Their actions almost certainly made the real estate bubble bigger and the subsequent crash even worse. Not that the parasite financial class cares…
Ice-T / Aimee Mann smackdown on Twitter
It started with her saying she was, um, less than impressed with his acting. He responded in fine Ice-T fashion. But it did end well.
Navy test submarine powered by thermal power from ocean currents
A 180 lb. SOLO-TREC has made 430 successful dives to 1640 feet powering its instruments, pump, GPS, and communications completely by differences in ocean temperature.
Greek bailout coming. Or not. Or too late. Or pointless
Even if Greece gets emergency loans from the EU (something Germany strongly opposes) or from the IMF, the interest rates they will be forced to pay make it unlikely they can pay it back. This could be the end of…