Month July 2010

BP, Feds promise well will be contained ASAP

Right, I sure believe them, don’t you? Except, the oil flow won’t be stopped until the relief well is done. Plus, they need to remove the old cap first, causing more oil to flow out until they can magically cap…

Smart grid. Could your hot tub rat you out?

Via Smartgridnews, who says The idea of a national electricity smart grid — a system that links your home’s electrical system and appliances to a national data network — is a hot topic in energy conservation circles but have we…

Johannes Mehserle’s public apology letter

SFist has the PDF and full letter. Mehserle wrote it four days before the verdict. Excerpts. For now, and forever I will live, breathe, sleep, and not sleep with the memory of Mr. Grant screaming “You shot me” and putting…

As Whitman gains, Brown runs lackluster campaign

Jerry Brown’s gubernational campaign in California is unfocused and he’s slipping in the polls. Part of the problem is eMeg’s deep pockets. But the truth is, Brown’s campaign so far has been lackadaisical and apparently unconcerned with the issues. Whitman,…