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ETech: Programming future habitats

ETech: Programming future habitatsHmmm, humans have always done this.One look at my garage would prove it. ;-)

Tags: Development tools, future habitat, ETech, programming

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

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Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way

now this is cooloil is a great portable energy source. I'm all for making it as cheap and abundant as possible.RE: Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way1. Dr. Trent should re-read the NREL 1998 report on its 20 years of research into algae as a fuel source...

Tags: Food & Beverage, NASA, food

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Oops, seems we're trashing our own seacoast, still

The U.S. Geological Survey could be accused of piling on. Just as NOAA was warnign us of climatic and climactic disasters in our future, USGS reminds us we're destroying life in the Gulf of Mexico. Isn't there a greentech solution to trapping all that fertlizier washing off the...

Tags: Gulf Of Mexico, Nutrient, USGS, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Biochemical trigger to locust swarms

Islamic and Christian fundamentalists may tell you it's god's will, but science says locust swarms are tiggered by environmental cirucmstances...and powered by a hormone called serontonin. The hormone is a strong mood enabler in humans and other mammals as well. Throughout history locust swarms have been...

Tags: Swarm, Food, Swarming, Hormone, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-29

Wind and sun--how important will they be to our energy future?

Wind and sun--how important will they be to our energy future?Answer to your questionThey will be extremely important. In a very bad way for the simple fact that environmentalists, gripped by the irrationality of their anti-capitalist nature worship will foist this crap on us, totally oblivious to the laws of...

Tags: energy future

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Nuclear fusion as future power source

Nuclear fusion as future power sourceok, so the radio waves allow them to control the plasma.. butdoes it allow the fusion reactor to actually produce more energy than it takes to run?Not quite accurateFusion reactors are not emissions free. They produce hard neutron radiation during operation. Some of this can...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Fusion Reactor, fusion reaction, Nuclear Fusion, hydrogen

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Does interoperability violate the GPL?

Does interoperability violate the GPL?Open source, development method or moral philosophy?I'm not certain that efforts to separate the two will always be successful. Many of the people who are supplying the work that allows reduced staff expenses are probably doing so because they believe to some degree in open...

Tags: Operating systems, Proprietary Developers, GPL, Linux, proprietary software, open source, interoperability, software

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

Don't expect a flood of Mac open source

Don't expect a flood of Mac open sourceYes, given that Mac is BSD based, it does not take much to get a whole lotof open source programs running on Mac. The biggest problem is that many of the GUI applications do not have the Mac look and feel. Does Apple...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, open source, software, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-25

Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable

Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separableWind Kills tooWind turbines kill birds too. So fossil fuels aren't the only bird-unfriendly source of energy out there.There are always trade-offs. People who let housecats roam free are responsible for more bird deaths than any oil company anywhere. ...

Tags: clean technology

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

From an Eye in the Sky to Roots on the Ground

How much pulp/lumber/biomass/sugar cane is there on that piece of ground? There are many reasons for asking that question. As commodity prices and energy pirces climb, the need for the answers get more urgent. The folks at Lanworth have gathered the global database, experience and...

Tags: Analysis, Shailu Verma, GIS, Software, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-03-17

New wave energy for Britain?

The U.K. once powered its industrial revolutilon with coal. Now that nation is looking to the sea for some of its future power. The plans for a huge wave-powered electricity generation scheme are getting encouragement from government leaders. The plans estimate 5% of the UK's entire...

Tags: Tide, U.K., Plant, Severn, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-10-01

Monkey's Tower 1 (Windows)

Over the centuries there were harmony and piece in virgin jungles of Monkenya. Man has never trod in those places, and all animals lived like a big friendly family. But one day a steel magnate Jack Iron came to that place. He wanted to expand his business and decided to...

Tags: Animal, Monkey, Trymedia Systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-05-25

Monkey's Tower (German) 1 (Windows)

Over the centuries there were harmony and piece in virgin jungles of Monkenya. Man has never trod in those places, and all animals lived like a big friendly family. But one day a steel magnate Jack Iron came to that place. He wanted to expand his business and decided to...

Tags: Animal, Monkey, Trymedia Systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-05-25

NASA's future inflatable lunar base

If you think that future NASAs moon camps need to have a science fiction look, you might be disappointed. Today, NASA is testing small inflatable structures. In fact, if these expandable tents receive positive reviews, astronauts will camp on the moon as early as 2020. These 12-foot (3.65 meter) diameter...

Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-03-01

'Micro' wind turbines are coming to town

'Micro' wind turbines are coming to townIt's about time.There is no need to go thru withdrawl from the oil addiction. Now all these companies need to do is ramp up production, while we got oil for the machinery to make them. Put a lot of people back to work.It sounds...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, turbine, WindMill, wind

Discussion threads 2006-02-10

A bold proposal: Make New Orleans a 21-century hub

The Washington Post reports on an exciting proposal: Make New Orleans the hub of a super-connected region, with advanced telecom services surpassing anything else in the US or perhaps the world. "The area ought to be a beacon for 21st-century communications in the United States," said...

Tags: Jeffrey Citron

Blog posts 2005-09-16

Integrated Mobile GIS and Wireless Internet Map Servers for Environmental Monitoring and Management

With the progress of mobile GIS technology there is a great potential for adopting wireless communications and Internet mapping services for regional environmental management programs and natural habitat conservation. This paper provides an overview of a NASA-funded research project that focuses on the development of mobile GIS tools and wireless...

Tags: Internet, Mobile, Wireless Internet, Server, San Diego State University, GIS, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Software, Marketing

White papers 2005-03-16

Websense Case Study: Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit organization that builds houses in partnership with low-income families. For many donors, charitable giving is a private, personal act. Unauthorized access to confidential records by hackers via spyware, keyloggers, or phishing attacks would violate their trust in us and possibly influence future giving...

Tags: Websense Inc., Habitat, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Business Structures, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spam, Hacking, Security, Spam And Phishing, Finance

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