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Fired up for new coal plant in Virginia

Fired up for new coal plant in VirginiaCoal in Tampa BayWe've got coal here as well. Since moving here, they've put scrubbers on it and other sort of things to clean the exhaust. It's not my favorite type of power generation, but it has the benefit of buffering...

Tags: Middle Eastern Oil, coal

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

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American cars giving slightly more miles per gallon

More MPG...Excellent in my book!Government controlYes, almighty Gov give me free healthcare & food stamps I want my freebies!'tis just the beginning, I thinkVery nice. I expect the MPG climb to continue, even accelerate. From what I've seen so far, the automobile manufacturers are doing a great job of paying...

Tags: Manufacturing, car, MPG

Discussion threads 2009-11-21

Global IT purchases to decline in 2009; BRIC and 'tech 12' analyzed

Global IT purchases will equate to $1.66 trillion in 2009, down 3 percent from 2008. Software purchases be flat in 2009 relative to 2008, but continue to do better than other categories in tech spending. And Australia spends the most on IT relative to gross domestic product relative with the...

Tags: Growth, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., BRIC, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric car

Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric carIf only we the normal peoplecould afford one!RE: Tesla plans San Jose manufacturing site for electric carThis is a major move being missed by the so-called news media. An *American* firm with American technology building energy-sensible automobiles in America with American workers....

Tags: Tesla, EIA, car, manufacturing site, electric car, manufacturing

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

(Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)

(Photos: Hydrogen Road Tour gets into gear)Where's the Hydrogen?I'll tell you how to get enough hydrogen to run the world for millenia. There are certain, very large areas of the world, typically volcanic, which have a massive heat gradient. One such is Kamchatka, on the Eastern border of Siberia. Here...

Tags: hydrogen, Hydrogen Road Tour, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Fourth+cable+cut+in+Mideast

Fourth+cable+cut+in+MideastHave you ever worked with fiber optic cables?Have you ever worked with fiber optic networks? I've been in that line since 1994 my job was installing and securing those networks, and I challenge you to show me a foolproof way of tapping into FO cables without getting actual access to...

Tags: Network technology, cable, Fourth cable cut

Discussion threads 2008-02-03

Trip report - Dubai

Just to set the scene, Dubai is one of seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates, a sovereign state; the UAE is a federation of jurisdictions with some local laws and economic regulations, and some central ones. As everyone I met stressed, the UAE is...

Tags: There&rsquo, s

Blog posts 2006-09-26

Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?

Electric sports car packs a punch, but will it sell?Where's the fun in a silent sports car?It just won't be the same without engine noise...PhysicsThe only way they got that kind of performance was to shed every ounce of weight and air resistance they could.Put in a gasoline engine and...

Tags: Engineering, Tesla, battery, sports car, E85 Ethanol

Discussion threads 2006-07-20

MGS WWII: The African Campaign (for Nokia 3230/6260/6600/6620/6670/7610) 1.0 (Mobile)

North Africa, 1941. The Axis have taken most of Western Europe, and now have their sights on the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern oilfields. If they manage to break through North Africa, the allies will be starved of valuable oil, and this could turn the tide of World War...

Tags: Mission, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Desert, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-01-05

Is Qatar blocking VoIP calls? Vonage users may complain to American Embassy

On Saturday night, we went to see "Syriana," a movie about oil-fueled political and corporate intrigue set in an oil-rich kingdom. Then on Sunday, with the plot lines fresh in my head, I happened across fellow VoIP blogger Ted Wallingford's blog entry, Vonage customers stymied in Qatar. Qatar is...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp.

Blog posts 2005-12-12

Seen any perfect storms lately?

Seen any perfect storms lately?Have never seen it in the market.Honestly, markets simply do not react that quick. Change takes time and lots of it and even then it's a gradual process.Auto's might have been a "perfect storm" but it took years decades for them to displace the horse...perfect...

Tags: Auto

Discussion threads 2005-08-01

Honda unveils improved engines

Honda unveils improved enginesHonda remains on top, GM on the bottom.Just goes to show what's REALLY important to American automakers:http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/cars_and_suvs/page.cfm?pageID=1567To GM, it's more important to have all these yellow ribbons on these gas-guzzling behemoths than to build fuel conserving vehicles so the Middle Eastern countries won't OWN us. And...

Tags: Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-07-05

Bloggers rally for jailed Iranians

Bloggers rally for jailed IraniansThe bloggers are scaring the big boysThe rise of alternative media is really beginning to get under the skin of the big media propaganda conglomerates. Within minutes to a few hours big "breaking" commercial news stories are being shot down completely, with even follow up analysis...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Blogging, blogger, Shaw, media, entertainment, Internet

Discussion threads 2005-02-22

Ethics code written to reprogram tech industry

Ethics code written to reprogram tech industrydoes this only apply in the usa?" The new Electronics Industry Code of Conduct governs areas such as labor practices, health and safety and environmental protection"or does it apply overseas as well :)This MUST be a SICK joke, right ???I mean this CAN'T be...

Tags: Business ethics, Policies and procedures, Operational accounting, Inhell, ethics, code of ethics

Discussion threads 2004-10-21

Iraq prison abuse images shake the Net

Iraq prison abuse images shake the Nethonestly i could give a crap.its war, I am sure the americans being held captive in iraq are wishing they were only humiliated.- Samhonestly i couldn't give a crap.its war, I am sure the americans being held captive in iraq are wishing they were...

Tags: G.W. Bush, Saddam, sarcasm

Discussion threads 2004-05-06

FBI pushes for broadband wiretap powers

FBI pushes for broadband wiretap powersWOW....thats crapi can't believe the FBI....wait a minute....I CAN beleive the FBI would push something like this. Ya know, I hear a lot of what I call extremist saying that there is a underlying porpose for the government to push garbage like this. I think...

Tags: Federal government, Vertical industries, broadband, FBI, government, Osama bin Laden

Discussion threads 2004-03-12

U.K. music industry eyes song swappers

U.K. music industry eyes song swappersP2P is the biggest crime (?)Illegal war with Iraq is OK. So, it's OK to destroy a country and kill thousands innocent people for no valid reason and this is not crime. Only P2P is real crime.Why? Because when big money is involved who cares...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Vertical industries, Saddam, Arabic World, Iraqi people, P2P

Discussion threads 2004-01-14

Microsoft retail project taps into RFID

Microsoft retail project taps into RFIDJust what we need......Microsoft spyware combined with RFID. I love the freedom I enjoy in this fading republic..MS an RFIDJust think Ms will be able to scan your jocks to find out a expiry date and last wash date. Which then automatically redirects you to...

Tags: RFID, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-01-12