Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Hybrid and Diesel Sales to Jump | geekbooks.com. A great list of cars that get over 30 MPG right NOW. This is a must look if you are looking for a new car.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

iPod screens dipped in color | CNET News.com. New iPods released today by Apple. Would be time to buy if you are in the market.

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Sunday, June 26, 2005

Cougar logo appears in SIU Edwardsville crosswalks | STLtoday. Well here is a good use of all that money that comes from parking tickets.

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Friday, June 24, 2005

UConn Finds Hacking Program in Server | Yahoo! News. WoW! It seems this server was hacked in 2003 and just discovered. This could probably happen anywhere.

What's Wrong With .Mac and How to Fix It | Apple Matters. This is a great little article on .Mac and this author makes some great points. I have always wanted to get my own domain and now this article has swayed me to cancel .Mac and do just that.

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Monday, June 20, 2005

NASA Shuttle Team Confident in Discovery's July Launch Target | SPACE.com. Well it looks like this mission will get off the ground.

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Thursday, June 16, 2005

ATV riders take to Missouri | Post-Dispatch. Take care not to ride in the rivers in Mo.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Science/Nature | Shuttle moves back to launch pad | BBC News. NASA moves the shuttle back to the launchpad in anticipation of the 13 July launch date.

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Sonshine in Derry: backing fight for 'basic right to life' | The Union Leader. I kinda agree with this guy. The security procedures at Airports have gotten way out of hand.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Powell breaks world 100m record | BBC. This is blazingly fast. I would like to see this run in person.

From stem cell to brain cell in a petri dish | The Register. Another step in the great adventure that is stem cell research.

NASA Rovers Reach Mars Milestone | Space.com. Wow. That is a long time for the rovers to operate. Keep it up!

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Nuclear power not the way, says Greenpeace | The Australian. Greenpeace weighs in on the Nuclear power debate. There is an interesting quote at the end of the article. "Our research shows that every $1 spent on energy efficiency is seven times more effective in cutting carbon than nuclear power." That makes you think.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Diabetics get 'Intel Inside' | The Register. Some interesting experiments with computers and health care.

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Sunday, June 12, 2005

Soccer Sunday: Alone in the world | New York Daily News. Well I am noticing. I do agree thought that the mainstream media will usually ignore all things soccer. I never see highlights even on SportsCenter.

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Some Cafe Owners Pull the Plug on Lingering Wi-Fi Users | New York Times. Well it looks like Cafe owners are now catching on. I know I would just go there for the free WI-FI. I hate coffee.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Few Differences for New Nuclear Plants | AP via LATimes.com. Some info on the latest designs for new Nuclear Power Plants. I do not know how I feel about starting to build new plants. I believe everyone agrees we need to find alternative power sources but Nuclear is not as clean as everyone wants you to believe.

John Carmack: Mac/PPC Performance Gap for Gaming "Not a Myth" || The Mac Observer. John Carmack weighs in on the Mac switch to Intel.

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Thursday, June 09, 2005

This Blog Is 100 Percent Solar | Wired News. This is an alternative for those of you looking for greener hosting providers.

Monday, June 06, 2005

Apple's Decision on Chips Is Applauded by Programmers | NYTimes.com. Well the news is official. Apple will move to Intel processors next year. I still do not know how I feel about this but I do know that I will not buy a mac this year.

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Sunday, June 05, 2005

U.S. Tops Costa Rica, 3-0, in Qualifier in Salt Lake City | ussoccer.com. The US MNT put on a great showing last night and put themselves up another 3 points in qualifying for the 2006 Fifa World Cup.

Mars Rover Frees Itself From Sandy Dune | Space.com. It is great news to hear that Opportunity is now free to roam the planet again.

Saturday, June 04, 2005

Atomic ticker clocks up 50 years | BBC News. Well the Atomic clock has reached mid-life, well mid-human life. The life time of the clock is much much longer.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Discovery Shuttle May Roll Back to Pad Early, NASA Says | Space.com. I hope they can safely get the shuttle off the ground and back down to Earth by the end of this year.

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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Dems get their budget passed | Chicago Sun-Times. Well the good news is we have a budget. The bad news is that is will mean somethings will get cut.

New Law Would Kill Municipal Wifi Nationwide | Aunty Spam's Net Patrol. This is not good. I hope this goes no where.

State Win for Stem Cells | Wired News. Good news for stem cell research in Massachusetts.

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