In Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas Friedman Calls for a Green Energy Revolution  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Thomas Friedman Calls for a Green Energy Revolution authorName= Garrett M. Graff creditType= photo credit= Greg Miller --> Thomas Friedman is about to dive into the green-tech fray. In his latest book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, the multi-Pulitzer-winning journalist says everyone needs to accept that oil will never be (more...)
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Q&A: Philippe Starck on Bioplastics, Virgin Galactic, and His Impossible Chair  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Philippe Starck's latest creation — a plastic chair — earned its name on the first sketch: Mr. Impossible. The French designer said it simply couldn't be made. The challenge? The weld. Polycarbonate chairs are typically formed using a single mold, but Starck's translucent design required two: one for the legs, one for the seat. Fusin (more...)
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Can TiVo Stop Bleeding Subscribers?  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Lots of people are leaving TiVo, and the total subscriber base is now down to 3.6 million.
Submitted by Wired on 8/27/2008 10:42:04 PM 0 points
Tropical Storm Gustav Takes Aim at U.S. Energy Infrastructure  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Three days before the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, the Gulf of Mexico braces for another storm that could hit the energy industry particularly hard. Kinetic Analysis Corporation, a disaster risk-management company, estimates that there is a one-in-three chance that Gustav will hit with sufficient force to shut down 10 per (more...)
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How to Build a 3-D Theater  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It 3-D films have been around since 1890, but unless you like watching your TV with red and blue glasses, the technology hasn't progressed much. Thankfully, Sean Hellfritsch and Isaiah Saxon of Encyclopedia Pictura have teamed together to show you how to create a DIY home 3-D theater rivaling the 3-D technology you'll find at your local Imax. (more...)
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'True Blood' Vampires Dig Sex, Gore and Wild Abandon  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It The seedy bloodsucker lifestyle surfaces in HBO's upcoming show based on Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books.
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Latest Wikileaks Prize for Sale to the Highest Bidder  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It The net's most infamous document-leaking site has thousands of e-mails about the Venezuelan government, but this time, the site isn't publishing them for the world to see. Instead, they are being auctioned -- an experiment that's raising ethical questions.
Submitted by Wired on 8/27/2008 8:12:30 PM 0 points
Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Bell Labs' fundamental physics research lab, a Nobel Prize magnet for its countless contributions to computer science and technology, is shut down as its parent company shifts from basic science research to more marketable areas such as networking and nanotechnology.
Submitted by Wired on 8/27/2008 8:12:24 PM 0 points
IE8 Catches Up, Shows Improvements With Beta 2  Preview in Window Hate ItDo Not Like ItJust OkLike ItLove It Microsoft released the latest beta version of its next browser Wednesday. IE8 Beta 2 shows off some new features -- some of which feel oddly familiar -- as well as some innovations that make the browser easier to use for everyday surfers.
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