It seems that the Republican pundits’ love affair with La Palin is wilting like a 3-day violet. There have been several rather overtly uncomplimentary remarks amongst the press and conservative bloggers in general.
Most recently, there was Kathleen Parker’s blockbuster in the New Republic online, where she wrote, among other things, that “If BS were currency, [...]
As an Internet company, Google is an active participant in policy debates surrounding information access, technology and energy. Because our company has a great diversity of people and opinions — Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, all religions and no religion, straight and gay — we do not generally take a position on issues outside [...]
I was lusting after a 3G, but now… I dunno.
One of the original partners in the Open Handset Alliance behind the open-source mobile OS, Motorola already has 50 people on its Android team and is growing that to 350, according to an Android developer approached by a headhunter to join the team. That is a [...]
If you haven’t checked out Google’s Chrome browser yet (No? What kind of geek are you, anyway?)
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then it’s worth downloading the app just to play around with Google Maps. I’m not talking about Earth, I’m sayin’ Maps here.
The image was reduced from about 600×700 to fit easily on this page, and there were [...]
…human affection for animals is increasingly an open-arms invitation for pet scams. Animal lovers are easy prey for crooks. Our love, especially for four-legged pals, can be so intense that we fail to spot the scam when it’s pulled.
This week we’ve compiled a list of the 7 most common pet scams currently doing the rounds. [...]
Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun, was discovered this date in 1846, after mathematical prediction of its location by Urbain le Verrier. It was the first celestial object located in this fashion.
Among other unique qualities, Neptune has the highest winds in the Solar system. Take a guess at how high they are, before following [...]
Some folks may have wondered why I don’t post more to this site. There are actually several reasons.
It’s not especially hard to find high-quality material about addiction and recovery online, and I can’t write everything myself. I avoid posting links to commercial sites like treatment centers and halfway houses because (a) they don’t usually [...]
Some folks may have wondered why I don’t post more to this site. There are actually several reasons.
It’s not especially hard to find high-quality material about addiction and recovery online, and I can’t write everything myself. I avoid posting links to commercial sites like treatment centers and halfway houses because (a) they don’t usually [...]
The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.
Nearly 50% of drivers aged between 18 and 24 texted while driving, it said.
Previous studies had found reactions were 21% slower among those who had taken cannabis and 12% slower among those who [...]
Google and General Electric yesterday announced an unusual alliance to promote greater use of renewable energy in the US.
The internet and manufacturing groups said they would combine some of their lobbying muscle in Washington and co-operate on technology projects where GE’s engineering and Google’s software could advance the use of renewables.
The alliance reflects a shared [...]
Metadata in the images of the stereotyped PC user featured on Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” site reveals that they were produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3, not PC’s running Microsoft Expression Studio software. Read more…
Her office in downtown Anchorage sits beside the ConocoPhillips building. “When I look every day, the big oil company’s building is right out there next to me, and it’s quite a reminder that we should have mutually beneficial relationships with the oil industry,” she said recently. Most people in the Alaskan environmental community see her [...]
It’s fun bitching and sniping, and believe me I’m not about to stop. But it’s easy to bitch and snipe about the wrong things. We need to stay on message, the same as Barack and everyone else.
The Galloping Curmudgeon: Buckling Down and Paying Attention
Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama appeared on the “Late Show” with David Letterman in New York on Wednesday, a day after heated debate ignited over a “pig” remark some took as a slam against Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The following is a transcript of the “Late Show” interview.
Dave: “Let me ask you a [...]
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