Build your own frequency counter.  The kit is $20.  Measure from 1Hz to over 2MHz.  I’m considering building this myself but I’d prefer a few more MHz up at the top end.  Check the links for more interesting kits and ideas.

A leak at a western Pennsylvania chemical plant formed a toxic cloud on Saturday. Some residents fled their homes while others huddled indoors with windows shut, authorities said.

Read the article.  Notice there’s not a bit of information about alerting the public in general.

Self-Deploying Sensors From Unmanned Helicopters Could Change Disaster Zones

Disaster zones, war zones, protests, free-speech zones, all sorts of zones…

FCC expected to recommend unlicensed white space spectrum use

Interesting intro to white space and its potential.  Stay informed.

DARPA’s “Gandalf” project aims to hone in on cellphones and track ‘em

Nothing bad could ever come of this, could it?

National Debt Clock Overflowed, Extended By a Digit

Who says there is no progress in these troubled times?

Court Rules That Palin Must Save Yahoo Emails

..at least until she becomes vice president.

Elcomsoft Claims WPA/WPA2 Cracking Breakthrough

so much for that brilliant idea.

Feds propose consolidation of personal info in databases

Again, no possible problems with this…