The 40th Anniversary Of The Internet On Thursday, 29 October 2009

Forty Years Ago, On October 29, 1969, A UCLA Team Led By Distinguished Professor Of Computer Science Leonard Kleinrock ( Born June 13, 1934, In New York ; America ) Sent The Very First Message Over The ARPANET, The...

CFL Replacement Available -- Only $119.95

During his radio show Monday, Rush Limbaugh mentioned some of the problems faced by people who've opted to give compact fluorescent light bulbs a try: They didn't work, didn't fit and didn't last nearly as long as...

In gaffe, Biden said FDR led when market crashed

"WASHINGTON - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Wall Street Journal : Palin's Hockey Rink Leads,To Legal Trouble in Town She Led

GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin continues to draw the national spotlight on her Alaskan hometown.  It often shines in very bright places for Palin, but not always."Palin's Hockey Rink Leads To Legal Trouble in Town She Led By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS September 6,...

Led Zeppelin trio back in studio

Encouraging news for all those "Led Heads""Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been working on new material. Drummer Bonham told a radio station in Detroit that the songs...

English apples to rot on trees due to immigration laws

As we hear that unemployment in the UK is to hit 2 million we have a story that confirms much of the UK farming industry is kept going by the exploitation of foreign workers. As the euro strengthens against the...

Venture to Light Africa with Dirt Power

"“For all the Pan-Africanism of the last four decades,” said Hugo Van Vuuren, “it is quite rare to have young students from South, East, and West Africa, in the same room without a soccer ball somehow...

Robot Leads Detroit Symphony

NowPublic previously reported on this story here and here, and tonight was ASIMO's big performance in Detroit which, although not a robotastic tour de force, was well-received.UPDATE | 07:27pm - ASIMO receives...

Chicago train service resumes

UPDATE: 3:33PM ESTThe CTA Blue Line trains are now running again."CTA Blue Line trains were running again Tuesday afternoon, hours after four trains were evacuated and riders were forced to exit through the subway...

MacBook Air --Where?

A computer that fits into a manila envelope. Seriously.I watched Apple CEO., Steve Jobs as he walked on stage for his keynote address, with a manila envelope that he placed on the desk beside him.Many wondered...

LED-Powered Headlights AreJust Over TheHorizon..

 LED-Powered HeadlightsLEDs, those little light emitting diodes that light digital watches and alarm clocks, are taking over the automobile. Advancements in technology have seen them move from stop lamps, to interior, to side marker lighting and onto the rear of the...

Room for a Green View?

I'm always very excited when the Apple store goes offline and Apple is presenting its new products but yesterday I was even more since I was really curious to see what Apple would have offered after the Greener...

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