Each inches must be controlled and demined for that the government of srilanka has purchased special machines from slovakia to remove landmines laid in the past war time, with the intention of further...
Over 400 Taiwanese goats, whose pasture is right next to a recently erected wind farm, died a mysterious death, which may be due to exhaustion from the noise of the nearby farm. The goats have died since eight giant...
created by Amy Judd | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 339 views | 41 recommendations | 6 comments
Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...
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Hmmm this is like a bank machine and a drug dealer all wrapped up into one machine. 340 different drugs are contained in these kiosks. I guess as long as they are in hospitals under constant supervision they might work but I am sure adddicts will find...
Jamess at DKos posts a collection of links and snips related to recent news coverage of massive impending voter disenfranchisement. Marking Opinion just on GP; straight coverage and opeds."13 Million Voters Purged -- and Counting! by jamess Sat Oct 18, 2008 at 02:35:03 PM PDT"
Scientist Joe Kaplinsky tells us not to waste valuable time sorting out our rubbish. He explains that even if the whole world produced as much garbage as the USA for the next 100 years we could still just bury it...
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They might be able to build an AI that can surf the Web for me, but no machine can replace me until it learns to pay taxes, complain, gossip and contribute to economic growth by shopping. ""We have taught the computer virtually all the meanings of words and phrases in the...
" TORONTO — Bacteria embedded deep inside slicing equipment at Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) may be to blame for the deadly listeriosis outbreak that caused 13 deaths, CEO Michael McCain said Friday night at a hastily-scheduled news conference. An investigation has...
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"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...
"SysTest Labs, LLC, one of two federal testing labs responsible for certifying our nation's voting systems, is under investigation for failing to document or validate its test methods. The lab is also...
92%; how's that for a demographic? I am surprised that 8% didn't agree; I thought only the owners of the companies making the secret and unnaccountable software counting US elections, and their backers in the...
This exhibition happened earlier in the year in Berlin, but I still love the concept."In the '60s Poland it was almost impossible to acquire a tractor in Poland. Agricultural machines produced by the country were available mainly for state-owned enterprises. For private...
created by kate | 1 year ago 1435 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Leave it to malware creators to turn your Facebook session into a remake of The Thing. In this case, a new work replicates by nesting in a Facebook or MySpace account and then sending out copies of itself via the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 138 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I thought this was such a fascinating project. Not totally sure it is a good idea! But so thought provoking, as good design projects are, and I love the imagery that accompanies the project. " Revital Cohen's final project at the Design Interactions department looked at...
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All Canadians should be worried about this."Following pressure from the U.S. government and entertainment lobbies, the Canadian government announced sweeping changes to Canadian copyright law. The changes mirror...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 263 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments