English rises to No. 2 medium: India

Language is big political plank here in India, and every day linguistic clashes occur in one form or the other. The strangest thing is these clashes are that it is not between regional language and English but the HINDI. This is specially more astounding because in just three...

Gold will shine after dark times « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" We are expecting the price to rally again in the short to medium term, although a new record is not thought likely. Gold’s recent slide is down to such factors as the general drop in commodity prices - in particular oil - and the recovery in the US dollar."

Graphic Novels, Let's Just Call Them Comics, Do Science

I didn't write the squib below, but I would have, if I had found all these good cartoons. I am currently recommending Howard Zinn's " A People's History of American Empire" done as a comic by Mike Konopacki (Author) and Paul Buhle (Author) but here are a sheft of science...

Could animals be transformed into medical devices?

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...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

Is NBC Blocking Recording of My Programs in Windows Media Center?

Chris Pirillo uncovers some potential monkey business in Seattle."I use Tivo, and I am getting tired of paying $13 a month just for a program guide. So I’ve been looking into some computer-based alternatives. Windows Media Center had been on my radar until some shows were...