Who is 'The Throttler'?

I just got an invitation via facebook to join an interesting group.  Check it out:"As recently reported by various news outlets, Bell Canada plans to have its ‘third-party ISP traffic shaping’ policy implemented across its entire network by April 7. This policy is...

Bush says he has Rumsfeld 's confidence

"MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, coming under renewed fire for his management of the Iraq war, said Sunday he is not considering resigning and said the president had called him personally in recent days to express his continued support."...sorry,...

What Electric Cars Are Available Today in the U.S.?

"There's a total of two electric cars available for sale in the U.S — the NmG from Myers Motors and the Xebra from Zap!. The NmG (No More Gas) Electric Vehicle is a part car, part motorcycle. It's highway-legal and can hit 70 mph and costs less than $25,000. The Zap! Xebra...

Honda to Sell Sleek Microjet in U.S.

"Honda announced today it will begin taking orders for a new, small jet aircraft later this year.The HondaJet, unveiled last year, will enter the "very light jet" market in the United States, the company said. Honda claims its microjet, as some call the class, will "achieve...

Make Your Own Air Conditioner

"Air conditioning is a very hot topic at the moment (see Treehugger). With temperatures hitting 30 degrees outside and even hotter in buses and tubes, it is just the right time for the revival of the fan. Automated by hand, quiet, compact and energy efficient, it is the...

French Cops Not 420-Friendly

"Police in France said they had thwarted an attempt by a group of marijuana smokers to roll the world's longest joint by seizing a work-in-progress measuring 80 centimetres (32 inches) in length. "At some point, these young people had wanted to craft a joint of 1.12 metres to...

Uncovering the Mask of Macedonia

"Even before Alexander the Great, Macedonia evoked power from which to steer clear. When the ancient Greeks held their Olympic Games they forbade the participation of the mountainous neighbor to the north because the hunter-warriors there were too strong, too fast, too good...

Print Publishing's Point of No Return

"Scott Donaton has a column in Ad Age imagining the inevitable day when the Wall Street Journal will fold its print publication"

One Of These Bands Is Not Like The Other

"One interesting factor in the impending Zune/iPod War of Christmas 2006 is the looming possibility of the Beatles going digital for Microsoft. Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan who follows Microsoft, wonders if the company will shell out the cash. It sure would...

Device uses waves to %u201Cprint%u201D on water surface

"Researchers at Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen), working in conjunction with professor Shigeru Naito of Osaka University, have developed a device that uses waves to draw text and pictures on the surface of water."