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EV WORLD CURRENTS: The A-to-Z of Going Broke Building EVs

2011-12-23T19:50:00.001-08:00

EV WORLD CURRENTS: The A-to-Z of Going Broke Building EVs:

Aptera, Zenn, Corbin Sparrow

EV WORLD CURRENTS: The A-to-Z of Going Broke Building EVs

2011-12-23T19:50:00.000-08:00

EV WORLD CURRENTS: The A-to-Z of Going Broke Building EVs:

Aptera, Zenn, Corbin Sparrow

"'Fool's gold' aids discovery of new options for cheap, benign solar energy" — Solar Oregon

2011-12-03T14:29:00.000-08:00

"'Fool's gold' aids discovery of new options for cheap, benign solar energy" — Solar Oregon:

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Solar Power Without Solar Cells? | EarthTechling

2011-11-23T14:16:00.000-08:00

Solar Power Without Solar Cells? | EarthTechling: "The report explains that light has both electric and magnetic components but, until now, scientists believed the magnetic field effects were weak enough that they could be ignored. Rand and his fellow researchers, however, found that at the right intensity, when light is traveling through a material that does not conduct electricity, the light field can generate magnetic effects that are 100 million times stronger than thought possible. Under these circumstances, says Rand, the magnetic fields become similar in strength to a strong electric effect."

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Another Setback for "Clean Coal" - Sierra Daily

2011-11-12T21:01:00.000-08:00

Another Setback for "Clean Coal" - Sierra Daily: "compared in this space to a Magic Pony"

The World's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Farm Comes Online - Forbes

2011-10-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

The World's Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Farm Comes Online - Forbes: "Wind and solar can’t produce power around the clock, and the amount they do produce isn’t predicable. Energy storage systems help to smooth over any quick infusion of power into the grid"

Electric Mini: It takes a lot of coal to make gasoline

2011-10-24T22:21:00.000-07:00

Electric Mini: It takes a lot of coal to make gasoline:

The Feynman Series (part 1) - Beauty - YouTube

2011-10-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

The Feynman Series (part 1) - Beauty - YouTube: ""

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My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Revision 2 upgrade for Nissan EVSE - Allows full level 2!

2011-09-27T00:04:00.000-07:00

My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Revision 2 upgrade for Nissan EVSE - Allows full level 2!: "Then as soon as they attempt to void a warranty, I'll be in court with the Magnuson-Moss warranty act backing me up, and get it disproved."

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Battery, Charging System - Nissan Leaf Wiki

2011-09-26T15:57:00.000-07:00

Battery, Charging System - Nissan Leaf Wiki

Making Millions

2011-09-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

Chris Paine on facebook: "Email of the Day: "There is no one in this country who got rich on his own. You built a factory out there—good for you! But remember, you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for and other generations built. You hired workers we all paid to educate.

Your factory was safe because of police and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t worry that maurauding bands would seize everything and hire someone to protect against this.

You built a factory or an idea and it turned into something terrific—God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."

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Leadership Lessons From Burning Man | Fast Company

2011-09-19T20:31:00.000-07:00

Leadership Lessons From Burning Man | Fast Company: "All of which comes down to a fundamental principle of human nature: People want to be inspired, not lectured. They tend to respond better to humor and gentle reminders than they do to dictates or presumptions of guilt before innocence."

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Why lithium-ion batteries die so young — Cleantech News and Analysis

2011-09-18T16:30:00.000-07:00

Why lithium-ion batteries die so young — Cleantech News and Analysis: "When ions are removed, sent over to the anode and then inserted back into the cathode, we ideally want them to return to the same spot, in order to preserve that nice stable crystal structure.

The problem is that the crystal structure can change with each charge and discharge."

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How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University

2011-09-18T15:43:00.000-07:00

How to Prolong Lithium-based Batteries - Battery University:

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My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Which is worse for the battery? 3 charging scenarios

2011-09-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Which is worse for the battery? 3 charging scenarios: "Trying to leave the car near 50% SOC when parked as much as possible.
Trying to charge up to only 80% just before I need to start driving.
Getting back on charge as soon as possible if I get down near 2 bars left.
Use opportunistic charging when taking side trips that threaten to upset the above routine.
"

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Tesla Roadster Battery Care

2011-09-17T16:55:00.000-07:00

Tesla Roadster Battery Care: "Tesla Roadster Battery Care"

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My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Joining the 80% Club

2011-09-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Joining the 80% Club: "Type: Laminated lithium-ion battery
Total capacity (kWh): 24
Power output (kW): Over 90
Number of modules: 48

Battery pack contents:
-Positive electrodes – Lithium manganate
-Negative electrodes – Carbon

Fully charged @ 394V / 4.10v per cell"

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Tesla Roadster Battery Care

2011-09-14T00:58:00.000-07:00

Tesla Roadster Battery Care: "Think of battery degradation this way. It is very much a function of time spent at voltage and temperature. For instance, you do not want to charge a car all the way in performance mode, and then let it sit in the sun all day. Between the higher thermal limits and the high SOC, you are causing the battery a relatively high amount of degradation .In fact, the car will eventually allow itself to discharge to Standard levels if left in Performance mode to prevent inadvertent damage to the battery. If you start driving right away after charging in Performance or Range Mode, and don’t let it sit, you would minimize the damage incurred, as the time spent at these extremes is an important part of the calculation."

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My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Joining the 80% Club

2011-09-14T00:47:00.000-07:00

My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - Joining the 80% Club: "The numbers I used in the post you quoted were based on a JPL report for the Mars rover mission. They found the capacity fade from cycling to be about six times higher at 60% DOD when compared to 30% DOD. They used SAFT LiNiO2 cells with graphite anode and cylindrical stainless steel hardware. The cells were tested in 30% DOD regime (5000 cycles) with average energy fade rate at 4.0V at 0.000704% per cycle and 60% DOD regime (500 cycles) with average energy fade rate at 4.0V at 0.00430% per cycle.

I also found the Tesla battery care guide from Dan Myggen to be of interest. I believe that the Roadster is using 18650 form-factor LiCoO2 cells. I don't claim to be the world's foremost expert on lithium ion cells, but this is an important topic and I would love to continue the discussion. I'm not sure if this is the right venue though, this thread is already 24 pages long."

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What happened to the safety issues with lithium-ion batteries? - Accelerated trends of the adoption of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles | E2A - ELECTRO-TO-AUTO FORUM

2011-09-13T11:01:00.001-07:00

What happened to the safety issues with lithium-ion batteries? - Accelerated trends of the adoption of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles | E2A - ELECTRO-TO-AUTO FORUM: " In case of overcharging, an excessive level of lithium ions is pulled out and this leads to the collapse of the crystal structure of the cathode material, during which the cathode develops exothermic reaction."

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What happened to the safety issues with lithium-ion batteries? - Accelerated trends of the adoption of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles | E2A - ELECTRO-TO-AUTO FORUM

2011-09-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

What happened to the safety issues with lithium-ion batteries? - Accelerated trends of the adoption of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles | E2A - ELECTRO-TO-AUTO FORUM: "The manganese system employs lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4). The crystal structure of it is called the spinel structure, in which the manganese atoms and lithium atoms are located in the gaps between oxygen atoms. Due to such structure, the crystal structure remains stable when lithium ions are extracted in charging. "

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The Ultimate Start to Finish Guide to Your XBMC Media Center

2011-08-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

The Ultimate Start to Finish Guide to Your XBMC Media Center

FB Page Admins: 12 posts/day shows high interaction : Momentus Media

2011-08-02T08:55:00.000-07:00

FB Page Admins: 12 posts/day shows high interaction : Momentus Media: "The data tells us that Facebook page admins shouldn’t be afraid of posting multiple times per day."

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Alternative Fueling Station Total Counts by State and Fuel Type

2011-08-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Alternative Fueling Station Total Counts by State and Fuel Type:

STATE	B20	CNG	E85	ELEC*	HY	LNG	LPG	Totals** by State



Alabama	6	5	18	4	0	1	128	162
Alaska	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	10
Arizona	14	31	31	35	1	1	67	180
Arkansas	5	5	16	4	0	0	49	79
California	36	221	62	602	22	35	237	1215
Colorado	14	29	84	25	1	0	50	203
Connecticut	3	14	0	37	2	1	16	73
Delaware	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	8
Dist. of Columbia	2	2	3	23	1	0	0	31
Florida	15	16	54	121	0	0	69	275
Georgia	26	17	50	22	0	0	47	162
Hawaii	8	0	1	12	1	0	3	25
Idaho	9	7	7	17	0	0	29	69
Illinois	6	25	216	73	1	0	72	393
Indiana	4	9	152	12	0	0	51	228
Iowa	3	0	157	18	0	0	21	199
Kansas	5	2	39	3	0	0	38	87
Kentucky	4	0	27	0	0	0	42	73
Louisiana	2	8	2	8	0	0	14	34
Maine	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	9
Maryland	9	7	20	78	0	0	22	136
Massachusetts	5	20	3	35	1	0	20	84
Michigan	17	15	115	154	5	0	65	371
Minnesota	2	1	356	29	0	0	36	424
Mississippi	3	1	2	0	0	0	39	45
Missouri	3	9	103	18	1	0	66	200
Montana	6	3	2	0	0	0	53	64
Nebraska	2	3	68	0	0	0	19	92
Nevada	6	10	24	4	2	0	42	88
New Hampshire	6	3	0	10	0	0	10	29
New Jersey	3	20	5	51	0	0	10	89
New Mexico	6	10	11	4	0	0	53	84
New York	23	100	77	87	10	0	31	328
North Carolina	141	19	28	94	0	0	62	344
North Dakota	2	2	62	0	1	0	24	91
Ohio	22	8	71	15	1	0	65	182
Oklahoma	6	62	14	0	0	0	56	138
Oregon	25	12	7	195	0	0	31	270
Pennsylvania	7	24	35	2	2	0	68	138
Rhode Island	2	5	0	2	0	0	5	14
South Carolina	28	4	99	62	2	0	23	218
South Dakota	2	0	105	0	0	0	18	125
Tennessee	45	6	45	31	0	0	72	199
Texas	16	33	54	170	1	4	519	797
Utah	5	71	4	11	0	2	29	122
Vermont	1	3	0	2	1	0	5	12
Virginia	16	9	15	42	1	0	55	138
Washington	30	15	16	303	0	0	67	431
West Virginia	1	0	2	5	1	0	8	17
Wisconsin	1	16	139	29	0	0	50	235
Wyoming	13	7	5	0	0	0	22	47

Totals By Fuel:

623

893

2407

2449

2593

9067

Station data last updated on 06/30/2011

Stimulate Creativity with the SCAMPER Mnemonic

2011-07-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

Stimulate Creativity with the SCAMPER Mnemonic

The mnemonic is as follows:

S = Substitute
C = Combine
A = Adapt
M = Magnify = Modify
P = Put to other uses
E = Eliminate
R = Rearrange = Reverse

Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear in U.S. - Erica Gies - Green, Like Money - Forbes

2011-07-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear in U.S. - Erica Gies - Green, Like Money - Forbes

Pond: Water Conditioners: Crystal Clear® Foam-B-Gone Foam Remover

2011-07-05T21:25:00.000-07:00

Pond: Water Conditioners: Crystal Clear® Foam-B-Gone Foam Remover

Save Our Inboxes! Adopt the Email Charter!

2011-07-03T22:29:00.000-07:00

Save Our Inboxes! Adopt the Email Charter!

dafont.com

2011-06-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

dafont.com fonts

PORT NUMBERS

2011-06-01T15:48:00.000-07:00

The port numbers are divided into three ranges: the Well Known Ports,
the Registered Ports, and the Dynamic and/or Private Ports.

The Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023.

DCCP Well Known ports SHOULD NOT be used without IANA registration.
The registration procedure is defined in [RFC4340], Section 19.9.

The Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151"

The Virtue of Dissent | Think Tank | Big Think

2011-05-31T00:12:00.000-07:00

The Virtue of Dissent | Think Tank | Big Think

Teamwork? Good, Until It’s Not: When Working Alone Works Best | Artful Choice | Big Think

2011-05-28T21:36:00.000-07:00

Teamwork? Good, Until It’s Not: When Working Alone Works Best | Artful Choice | Big Think

Coal quandary as state considers shipping dirty fuel overseas | Seattle Times Newspaper

2011-03-28T01:03:00.000-07:00

Local News | Coal quandary as state considers shipping dirty fuel overseas | Seattle Times Newspaper: "But just as Washington weans itself off coal, it could be positioned as the nation's leading exporter of the fossil fuel.

The possibility has sparked a fierce debate: If coal is so dirty that Washington shouldn't use it, should the state serve as a conduit for shipping it overseas?"

Ask Ray Kurzweil About the Future | What's New at Big Think | Big Think

2011-03-22T19:53:00.000-07:00

Ask Ray Kurzweil About the Future | What's New at Big Think | Big Think: "On Friday, February 25, Big Think will be interviewing Ray Kurzweil, the futurist visionary, inventor, entrepreneur and modern-day Nostradamus, who predicted with uncanny accuracy the rise of the Internet, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the year that a computer would beat a human being at chess. His prediction for the coming Singularity–when Artificial Intelligence completely outpaces the human brain, an event Kurzweil forecasts will happen in the year 2045--remains to be seen. "

Portlandia to help wean Los Angeles from coal | Grist

2011-03-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

Portlandia to help wean Los Angeles from coal | Grist: "Portlandia may not be the sunniest of places, but it's exporting solar energy in the form of photovoltaic panels used to build carbon-free power plants."

Aides for Complexity - Stacy Diagram

2011-03-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Aides for Complexity: "Dr. Stephen Larned is the Vice President of Medical Affairs for the Maine Medical Center. He has found the Stacey matrix very helpful in his work. He began by using the matrix to make sense of past events. Then he used to help with current events. Now he has revised the matrix to make it work best for him to help with current and future issues."

How to shoot star trails on Vimeo

2011-03-14T22:34:00.000-07:00

How to shoot star trails on Vimeo:

Parenting - Hard work vs you're smart, praising your child - Minti

2011-03-06T12:25:00.000-08:00

Parenting - Hard work vs you're smart, praising your child - Minti: "Children praised for their natural abilities were not so resilient. Their motivation and performance suffered after their 'failure,' and they tended to inflate their scores when reporting them to others. Ultimately, they began to measure their worth by their test results, believes Dweck.

'The kind of praise that all of society thinks is wonderful is the kind of praise that makes kids very vulnerable,' she says. 'Parents need to focus on what children put into a task, rather than making implications about the worth of the child.'"

Praise children for working hard, not for being smart - Richmond Parenting & Education | Examiner.com

2011-03-06T12:23:00.000-08:00

Praise children for working hard, not for being smart - Richmond Parenting & Education | Examiner.com: "Success in school is most often attributed to having a good work ethic. Successful students attend school regularly, arrive on time, have a positive attitude, work well in teams, are organized, demonstrate respect, and try really hard to “get the job done.” They understand that their effort pays off.

When parents and teachers praise children by saying they are smart, the message they send is that it does not matter how hard to you work at it, you are successful because you are smart."

YouTube - MOCOM 2020 - The Future of Mobile Media and Communication

2011-03-02T17:20:00.000-08:00

YouTube - MOCOM 2020 - The Future of Mobile Media and Communication: "SIMYO and Ahead of Time presents the future of mobile media and communication. This film is presenting a summary of key result of the open think tank MOCOM 2020.

For further information, interview or speech requests please contact Monty Metzger at monty (at) aheadoftime (dot) de

- Sent using Google Toolbar"

What if Dr. Seuss Created 'Star Wars'? - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

2011-02-16T23:16:00.000-08:00

What if Dr. Seuss Created 'Star Wars'? - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews: "memorable dialogue and that of other characters from the Star Wars saga has been somewhat redeemed by cartoonist Adam Watson with some inspiration from an unlikely source: Dr. Seuss, who really should have created a book about something called a Nerfherder."

What’s Mine is Yours: Snapshot of Examples

2011-02-16T10:04:00.000-08:00

What’s Mine is Yours: Snapshot of Examples: "CC Lab is an innovation consultancy working collaboratively with clients from start-ups, to global brands, and public services to deliver cutting-edge solutions and marketplaces based on the ideas of Collaborative Consumption."

The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

2011-02-16T01:01:00.000-08:00

YouTube - The Rise of Collaborative Consumption: "theRSAorg | February 11, 2011 | 4 likes, 0 dislikes
Social innovator Rachel Botsman charts the growth of a movement that is transforming the way we consume and contribute."

YouTube - The Way Facebook Delivers 40 Billion Photos To 200 Million Users

2011-02-13T20:47:00.000-08:00

YouTube - The Way Facebook Delivers 40 Billion Photos To 200 Million Users

Renewables Supplied 75% of Spain's Electricity on January 6

2011-02-12T01:06:00.000-08:00

Renewables Supplied 75% of Spain's Electricity on January 6: "On January 6, renewable energy made up a record-breaking 75 percent of Spain's electricity. Over the course of the day, coal only accounted for four percent of the electricity supply.

On that day, conditions must have been ideal for renewable energy production, but even on any given day, Spain is cranking out some clean energy. Spanish power transmission company Red Electrica reports that in 2010, renewable energy sources supplied 35 percent of all of Spain's electricity, which means the country surpassed its goal of having 30 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2010 and has almost hit its target of 35.5 percent by 2020 way ahead of schedule.

Last year, coal-fired power in Spain dropped 34 percent and gas-fired power dropped 17 percent leading to a 20 percent cut in emissions.

It's completely inspiring to see a country making such significant progress on upping renewable energy production and slashing fossil fuel use."

Diffusion of innovations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2011-02-06T15:01:00.000-08:00

Diffusion of innovations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Diffusion of Innovations is a theory of how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures. The concept was first studied by the French sociologist Gabriel Tarde (1890) and by German and Austrian anthropologists such as Friedrich Ratzel and Leo Frobenius.[1] Its basic epidemiological or internal-influence form was formulated by H. Earl Pemberton[2], who provided examples of institutional diffusion such as postage stamps and compulsory school laws."
meme, idea spreading, technology adoption,

Twenty-Five Arrested, Thousands Converge on Koch Brothers Billionaire's Caucus in the California Desert | | AlterNet

2011-02-05T14:47:00.000-08:00

Twenty-Five Arrested, Thousands Converge on Koch Brothers Billionaire's Caucus in the California Desert | | AlterNet: "The Koch brothers, billionaires who have generously funded conservative and libertarian causes for over a generation – including the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, and tea party groups like Americans for Prosperity – put together an annual meeting, typically held in the California desert, with fellow corporate CEOs and conservative operatives, to plan the year ahead. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain"

10 Minute Mail

2011-02-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

10 Minute Mail: "10 Minute Mail"

Create a Connection-Free Walden's Pond in Your Home

2011-01-31T12:38:00.000-08:00

Create a Connection-Free Walden's Pond in Your Home: "Jeffrey Brown writes about finding a middle path between constant connectedness and a rich inner life in Hamlet's BlackBerry. One of his suggestions, pulled from Thoreau, is to create a room in your house where no tech is allowed."

ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011

2011-01-30T23:47:00.000-08:00

ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011:

Simple Electric Motor

2011-01-29T21:31:00.000-08:00

Simple Electric Motor

Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer

2011-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:00

Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer: "Award-winning novelist Jonathan Safran Foer challenges us to face some uncomfortable facts about our eating habits, and probes some of our fundamental instincts about right and wrong."

Cree rolls 'breakthrough' LED bulb

2011-01-29T13:28:00.000-08:00

Update: Cree rolls 'breakthrough' LED bulb: "This is based on Cree's so-called TrueWhite Technology and remote phosphor technology.

The prototype bulb is dimmable and emits an incandescent-like color of 2700 K, with a CRI of at least 90, according to Cree. It delivers more than 800 lumens and consumes fewer than 10 watts and has been submitted for third party testing to validate the light distribution, lumen maintenance and performance."

RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

2011-01-29T13:05:00.000-08:00

YouTube - RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us: "Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
www.theRSA.org"

Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions

2011-01-28T21:03:00.000-08:00

Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions: "UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. Apart from promising a future transportation fuel with a stable price regardless of oil prices, the fuel is hydrogen based and produces no carbon emissions when burned. The technology is based on complex hydrides, and has been developed over a four year top secret program at the prestigious Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford. Early indications are that the fuel can be used in existing internal combustion engined vehicles without engine modification.

According to Stephen Voller CEO at Cella Energy, the technology was developed using advanced materials science, taking high energy materials and encapsulating them using a nanostructuring technique called coaxial electrospraying."

Cut the earth a break: Solar-charge an EV

2011-01-26T23:43:00.000-08:00

Cut the earth a break: Solar-charge an EV: "2010’s tie for the warmest year globally is only a small part of the increasingly clear global warming picture:

Last decade: Warmest on record.
Nine of the earth’s 10 warmest years have occurred since 2001.
All 12 of the warmest years have occurred since 1997.
34 consecutive years in which the global temperature has been above average.
An unmistakable upward trend in the earth’s global temperature since records first began being kept in 1880."

Google, Facebook, IBM and Others' Weird Job Interview Questions in 2010 - IT Management - News & Reviews - eWeek.com

2011-01-25T17:38:00.000-08:00

Google, Facebook, IBM and Others' Weird Job Interview Questions in 2010 - IT Management - News & Reviews - eWeek.com: "Glassdoor.com recently offered a list of 'Top 25 oddball interview questions from 2010,' culled from a variety of companies and analyst firms such as Facebook, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Google and IBM. Particularly in the case of tech companies, these unconventional queries seem designed to not only force job applicants to think outside the box, but also give potential employers a sense of their logic and mathematics skills. In addition, many of the 'oddball questions' seem specifically tailored to certain companies' needs; for example, when Amazon.com asks a potential applicant, 'If you had 5,623 participants in a tournament, how many games would need to be played to determine the winner?' it reflects the online retailer's need for people who can intuit ranking and ordering systems. Of course, tech companies are known for their sometimes-unconventional job-interview questions. Microsoft interviewers have supposedly asked applicants, 'Why is a manhole cover round?' That's a famous one; take a look at the following list and guess how some of the other questions from Glassdoor.com's list help companies determine the most powerful and elastic minds to hire."

YouTube - YOU ARE WRONG!

2011-01-24T19:01:00.000-08:00

YouTube - YOU ARE WRONG!: "We are almost always wrong, maybe not all the way wrong, but at least a little bit. Even the simplest questions have vast complexities built into them, and understanding that we never fully understand things leads to a much healthier and more effective relationship with the world.

It's really hard to come to terms with, but there it is. If you're curious about why we don't drink Pig's milk, Hank Sock posted an essay that is online at http://nerdfighters.ning.com/profiles..."

Science Closes In On the Reason Rich People Are Jerks | Mind Matters | Big Think

2011-01-23T22:32:00.000-08:00

Science Closes In On the Reason Rich People Are Jerks | Mind Matters | Big Think: "mere exposure to luxury caused people to think more about themselves than others.'

Do many years of such exposure make us forget how to cooperate for good, as Wilson suggests? Maybe. But maybe there's a bit more innate flexibility in the human psyche. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that more people are volunteering in community organizations across the United States since the economic crisis began. That hints that when people have forgotten how to cooperate, they can remember—if someone just takes the money away."

Delegate or die: the self-employed trap. | Derek Sivers

2011-01-23T22:12:00.000-08:00

Delegate or die: the self-employed trap. | Derek Sivers: "Most self-employed people get caught in the delegation trap.

You're so busy, doing everything yourself. You know you need help, but to find and train someone would take more time than you have! So you keep working harder, until you break.

Here's my little tale of how I broke into the delegation mindset"

What is being creative? on Vimeo

2011-01-20T23:06:00.000-08:00

What is being creative? on Vimeo: "What is being creative?"

Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

2011-01-18T21:15:00.000-08:00

Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine: "Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong."

"None of us is/are perfect" - what's correct? - Yahoo! Answers

2011-01-16T00:41:00.000-08:00

"None of us is/are perfect" - what's correct? - Yahoo! Answers: "'None of us is/are perfect' - what's correct?

Which of the following is correct:

'None of us is perfect'

“None of us are perfect”

My office is currently evenly split between the two.

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Firejay
Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

i have got a REAL GOOD way to remember this.
just remember that 'None' means 'No one', then split it up so now ur sentence becomes 'One of us ____ perfect.'
Obviously, 'None of us is perfect' is correct.
Duh this isn't the actual way to do it, but hey, who cares? <3"

In Rhetoric Debate, Media Creates a False Equivalency Between Right and Left « SpeakEasy

2011-01-15T23:57:00.000-08:00

In Rhetoric Debate, Media Creates a False Equivalency Between Right and Left « SpeakEasy: "When was the last time that a left winger went out and killed someone?"

The Evolution of the Geek

2011-01-12T21:31:00.000-08:00

ft-geek-10-20-1.jpg (1000×2448)

Portland startup PHP Fog raises $1.8 million | OregonLive.com

2011-01-12T00:40:00.000-08:00

Portland startup PHP Fog raises $1.8 million | OregonLive.com

Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now | Video on TED.com

2011-01-11T09:52:00.000-08:00

Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now | Video on TED.com:

The GPL, the App Store, and you

2011-01-10T23:01:00.000-08:00

The GPL, the App Store, and you

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal

2011-01-10T12:30:00.000-08:00

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal

YouTube - Isaac Asimov on the Greenhouse Effect: 1989

2011-01-09T23:30:00.000-08:00

YouTube - Isaac Asimov on the Greenhouse Effect: 1989:

"Isaac Asimov on the Greenhouse Effect: 1989"

YouTube - World Builder (high quality)

2011-01-09T21:06:00.000-08:00

YouTube - World Builder (high quality): "A strange man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves. This is a short by filmmaker Bruce Branit known also as the co-creator of 405."

California's First Molten Salt Solar Energy Project Gets Green Light | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

2011-01-07T00:17:00.000-08:00

California's First Molten Salt Solar Energy Project Gets Green Light | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World: "it will be able to keep producing electricity even after night falls. SolarReserve‘s Rice Solar Energy Project"

The Great Race for Battery Technology - Rare Metals - Resource Investor

2011-01-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

The Great Race for Battery Technology - Rare Metals - Resource Investor: "Most of the great leaps forward in US economic history were the product of massive government involvement. I’m thinking of the transcontinental railroad, the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, the atomic bomb and the interstate highway system. If the government had not funneled billions in today’s dollars into early computer research, your"

What is the Monkeysphere? | Cracked.com

2011-01-01T15:55:00.000-08:00

What is the Monkeysphere? | Cracked.com

Energy Information Administration (EIA) | State/Territory Energy Profiles | Energy Data, Information, and Maps

2010-12-31T00:21:00.000-08:00

Energy Information Administration (EIA) | State/Territory Energy Profiles | Energy Data, Information, and Maps: "Oregon is one of the Nation's leading generators of hydroelectric power, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of State electricity generation."

Hydropower, hydro-power, Oregon energy mix.

YouTube - Merriam-Webster Ask the Editor - Christmas vs. Xmas

2010-12-23T00:50:00.000-08:00

YouTube - Merriam-Webster Ask the Editor - Christmas vs. Xmas

Mythbuster Adam Savage on "The Importance of Failure" from The Amaz!ng Meeting 7

2010-12-22T23:00:00.000-08:00

Mythbuster Adam Savage on "The Importance of Failure" from The Amaz!ng Meeting 7

TED Blog | How to learn? From mistakes. Diana Laufenberg on TED.com

2010-12-22T22:59:00.000-08:00

TED Blog | How to learn? From mistakes. Diana Laufenberg on TED.com

Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85 - NYTimes.com

2010-12-10T20:02:00.000-08:00

Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85 - NYTimes.com: "He was 85.
pioneering work in chaos theory.

The cause was pancreatic cancer, his wife, Aliette, said. He had lived in Cambridge.

Dr. Mandelbrot coined the term “fractal”"

Tryit Editor v1.4

2010-12-06T00:54:00.000-08:00

Tryit Editor v1.4

HTML real-time test editor

Christ meets Big Foot: more irreverent atheist ads to hit Canadian cities

2010-12-05T23:03:00.000-08:00

Christ meets Big Foot: more irreverent atheist ads to hit Canadian cities: "'Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence' with 'Allah, Big Foot, UFOs, Homeopathy, Zeus, Psychics, Christ"

Top States For Solar Power: Best 11 For Solar Energy Deployment According To OSDI (PHOTOS)

2010-12-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

Top States For Solar Power: Best 11 For Solar Energy Deployment According To OSDI (PHOTOS)

In California, Carports That Can Generate Electricity - NYTimes.com

2010-11-27T22:11:00.000-08:00

In California, Carports That Can Generate Electricity - NYTimes.com: "While the solar parking lots have generally been welcomed by local residents, people in one town in San Luis Obispo County were less receptive. A community advisory board in the small coastal town of Los Osos voted 8 to 1 to oppose the panels on parking lots at a local middle and elementary school, with one panel member warning of “visual blight.”"

“Once they become ubiquitous, they disappear,”

How to stop global warming - even if you don't believe in it

2010-11-23T00:28:00.000-08:00

How to stop global warming - even if you don't believe in it: "anthropogenic gases are causing global warming"

Merriam-Webster Online

2010-11-07T20:05:00.000-08:00

Merriam-Webster Online: "Philtrum

Definition:
philtrum : the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip"

Merriam-Webster Online

2010-11-07T20:03:00.000-08:00

Merriam-Webster Online: "Imminent/Eminent

Question:
Is danger imminent or eminent?

Answer:
imminent"

Love Google. Hate Facebook. Here’s Why | Epicenter�| Wired.com

2010-10-04T22:59:00.000-07:00

Love Google. Hate Facebook. Here’s Why | Epicenter�| Wired.com: "Nudging is a risky business. Each nudge extracts an invisible price in terms of customer loyalty. The risks only increase with size. Empathy becomes important."

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars: Buy Online & Save! - Telescope.com

2010-10-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars: Buy Online & Save! - Telescope.com

World Wide Words: Fine fettle

2010-10-03T18:00:00.000-07:00

World Wide Words: Fine fettle: "I do, indeed, feel in fine fettle today. However, a young friend asked where the word fettle came from as she had never heard of it."

Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. | The Dirt!

2010-10-03T02:10:00.000-07:00

Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. | The Dirt!: "Quake-Up Call: There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it.
View What connects here
Submitted by Jeremy on September 18, 2010 - 7:03am Preparedness & Low Energy Skills

Article Info
Link:� http://wweek.com/editorial/3612/13620/
In the reasonably near future, perhaps within our lifetimes and quite possibly as soon as tomorrow, an earthquake will strike Portland with roughly the same force felt this month in Port-au-Prince.

OREGON’S ORACLE: The state department of geology’s James Roddey says structures like Big Pink and the Steel Bridge are imperiled. “Bake some cookies,” he says, “take ’em to your neighbors and say, ‘Rescue me first.’”�
IMAGE: Darryl James"

TED Blog | Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on TED.com

2010-10-03T01:46:00.000-07:00

TED Blog | Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on TED.com: "Where good ideas come from: Steven Johnson on�TED.com
People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s coffee houses to Charles Darwin’s long, slow hunch to today’s high-velocity web"

A New View Of Gravity - Science News

2010-09-30T00:22:00.000-07:00

A New View Of Gravity - Science News: "What can you say? It’s just the way things work. All masses attract each other. Maybe to bright middle schoolers you could explain that spacetime is warped by mass. Or, to high schoolers, you could say that without gravity, the laws of physics would differ for people moving at changing velocities. Yet all those increasingly sophisticated answers merely invite another “Why.” As Sir Isaac Newton himself replied in response to similar questions, “hypotheses non fingo.” Which roughly translates as “I don’t have a clue.”"

Atheists Outdo Some Believers in Survey on Religion - NYTimes.com

2010-09-29T00:22:00.000-07:00

Atheists Outdo Some Believers in Survey on Religion - NYTimes.com: "Those who scored the highest were atheists and agnostics, as well as two religious minorities: Jews and Mormons."

YouTube - Aquafect Glass Flowers & Laminar Jumpers

2010-09-20T00:03:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Aquafect Glass Flowers & Laminar Jumpers: "Colorful laminar water streams jumping into a blown glass flower water feature."

YouTube - David Grady: The Conference Call

2010-09-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

YouTube - David Grady: The Conference Call: "David Grady: The Conference Call" Effective meetings

Five Portland Companies Using the Web in New Ways - EnzymePDX

2010-09-11T01:10:00.000-07:00

Five Portland Companies Using the Web in New Ways - EnzymePDX

Humanity's digital output: One zettabyte - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

2010-09-09T14:37:00.000-07:00

Humanity's digital output: One zettabyte - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source: "A zettabyte, incidentally, is roughly half a million times the entire collections of all the academic libraries in the United States."

Approaching the Zettabyte Era� [Visual Networking Index] - Cisco Systems

2010-09-09T14:35:00.000-07:00

Approaching the Zettabyte Era� [Visual Networking Index] - Cisco Systems: "'Approaching the Zettabyte Era' is part of the Cisco Visual Networking Index, an ongoing initiative to track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications. This paper presents some of the key findings of Cisco's global IP traffic forecast and explores the implications of IP traffic growth for service providers. For a more detailed look at the forecast and the methodology behind it, please see the paper 'Cisco Visual Networking Index - Forecast and Methodology 2007-2012.'"

Guest Column: Michigan doesn't have to be left dangling in the wind - Opinion - Heritage

2010-09-09T14:02:00.000-07:00

Guest Column: Michigan doesn't have to be left dangling in the wind - Opinion - Heritage: "Consumers Energy last month chose Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc. of Portland, Ore., to supply 56 wind turbine generators for its first wind energy park to open in Mason County in 2012.

That's great news for Portland.

Next time, those parts should be made right here in Washtenaw County. And"

Video: Wheelchair Phenom Nails First Double Backflip | Playbook

2010-09-07T22:24:00.000-07:00

Video: Wheelchair Phenom Nails First Double Backflip | Playbook: "Video: Wheelchair Phenom Nails First Double Backflip
By Erik Malinowski September 7, 2010 �|� 1:31 pm �|� Categories: Equipment, Fitness, Technique

Double backflips look pretty amazing when done on a bike, but in a wheelchair? Well, that’s never been done before — until now."