September 2008
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“I don’t torture myself over decisions. I make them as quickly as I can,...”
– John McCain’s memoir Worth the Fighting For
Google Chrome for Linux (and Mac) →
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Fighting climate change with algae →
Fed a generous helping of CO2-laden emissions, courtesy of the power plant’s exhaust stack, the algae grow quickly even in the wan rays of a New England sun. The cleansed exhaust bubbles skyward, but with 40 percent less CO2 (a larger cut than the Kyoto treaty mandates) and another bonus: 86 percent less nitrous oxide. After the CO2 is soaked up like a sponge, the algae is harvested daily....
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Chipping at the Windows Monopoly →
Sources say employees in HP’s PC division are exploring the possibility of building a mass-market operating system. HP’s software would be based on Linux, the open-source operating system that is already widely available, but it would be simpler and easier for mainstream users, the sources say. The goal may be to make HP less dependent on Windows and to strengthen HP’s hand...
“But before everyone gets all smug and self-righteous about the Palin selection,...”
– Michael Moore on Sarah Palin (via unburyingthelead) (via robot-heart)