NRC Relicensing Old "Zombie" Nuclear Plants
mdsolar writes “In the Dec. 7 edition of The Nation, Christian Parenti details what he considers to be the real problem with nuclear power as a solution to carbon emissions in the US: Not the high cost...
View ArticleDec. 16, 1832: A Towering Engineer Is Born
You may have heard a little about Gustave Eiffel, but he was no one-trick pony. Source: Dec. 16, 1832: A Towering Engineer Is Born Related Articles:Fog Decline Threatens California’s Towering Redwoods...
View ArticleFacebook Acquires Drop.io, Nabs Sam Lessin
New York-based ocial sharing site Drop.io has just posted the breaking news of its acquisition by Facebook on its company blog. This looks like it is the latest in a series of talent acquisitions by...
View ArticleComputer Industry Mourns DEC Founder Ken Olsen
alphadogg writes “Kenneth Olsen, the computer industry pioneer who co-founded and led minicomputer king Digital Equipment Corp. for 35 years, died at the age of 84 on Sunday in Indianapolis. As DEC’s...
View ArticleWhat Ken Olsen Meant to Me
Photo Credit: Yunghi Kim, Boston Globe Last night, one of the high-tech industry’s pioneers, Ken Olsen, who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation, passed away. Most of you who only discovered...
View ArticleiPhone 4S Coming to Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, South Africa,...
Source: iPhone 4S Coming to Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, South Africa, Malaysia, Philippines on Dec 16th Related Articles:US Now Produces More Oil and Gas Than Russia and Saudi Arabia Saudi...
View ArticleRadioShack To Offer $30 Discount On iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 From Sunday, Dec...
Source: RadioShack To Offer $30 Discount On iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 From Sunday, Dec 11th Through Dec 17th Related Articles:C Spire Wireless To Offer Apple’s iPhone 4S On November 11th With Unlimited...
View ArticleAtlantic Crossing By Amateur Radio High Altitude Balloon
First time submitter StatureOfLiberty writes “The California Near Space Project launched a high altitude weather balloon from San Jose, California 4:00 PM local time Sunday afternoon (Dec 11). Over...
View ArticleLiving Computer Museum Opens To Public In Seattle
New submitter seawall writes “Paul Allen just opened the Living Computer Museum in Seattle. The ‘Living’ means many of the computers are actually running. There’s a Xerox Sigma 9, which was introduced...
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