Photo: Kelly Rossiter We’ve had some brutally cold weather over the past few days, enough so that I was cooking from my pantry rather than leaving the house. And when it’s that cold you really want something warming and comforting. Hauling stuff out of my refrigerator, I came up with enough ingredients to make mushroom dumplings. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It’s good to brush up on the basics once in a while — especially when political and ideological arguments have consumed the public narrative on climate change. It’s important to understand the scientific reasons addressing climate change is so urgent in the first place. Chief among them is the possibility of runaway global warming. Preeminent NASA climate scientist Ja… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …McCain says he wants to see ‘an uprising’ of angry Tea Partiers against omnibus bill
December 16, 2010 No Comment
Click here to view this media John McCain went on Sean Hannity’s show last night to rail like an aging old crank again, this time against Republicans’ pet target of the week: the omnibus spending bill making its way through the lame-duck session of Congress. In the process, he seemed to be calling out the Tea Party troops to action: McCain: It’s a direct repudiation of the voters of last November 2, it is a direct insult, to stick their thumb right in their eye. I was on the phone with the Tea Partiers all over Arizona today. They are enraged. They are outraged. And I want to see an uprising all over this country. The same people that caused the victories, we’ve got to hold these people to account. He’s actually going to have to hope that none of his newfound Tea Partying friends — remember, they weren’t always so close, back when J.D. Hayworth was making him sweat — actually heed his call in the way some of them are likely to.
Continue reading …Tom Vanderbilt Thinks The Future of Transport is Smaller, Slower and Shared. Others Don’t.
December 16, 2010 No Comment
Small Cars “Almost Cheaper Than Walking” In January I wrote a prediction for this year, The Three Ss For 2010: Small, Simple and Shared . Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, says much the same thing a year later in World Policy Blog, writing A Car for the Future: Smaller, Slower, Shared. He points out the simple and unavoidable reality: As plentiful as t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A British judge released Julian Assange on conditional bail Thursday, freeing the WikiLeaks founder to direct operations of his secret-spilling website from a mansion in eastern England. (Dec. 16)
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Chumby isn’t just taking its platform to dedicated devices from other manufacturers, it’s also moving to software — a strategy that right out of Amazon’s playbook now that Kindle is available on just about every computer and handheld under the sun. The company’s new Android app simply connects to your Chumby account and lets you view and use the same Flash-based apps that you would on any other Chumby device, a testament to the fact that pretty much every Android handset hitting the market these days comes Flash-capable out of the box. Chumby says that the app works best for tablets and docked devices — which makes sense when you think of how you’d use a Sony Dash or Chumby One — and conveniently, you can set it to automatically show up as a screen saver whenever your phone is docked. Look for it in the Market right now for $4.99; follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Chumby releases Android app, not quite as plush as the original Chumby releases Android app, not quite as plush as the original originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police in Connecticut say they don’t believe apparently explosive devices discovered in a New Haven home were intended to be used for terrorism. The material was found after firefighters responded to reports of smoke. (Dec. 16)
Continue reading …Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it
December 16, 2010 No Comment
Sure, companies haven’t had too much success with connected watches — remember SPOT ? But don’t lose hope! The Fossil Connected watch concept shows that at least somebody is still trying to bring wrist-based chronometers into the 21st century. This timepiece is designed to pair with your Android or BlackBerry handset via Bluetooth to display weather, caller ID info, text messages, so on and so forth. And unlike a lot of the watches we see in this space, it actually looks pretty damn good. It remains to be seen exactly when these will make it to market (currently the company is hashing out the concept and “showing them around Silicon Valley,” according to Robert Scoble), but when they do they should sell for around $200. Get a closer look after the break. Continue reading Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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IDF finishes intensive training event in preparation for possible war with Lebanon. ‘I don’t belittle situation in Gaza Strip, but Lebanon is a different story,’ 401st Brigade Commander Enav Shalev says
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