Sideshow performers from around the US gathered in Penn. for their annual end-of-season convention, entertaining a crowd and one another with classic stunts like swallowing swords, driving nails into their noses and walking on broken glass. (Nov. 11)
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By Moshe Adler Taxes are the best weapon against the kind of self-perpetuating Ivy League elitism so despised by the tea party. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
Continue reading …By Joe Conason Election Day exit polls showed that the health care bill is not nearly so widely despised as right-wing propaganda suggests—and that its demise is certainly not the highest priority of voters. Related Entries November 11, 2010 Republicans Repeal Health Care at Their Peril November 11, 2010 Do Only Conservative Victories Count?
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President Obama laid a wreath at a Korean War memorial and addressed US troops in South Korea before meeting with South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak about a free trade agreement. (Nov. 11)
Continue reading …AMD publishes CPU roadmaps through 2012, runs a quad-core Bulldozer through the laptop realm
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Heard of Trinity, Krishna, Wichita and Komodo? You have now — they’re the codenames of brand-new processors that AMD plans to ship in 2012. AMD dropped preliminary details on the basic platform lineup earlier this week, and it looks like there are some sweeping changes in store — like the fact that every single chip will have a DirectX 11 capable GPU on board in true Fusion style. Also, if you thought Bulldozer was a desktop processor and Bobcat limited to laptops, you’ll be interested to know that’s not at all how it’s going to work — powerhouse notebooks and mid-range towers can get the same four high-end cores in the form of a 32nm Trinity APU, while Krishna and Wichita mop up the low-end and hopefully address low power consumption scenarios with 28nm silicon. Of course, there’s a little something extra for the desktop enthusiast, and that’s where the octa-core Komodo will come in (picture after the break). AMD’s also enacted one other very important change, and that’s to provide the handy-dandy AMD Codename Decoder[TM] for telling all these platforms apart. You’ll find it at our more coverage link. We kid you not. Continue reading AMD publishes CPU roadmaps through 2012, runs a quad-core Bulldozer through the laptop realm AMD publishes CPU roadmaps through 2012, runs a quad-core Bulldozer through the laptop realm originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: cntraveller It’s that time of year when Main Streets across the land turn on their Christmas lights, usually with a B-list celebrity on show for a kiss. Only this year at London’s Covent Garden, the kiss will set off the lights. This 50 ft. Christmas tree will light up every time someone kisses under the mistletoe. There are 50,000 red and white LEDs on it which are set off by a big pucker. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Highlights of this day in history: An armistice ends the fighting in World War I; Pilgrims sign Mayflower Compact; Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies; Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and actor Leonardo DiCaprio born. (Nov. 11)
Continue reading …Exclusive Preview: Urbike Trapper, the First Intelligent Electric Public Bicycle Sharing Systems
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The original Urbike. Photo Credit: Modular BPS What characteristics should the perfect public bicycle have? A minimum of mechanical maintenance, maintenance-free shaft transmission, solid tires to avoid punctures, a theft-free design and an adjustable seat for every hight. It should also be ergonomically designed so that any person can cycle upright and comfortably. It seems, Spanish designer Eduard SentÃs got it right with Urbikes . However, as if this award-winning bike wasn’t e… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We know Boxee wanted its Box launch to have an impact, but we doubt this was the way the company intended. A great many of our readers are reporting this morning that their browser-based streaming attempts from Hulu have been greeted with an error message telling them that they’re trying to access the service “from Boxee.” Needless to say, these Windows 7 and Mac OS X users are not amused and we suspect Hulu will have only a short time to sort out its blocking algorithms before a full-on frenzy of discontented geeks engulfs its forums. Reported browsers to have fallen afoul of this unplanned ban include Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari, leaving us to wonder whether anyone is able to stream content from Hulu right now. Have you had any luck? [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Hulu’s block on Boxee streaming affecting more than just Boxee Boxes originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’ll rarely be accused of being proper economists here, but we do have to question Hanvon’s calculations in throwing up a pre-order price for its brand new color e-reader of 3,500 Chinese Yuan. That’s the report coming out of DigiTimes this morning, placing the device at around the $530 mark in a market that’s not exactly known for its rampant consumption of tech luxuries. Then again, what we’re talking about here will indeed be the very first E Ink Triton -equipped device anywhere once deliveries commence in February, so there’s the cachet of short-term exclusivity to look forward to. Or it might be very long-term exclusivity if nobody thinks that color is worth paying that massive premium over more conventional e-readers. We shall wait and see. Hanvon’s color e-reader up for pre-order in China — for just $530 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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