Bill McKibben speaks with Bryony Schwan at Green Festivals 2010 in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive. Bryony Schwan is the executive director and co-founder of The Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes the new science of biomimicry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …PlayStation 3′s Bluetooth headset slims down, shines on, adorns ears later this month
November 8, 2010 No Comment
My, what a difference a couple years makes. As we suspected , Sony is updating its old Bluetooth headset design with a decidedly more elegant model. Here’s what we’ve got: dual mics, USB pairing, in-game status indicator, a charge cradle that doubles as a desktop mic, and of course, a giant mute button for when you have only moments to smack yourself in the ear and curse loudly about your good-for-nothing teammates. It’s also smaller and glossier — and rocking the same $49.99 price tag. When’s it arriving? Soon, later this month. When is that, exactly? Have patience. PlayStation 3′s Bluetooth headset slims down, shines on, adorns ears later this month originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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For the Today show, Democratic Representative Patrick Kennedy's departure from Congress was something to mourn because it represented, as NBC's Matt Lauer lamented, “The end of an era. There's been a Kennedy in Congress since John F. Kennedy entered the House back in 1947.” The nephew of the late President was invited on Monday's Today show to commemorate the occasion with he and co-host Meredith Vieira fondly looking over newly-released photos of JFK from Life.com and reminiscing about his father, the “great” Ted Kennedy. For the record the Today show got their facts wrong, as the MRC's Rich Noyes pointed out, there was no Kennedy in Congress from January 1961 to November of 1962 as Representative Ben Smith held that seat long enough until Ted Kennedy was old enough to take over. The following
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A Connecticut man was condemned to death for a night of terror inside a suburban home in which a woman was strangled and her two daughters tied to their beds, doused in gasoline and left to die in a fire. (Nov. 8)
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Saturday in Madrid was one of those perfect Autumn days….warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Perfect conditions for those impractical combinations that are only practically perfect for a few days a year. A flirty cotton summer dress paired with a lightweight wool coat or an oversized cardigan, why fight it? Give into a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Continue reading …During the campaign the Dems frequently warned voters that the GOP planned to “shut down the government” if they got into power.
Continue reading …Microsoft slide chronicles the journey from Portable Media Center to Windows Phone 7
November 8, 2010 No Comment
In case you missed it, Wired has a new piece out on the (very brief) history of Windows Phone 7. Unfortunately, the article pulls all punches, and skates through some bizarre statements from Microsofties, including calling Kin “a worthwhile risk that resulted in important lessons,” and the real head scratcher of the piece: “Software is like making a movie and building a skyscraper. You’re not quite sure how it’s going to stand until it comes out in the end.” Still, we were glad to find this slide (pictured above) in the article’s photo gallery, chronicling the journey of the Metro design language from Microsoft’s ill-fated Portable Media Center , to the vaguely successful Zune products, and around at last to the newly available Windows Phone 7. A bit of comeuppance for 2004′s ahead-of-its-time, PlaysForSure-laden iPod killer? We like to think so. Microsoft slide chronicles the journey from Portable Media Center to Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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DUBAI (Reuters) – A radical U.S.-born Sunni Muslim preacher wanted dead or alive by the United States and Yemen urged Muslim scholars on Monday to promote jihad against U.S. and Israeli interests in the region. Anwar al-Awlaki also accused Shi’ite power Iran of trying to extend its influence among Arabs in the Gulf region in a 23-minute video recording posted on Islamist websites on Monday. The video appears to have been made before a foiled plot…
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Nashville Musician Matt Glassmeyer is, according to Jazz.com , a bit of an inventor. Now we learn that he is a repurposer, using 350 damaged records to build a roof on his porch…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Bill McKibben speaks with Starhawk at Green Festivals 2010 in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive. She is the author or coauthor of ten books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan mov… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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