In order to save the planet from global roasting, it seems entirely reasonable to ask Mr and Mrs Joe Peasant to submit to annual " carbon allowance " preventing them flying hither and yon and devastating the environment. As Dr Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains : Hotel guests should have their electricity monitored; hefty aviation taxes...
Dick Cheney says he has no interest in running for president. Washington (CNN) - Dick Cheney's throwing cold water on a new group's effort to try and convince the former vice president to seek the Republican presidential nomination in the next race for the White House. "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" officially launched on Friday and unveiled a [...]
At Google we're all about curiosity, and clearly, so are all of you. Everyone, it seems, searches the web to fulfill that innate curiosity to find something of interest. Whether searching for the latest news, a popular holiday gift, a website you've heard about, the latest singing sensation, or the trailer to a blockbuster film, you come to the Google search box with something on your mind. And since...
This holiday season, Google Checkout can help you save time and money. You can shop quickly and easily with one secure login for thousands of stores across the web. And through December 17, save with exclusive discounts of $5, $10 or $20 at hundreds of participating stores, including TigerDirect.com, BlueNile.com and Petco.com. And for Cyber Monday , you can take advantage of special limited-time offers...
Here's a tip for all you iPhone app developers out there. If you want to make sure your app doesn't join the long list of rejected iPhone apps out there, make sure it doesn't advertise a competing product, especially if that product runs the Android operating system. Swavv Apps (creators of Beer Pong) learned that lesson recently when they tried to get their iDroid app past the App Store censors....
In an interview on the Today Show , the "most infamous party crashers in the world said Tuesday that they hate that label, denied they finagled their way into a White House state dinner and insisted that they were invited to the bash by a Washington law firm with ties to a senior Pentagon official." Said Michaele Salahi: "We were invited, not crashers. There isn't anyone that would have...
Hey, kids! Did you hear about how the White House has gotten themselves in another white-knuckled media feud ... with Politico ? Ha, ha, awesome! Except: no. Those of you hoping for a "War on Fox" redux are going to be sorely disappointed. What's actually going on is that in the wake of John Harris' " Seven Narratives That The White House Hopes Doesn't Take Root And That We Are Going...
Only not really. Little Green Footballs on why he flipped from right to left. The explanation is a little thin. But apparently it works like this: If you disagree with any element of half of the American body politic, you disagree with the whole thing. And if you agree with any part of it, you agree with [...]
Apple has long been rumored to integrate video conferencing capabilities in the iPhone, and most expected Skype to incorporate such a feature in its free application for iPhone and iPod Touch devices sooner or later, but Israel's fring is first to actually do it . Big caveat for starters: the camera on the iPhone 3GS is located on the back, which is handy for recording videos of people and locations...
Ever feel like you are just cranking away and not getting anywhere in life? Well, at least with Blake Fall-Conroy's Minimum Wage Machine , you are guaranteed to get paid as long as you crank. The idea is that you generate power by turning a handle, which in turn powers a change machine that pays you in pennies, one every 5.035 seconds. It's a work in progress, but Blake was kind enough to share these...
HIV/AIDS has cut a swath of destruction across the globe—infecting more than 60 million people, leaving 14 million orphans in sub-Saharan Africa alone. But a global movement to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS, along with scientific breakthroughs in treatment, have reversed the momentum in recent years. For those living with HIV in Africa, just two pills at 40 cents a day can bring a recovery so miraculous...
The amazing "Big Daddy" costume build from Volpin Props that we covered back in September is up for auction on eBay . The listing closes just after 9:00 AM PST on December 3rd which, incidentally, is my birthday (hint hint hint). The image shown above is actually a photograph of the costume (admittedly one that's been run through a PhotoShop filter or two) taken at the Georgia Aquarium....
The couple accused of waltzing into President Obama's first State Dinner uninvited and mugging with dignitaries and VIPs—and the President himself —appeared on the Today Show this morning and to insist they were invited to the event. Tareq Salahi said the incident has been "the most devastating thing that has ever happened " to himself and wife Michaele, emphasizing they "did...
The RED Scarlet, if you don't know, is a compact professional camera being released by RED as a more portable alternative to the more full-featured modular system that's been brewing for so long. Key word here is professional! Many are under the impression that this is their consumer offering, but RED is not a consumer-oriented company. The Scarlet may be cheaper and more compact, but it is still...
