Technology

…just as soon as we can find a software engineer. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Who knew some of the best futurists were ad men for the liquor industry?  Their future looks pretty cool, compared to the grungy mess we’ve ended up with.  By the way, where’s  my farookin’ flying car? Read more

It seems that energy-efficient traffic lights have a drawback, at least in the cooler climes. Tip from the Instapundit, who seems to be full of beans today. Read more

It must be a slow news week, since the NY Times has found space to report on yet another conference where grown men and women who call themselves scientists have gotten their knickers in a twist worrying about machines becoming smarter than humans and displacing the entire workforce.  How absurd.  First, I have a set Read more

Jimbo has been having some heartburn about compact fluorescent lights (we call ’em swirlys).  Cheapskate that I am, I started phasing them in a couple years ago as replacements to keep the light bill down.  It didn’t take too long to discover that CFLs put out a lot less heat than the old incandescent bulbs, Read more

Looks like Austin’s GreenChoice energy program is in trouble.  I wonder if CPS Energy has any similar problems. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

How to stow a 150-pound deer in your Z4.Tip from American Digest. Read more

Suspicions confirmed. I still want my damn flying car. Tip from the irreverent Jonah Goldberg at The Corner. Read more

It’s relatively easy to hack into webcams; apparently the (Red) Chinese are doing it to the Dalai Lama.  So be careful There’s a general rule that you shouldn’t write anything in an e-mail that you wouldn’t want shared with the world. Perhaps the same should apply to dancing in your underwear while your laptop is Read more

Over at the National Ledger, Ben Domenech blows the whistle on Obama Power Speaking at the first of a series of environmental town halls — fast becoming this Administration’s chosen method for feigning interest in the opinions of the citizenry (a relatively inexpensive method suitable for Bailout USA, requiring only a lukewarm carafe of burnt Read more