Archive for February, 2010
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
February 23rd, 2010Thanks to the owner of djyoungfree.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $90.
Bloom Energy Fuel Cell
February 23rd, 2010Who’s on Bloom Energy’s board? Colin Powell. Via: CBS: Watch CBS News Videos Online In the world of energy, the Holy Grail is a power source that’s inexpensive and clean, with no emissions. Well over 100 start-ups in Silicon Valley are working on it, and one of them, Bloom Energy, is about to make public […]
Gallup Poll: Nearly 20 Percent of U.S. Workers Underemployed
February 23rd, 2010Via: Reuters: Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce lacked adequate employment in January and struggled to make ends meet with reduced resources and bleak job prospects, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday. In findings that appear to paint a darker employment picture than official U.S. data, Gallup estimated that about 30 million […]
Recovery: Bad Economies in States to Worsen
February 22nd, 2010Via: Reuters: The already gloomy conditions of states’ economies are set to worsen, according to preliminary survey findings from the National Governors Association released on Saturday. “The situation is fairly poor for a lot of states around the country. In fact, most states,” Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, who is chairman of the association, said at […]
Americans Terrorists Are Now as Big a Concern as International Terrorists
February 22nd, 2010Via: Washington Post / AP: Americans who turn to terrorism and plot against the U.S. are now as big a concern as international terrorists, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday.
The Digital Dictatorship
February 22nd, 2010If you pretend that the author is referring to the U.S. when he mentions countries like Iran and the former East Germany, this is much more informative. Via: Wall Street Journal: Since the publication of John Perry Barlow’s “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace” in 1996, they have been led to believe that cyberspace is […]
And Now… Walmart, Champion of the Local* Food Movement?
February 22nd, 2010* In terms of WalMart, local means, “Within a day’s drive of one of its warehouses.” Does that mean two people driving for 24 hours in shifts? I apologize for being so cynical, but this is [expletive deleted] WALMART we’re talking about! What’s happening here? Is “Local” becoming the new “Organic”? Another term ripe for […]
Ousted GM CEO Fritz Henderson Rehired As Consultant, Earns $60K A Month
February 22nd, 2010Via: Car Connection: After having been very publicly ejected from the company late last year, former GM CEO Fritz Henderson has been reinstated with a cushy consulting role less than three months on. In early December, 2009 Henderson was asked by the then Chairman of the Board, Ed Whitacre, to resign just days before he […]
Kerik Is Sentenced in Corruption Case
February 22nd, 2010Fugettaboutit. Via: New York Times: Bernard B. Kerik, a former New York police commissioner who rose to national prominence, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to eight felony charges, including tax fraud and lying to White House officials. Under the terms of a plea agreement, the prosecution and the […]
Low-Cost, More Efficient Solar Cells Made Mostly of Plastic
February 22nd, 2010Via: EETimes: By growing arrays of silicon wires in a polymer substrate, researchers have demonstrated what they say are flexible solar cells that absorb up to 96 percent of incident light. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers said the wires are made up of 98 percent plastic, potentially lowering the cost of photovoltaics by using […]
