July, 2010
Anna Fermanova – Not a Russian spy, but a munitions smuggler
Make room Anna Chapman, there's a new Russian spy on the block - or to be more precise, a Baltic spy. Latvian immigrant Anna Fermanova, 24, is stealing the hearts of Facebook fans with her good looks and stealing military hardware from the U.S. The New York Daily News reports how the blonde import has ...
Apple Magic Trackpad – The beginning of the end of the mouse?
The long-awaited Magic Trackpad that Apple introduced at the Apple Store Tuesday brings the very same multi-touch gestures used with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to the Apple desktop. A new wireless device that connects via Bluetooth, the Magic Trackpad lets you use your computer with gestures, instead of pointing and clicking. Some analysts ...
Connecting your car with the Internet
It may seem like an extraneous idea, but both Subaru and Ford are connecting their cars to the Internet. A built in Wi-Fi option will be available for the 2011 Subaru Outback. Ford has decided to test out an "automatic tweeting" car that has the code name of AJ. The guess of vehicle makers is ...
Tea Party Express racist Mark Williams kicked out of movement
The Tea Party Express and its leader Mark Williams were expelled from the National Tea Party Federation. An over the top racist satire was written by Williams, chairman of the Tea Party Express, in response to an NAACP resolution asking the Tea Party to renounce racism in its ranks. The Tea Party denied that racists ...
Recalculating miles per gallon for hybrids
When General Motors first introduced the Chevrolet Volt, it was estimated the car got 230 miles per gallon. The formula used for this wasn't ever approved for the car. This means that the estimation of miles per gallon for most hybrids could have to be recalculated -- not just the Chevy Volt.
Calculating mpg for hybrids
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