The FAA has mandated an upgrade to the famous ‘Black Box’ - the flight recorder which has an almost techno-religious status. It details the downfall of life and rises from the ashes to tell the story.
My interest in this subject comes from a memory - a trip to the beach in Edmonds, Washington. One Saturday, [...]

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Since I am vtgirl. I can’t let the day go by without one shout out to my hometown (well, home region) team. I’ve got a day filled with lil’ smokies, four different dip based appetizers and the pre-game show complete with Paula Abdul. . .does it get any better than this?
Go get em boys!!!

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So, here’s my new laptop that I haven’t donated yet to a child. I bought it so that I could share one with some child in the world ($400.00 got me one device, and the second was dontated) and because I love gadgets.

I wasn’t having fun with it until I found a new Jabber server [...]

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We finally made it - as a race of people, that is…
The mountain has been summited and a company is now selling energy efficient solar cells at inexpensive pricing and high output. This means there are more efficient and less expensive version to come, using a solar cell ‘printing’ technology developed by NanoSolar of California.
Watch [...]

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I never expected it to happen to me. I know it’s happened to other women, but not to me. My boyfriend’s brother bought an Xboc 360 today. So, since it entered our house more than 4 and a half hours ago — it has been on — Gears of War, Oblivion, and [...]

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Let’s all hope that this woman and her colleagues have good news for the 40 million people currently infected with HIV.
http://ibnlive.com/news/indian-doc-develops-enzyme-that-can-destroy-hiv/48654-17.html
Read up and spread the good word…

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I took the summer off from blogging for a variety of reasons — Lapster and I have been trying to get outdoors playing tennis and rollerblading, I’m trying not to be tied to my computer quite so much, but even more importantly. . .I’ve been working and have gone back to full-time while I coordinate [...]

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This is a picture of something unusual. It’s a used Nintendo Wii. It was new when I purchased it. The availability of this sought after gaming console is strangely limited: approximately 2.5% are distributed worldwide (including Europe and Asia). That’s 2.5 Wiis available to every 100 interested buyers. I only bought one because we had [...]

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So a few weeks ago, Lapster and I stared to have a debate (I would call it a fight – he would call it a debate). I started telling him that I wanted to show him “my new favorite Hack.” He told me I was using the word incorrectly, but I thought I [...]

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Hi everyone, Lapster here with something scientific that deserves recognition. In the world of energy production, nothing comes close to being 100% efficient. The short concept behind that is that when you make one kind of energy (electricity, for example) you always disperse energy in the process. Hydro-electricity, the grand pappy of electrical generation here [...]

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