First new Nuclear Reactor in the US in 10 years is on track.

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Mark Urbin

The Tennessee Valley Authority is bringing a new Nuclear Reactor on line, on schedule and on budget, in order to provide clean, “carbon free”, electricity in useful quanties, to their customers. Clean and safe nuclear power is supported as the “green option” by serious leaders of the environmental movement, including Gaia theorist James Lovelock, Greenpeace [...]

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Bad PR for the Kindle

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Mark Urbin

As I’ve noted before, it is my theory that Amazon does not actual sell e-books on it’s Kindle device, it leases the book to the reader. Another point of evidence to support that theory has just come out. According to this New York Times story, Amazon can delete e-books off your Kindle, that you have [...]

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NASA to destroy the Space Station in 2016

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Mark Urbin

They use the more PC term, “De-Orbit”, which means letting the incredibly expensive International Space Station drop out of orbit and burn.  Any large leftover chunks are supposed to fall into the Pacific Ocean. The station has cost $100 billion to put into orbit, build and maintain, so far.   No plans to replace it with [...]

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100 Basic Geek Skills

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Mark Urbin

Wired has an article on 100 Essential Skills for Geeks. I wasn’t surprised to see I have many of them.  Here are some of my favorites. Properly secure a wireless router. Crack the WEP key on a wireless router. Leech Wifi from your neighbor. Screw with Wifi leeches. Knowing how to screw with people stealing bandwidth [...]

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The World’s First floating nuclear power plant

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Mark Urbin

It’s not the one the Russians are building. Given the Russian’s record of failure with nuclear reactor’s and generally poor environmental record, any buyer’s are doing so at their own risk. The world’s first floating nuclear power plant was built in the early 1960s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It was the [...]

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I called the Chrome OS back in October

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Mark Urbin

Google announced an OS based on Chrome, this is supposed be a seperate OS than Android, which is already shipping on smartphones and has been ported to netbooks. The Chrome OS is based on open source LINUX code, and Google plans on freely distributing the OS. This can’t make Microsoft very happy. Back in October [...]

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iPhone firmware 3.1 BETA

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Mark Urbin

Firmware version 3.1 has just entered BETA. Here are some of the highlights. Bluetooth support for Voice Control.  So finally, my iPhone “smartphone” will be able to do wihat my old Motorola Razr did from day one.  Tap the button on a Bluetooth headset and initiate a call simply by speaking. MMS may or may [...]

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iPhone 3GS

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Mark Urbin

I broke down and got a new iPhone. My old one was a 1st gen, I gained a lot of new features. Faster processor, more memory, GPS, and a much better camera. In addition to better stills, the 3GS will take videos as well. The better camera and videos are really the big feature over [...]

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