• Science

    The Commercials Commerce

    By Posted on 5.15.2008 15 Comments

    Im going to be straight with you—if you dont click one of the ads on this page, were all doomed. Maybe not today or tomorrow or next week; but if all those banners and pop-ups and pop-unders and interstitials and nagging floating ads continue to be ignored, or worse, blocked outright, were every one of us in a mess of trouble. Im talking the entire high-flying media world dropping from the sky like flaming meteors. Like it or not, were all in an economic cold war. However, in this one, were fighting against ourselves.

    5.19.2008 at 11:26pm - Comment by rpflo

    @sooty... Click 'Safari' in the menu bar next to File and read the fourth option down. Also ... Safari supports user defined style sheets too so you can kill all ads with the style sheet from this website: http://www.floppymoose.com/. You can go ahead and mess with it to block only the google ads if you like. I still don't know how I feel about ads in general. I hate billboards driving down the roads but I'm a sucker for those stupid boxing ads where you beat up Osama or George Bush--I just wish there was one where you box Obama.

  • Technology

    Space Shuttle Retirement Could Force Major Job Losses

    By Posted on 4.2.2008 4 Comments

    When the shuttle retires in 2010, as many as 8,000 NASA contractors could lose their jobs. After a request from lawmakers, NASA released these numbers yesterday, but added that this could be a worst case scenario. The Kennedy Space Center would suffer the biggest losses, with 80 percent of its contract workers losing their jobs by 2011.

    4.16.2008 at 04:34pm - Comment by rpflo

    After reading articles about exoskeletons and jump jets It certainly does look out dated come to think of it. Luckily those losing their jobs know a thing or two about stuff. They'll find work.

  • The Environment

    Animated Map Visualizes Greenhouse Gas Sources

    By Posted on 4.7.2008 4 Comments

    A new system for mapping carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. will help regulators figure out exactly where these emissions are coming from and how best to reduce them. Among human-produced gases that contribute to climate change, carbon dioxide is public enemy number one.

    4.16.2008 at 04:10pm - Comment by rpflo

    Are you sure that's not just a fancier version of the presidential results map? http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/



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