• Entertainment & Gaming

    10 Terrible Tech Ads

    By Tom Conlon Posted on 11.27.2008 3 Comments

    11.26.2008 at 02:59pm - Comment by pjvandehaar

    I don't actually watch TV, but from youtube I can say that the Apple ads (for macs or iphones) are terrible and entirely false. Also, the Microsoft ads are just responding to the fake crap Apple and the media are always giving them. And no, I'm not a fanboy, as I use linux. I do, however, hate Apple.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    Holiday Video Game Guide

    By Scott Steinberg Posted on 11.25.2008 5 Comments

    11.26.2008 at 02:52pm - Comment by pjvandehaar

    Where's Fallout 3?!??!?!?!?! Far Cry 2? and since you guys seem to like non-violent games, World of Goo or Spore:creepy and cute ought to be here.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Real Danger of Violent Video Games

    By Posted on 4.2.2009 22 Comments

    Everyone knows Halo gamers don't sleep. But now a group of scientists in Sweden have published new research linking violent video games to increased heart rate variability and sleep disruptions.

    11.26.2008 at 02:41pm - Comment by pjvandehaar

    Not that I disagree with their point, but there's no way I'm giving up Fallout 3 for an extra hour of sleep. Not even a chance. Also, I'm sure watching movies (especially horror) and playing sports does the very same thing. It's called adrenaline.

  • The Environment

    A New Dawn for Solar Energy

    By Posted on 8.1.2008 28 Comments

    It doesn’t take a stellar imagination to figure out the main downside of solar power. For years, the question of how to store the energy generated when the sun is shining for use at night has prevented solar power from becoming a viable alternative energy source. However, a new breakthrough may have overcome that storage problem, opening the door for solar energy on a grand scale.

    8.3.2008 at 12:37pm - Comment by pjvandehaar

    Why does everyone relate this discovery to solar? It seems to me, storage is at least as big of an issue with wind generators as with solar panels. A better title would be "More Efficient Hydrolysis for Energy Storage". It would even work for storing excess energy from the entire power grid. From everything I've heard, it sounds like wind is far better than solar, and don't understand why people even consider solar a ok option.



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