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A Green Military

Fleeceman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:30:50 +0000

The new Sun Shade. Brilliant.

In a startling turn of events, the US military is finally going green.

The White House will have water and electricity solar panels installed in 2011, and based on government estimates will save a typical household $2300 a year in electricity and $1000 a . . . → Read More: A Green Military

Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Fleeceman — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:26:55 +0000

Tweet Don’t worry, nobody fishes here. And here. Or here.

The earth is going to blow up anyway, and everyone not in Japan is fine, so why this conspiratorial fear of nuclear power, you ask?

Ah, the green, environmentally friendly phenomenon of nuclear power. It’s emission free, abundant, and for the ratio of power . . . → Read More: Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

BP Oil Spill

Fleeceman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:13:56 +0000

I'm fairly certain Tony Hayward is Tony Blair's brother. And his nose hairs are fantastic.

BP CEO Tony Hayward wants his life back, or just a day off to go race his yacht. He wants the little people to stop complaining. He hopes the volunteers getting sick during the cleanup get well . . . → Read More: BP Oil Spill

The iPhone 4

Fleeceman — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:22:34 +0000

My brother’s going to love this one.

You’d think a company in the throes of unleashing the most coveted and technologically advanced handheld device the world has ever seen would work out the glitches before releasing said item.

Doesn’t Apple have people to test things? Things as simple as voicemail, updates to free . . . → Read More: The iPhone 4

Libraries and Ebooks

Fleeceman — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:24:56 +0000

Jesus and baby feeling the love on the new iPad Universal wi-fi.

Prior to Barnes and Noble and Borders, people got their books from the library—buying books was for students and lonely housewives (pre Fabio). Then along came Starbucks and iTunes, and sitting at a crusty counter drinking mere coffee in an . . . → Read More: Libraries and Ebooks

Cheap Apples

Fleeceman — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:05:21 +0000

Usually, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

There are exceptions, like getting a sweet deal on Craigslist, or when a waitress stokes you out with a free orange juice, but when a product,

Please make a talk!

say, anything made by Apple, shows up on a website . . . → Read More: Cheap Apples

Taser Laser

Fleeceman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:29:54 +0000

I’m not normally one to complain about other people’s loud music. I like my music loud too, and some tunes are simply meant to be played at ear-splitting volumes: Ozzy, Jane’s, Metallica, … Chris Isaac.

I do, however, hold a certain angry, intense contempt in my heart for static: and on that note, a . . . → Read More: Taser Laser

The iPhone

Fleeceman — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:06:55 +0000

This finely feathered dude was captured using the camera on my iPhone. Fairly amazing.

I needed an iPhone about as much as I needed an elephant in my back yard, but since Amazon was fresh out of elephants, I opted for the simpler purchase of the phone.

Suffice to . . . → Read More: The iPhone