From Engadget:
It was a close call, but an amendment that would have tacked the Broadcast Flag onto an appropriations bill failed to make it out of a Congressional subcommittee yesterday. Apparently H.R.2862 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations without the amendment in question attached, which means that, for the time being at least, we’re [...]
The All Star Game and Superbowl are comin’ up for Detroit. Now’s the time to clean up the city. Register now for the Detroit All-Star Super Makeover. The event is scheduled for tomorrow between 9:30 am - 12:30. They’re asking volunteers to give 3 hours of their time for the following [...]
Slly posted some simple tips on how to care for lithium ion batteries.
Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, [...]
RealSimple.com has “A handy, who-knew guide for 77 foods, beauty products, and household goods.”
Certain items in your house practically scream “toss me” when their prime has passed. That mysterious extra white layer on the Cheddar? A sure sign it needs to be put out of its misery. Chunky milk? Down the drain it goes.
But what [...]
After about a month after the initial landscaping, they’ve finally started laying sod! I’ll get some more pictures up soon.
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Scientists clone human embryo from immature eggs for the first time.
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The Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Jose Mercury News, St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Miami Herald recently started their own tech podcast called “Inside Personal Tech”. Check it out!
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It was only a matter of time… Hackers have already gotten Apple’s OSX on a Tablet PC.
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Congratulations to Bryan & Nicole! Tanya’s cousin got married this past weekend. Here’s some pictures:
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Med student dad Bert Webb says that on sluggish days when you can’t get a thing done, activate your body’s central nervous system to kickstart your productivity.
Bert writes:
All of us have experienced days when our productivity soared. It was like nothing could slow us down. Everything that we had planned for the day [...]