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Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-MPG VW

brendoman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:12:01 EDT

With gas prices going through the roof and regulators requiring cars to be ever more miserly, Volkswagen is bringing new meaning to the term "fuel efficiency" with a bullet-shaped microcar that gets a stunning 282 mpg.

Channel: Autos Tags: volkswagen microcar mpg

Big tech companies band together to fight patent trolls

123_xyz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:47:44 EDT

Fed up with patent holding companies suing them, a consortium of high-tech companies is taking a different approach: beat them to the punch. According to The Wall Street Journal (subscription), the business heavyweights behind the move include Google, Verizon, Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags:

7 Features we'd like to see in Firefox 3

DiffeeOnline — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:09:23 EDT

Now, we love Firefox 3 - we really, really do, but the problem is it just doesn't have all the options we want. So we thought we'd list a few features we want to see them implement before the next release.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: firefox funny spoof bizarre arrington

$2.75 Cigarette Tax Hike Quadrupals Calls to Smoker's Quitline

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:58:28 EDT

The number of calls to the state's Smoker's Quitline quadrupled to nearly 10,000 calls during the week of June 2, when the full $2.75-a-pack tax kicked in, New York Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines said. Fewer than 2,300 people called for help during the same week in 2007.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: smoking addiction quit new york tax

China Reveals Restrictions on Olympic Visitors

DiffeeOnline — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:27:12 EDT

Visitors to China for the Olympics may not bring in "anything detrimental to China." This includes documents on freedom and human rights, other documents, videos, CDs movies and the like.

Channel: Sports Tags: olympics china restrictions visitors travel

Bill Gates Produces 10,000 Times More Carbon Than Average People

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:37:03 EDT

Bill Gates, specifically chosen for the study, has a carbon footprint about 10,000 times the average. Of course, he also has produced a great deal of wealth and growth for the world. In general, the researchers found that as income rises, so do emissions.

Channel: Science Tags: gates environment green carbon mit

Obama says he would impose oil windfall profits tax

DiffeeOnline — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:29:26 EDT

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Monday he would impose a windfall profits tax on U.S. oil companies as he sought political gain from Americans' pain over high gasoline prices.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama democrats oil windfall taxes