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Google at the gas pump translates to happy motorists, retailers

saltyveruca — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:52:17 EST

The Internet-connected pumps, made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc., will come fitted with a color screen and allow travelers to find local landmarks, restaurants, hotels, and more. Drivers will be able to print out directions to their selected destinations using the receipt printer.

Channel: Autos Tags: google gilbarco veeder root google maps directions gas pump

Porsche goes green...100 years ago - Electric drive

pagey — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:17:42 EST

At this month's Los Angeles Auto Show, the German performance automaker will unveil its green plan for a new century - the last one.

Channel: Autos Tags: porsche green 100 years ago auto show cars auto

Dumb Crimes And The Dumb People Who commit Them

ranchhand — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:28:36 EDT

45 year old Amy Brasher was arrested in San Antonio, Texas after a mechanic reported to police that 18 packages of marijuana were packed in the engine

Channel: Humor Tags: dumb people crimes laughter

Bin Laden may be in city, not cave: ex-spy chief

STONERS — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:23:39 EDT

Osama bin Laden could hide more easily in a city than a remote tribal region, a former Pakistani intelligence chief said on Tuesday, challenging the notion that the al Qaeda leader is probably holed up in a mountain cave.

Channel: News Tags: Bin Laden May Be In City Not Cave Ex Spy Chief

OpenOffice Moves to OS X

jeremytoday — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:02:52 EDT

A version of the free OpenOffice.org productivity suite that will work natively on the OS X operating system may finally be ready in September 2008.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: OpenOffice OS X native version 3.0 Aqua OpenOffice.org Mac Mac OS X Eric Bachard September 2008

The real thing. Or is it? - DIY Coke Cola

Disney Nut — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:54:27 EDT

Tired of paying high rates for Coke products from the distributer, this duo recreated the original coke recipe and are now offering it in a GNU license for anyone to replicate.

Channel: Travel Tags: coca-cola coke pepsi cola drink

CEO Pay Up 298%, Average Worker's? 4.3% (1995-2005)

Wil — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:05:49 EDT

There's been a lot of ballyhoo lately about ballooning executive pay, so here's a look at how CEO incomes rose over the years in relation to Joe Blow's paycheck. It looks like while CEO pay rose 298.2% by 2005, and corporate profits by 106.7%, the average worker pay has only risen by 4.3%

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: Executive Pay CEO Income

Big Rocks First: Double Your Productivity This Week

TheAttacks — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:26:14 EDT

If your week is seven buckets, and you go into each bucket without planning ahead, and you fill it up with little pebbles and grains of sand and whatever other debris comes your way ... soon there will be no room for the Big Rocks.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: productivity double increase

The America Haters Strike Again

populist — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:02:19 EDT

For them, the military IS America. War is America. The president is America. The NSA is America. Every politician that they love and worship is America. And, if you don't like it, you obviously hate America. You must be some kind of terrorist, or communist; and you'd rather be living in some foreign dictatorship.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: liberty bill of rights war America freedom

Rosie O'Donnell 9/11 Conspiracy Comments: Popular Mechanics Responds

bill2936 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:19:25 EDT

For those interested in what physicist and demolition experts have said regarding WTC 7's collapse, as detailed in our book Debunking 9/11 Myths, Popular Mechanics offers these notes:

Channel: News Tags: Rosie Fraud 911 myths

Missing Boy Scout found alive

jennygerms — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:50:42 EDT

MCGRADY, N.C. - Park rangers escorted a weak and dehydrated 12-year-old Boy Scout out of the rugged North Carolina mountains on Tuesday, four days after he wandered away from his troop's camp site.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Boyscout found alive camp

Laws on open government often fall short

gatitabonitasen — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:47:43 EDT

Though laws in every state say government records and meetings must be open to all, reality often falls far short: Laws are sporadically enforced, penalties for failure to comply are mild and violators almost always walk away with nothing more than a reprimand, an Associated Press survey of all 50 states has found.

Channel: Politics Tags: Laws on open government often fall short

The Glove: Pentagon's human enhancement project

ubibene — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:58:46 EDT

Heat-resistant. Cold-proof. Tireless. Tomorrow's soldiers are just like today's - only better. Inside the Pentagon's human enhancement project.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: glove army

Israel recalls 'naked ambassador'

springflower — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:16:10 EDT

Israel is replacing its ambassador in El Salvador after the current envoy was found in a street, drunk, wearing only bondage gear, officials said. "Our ambassador has been recalled immediately," a foreign ministry official told AFP news agency. San Salvador was Tzuriel Refael's first post as ambassador, after promotion in 2006 from

Channel: News Tags: Israel recalls naked ambassador

Responsibility for Walter Reed at the top

populist — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:23:20 EDT

The revelations about malfeasance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are making Americans angry, and for a number of very good reasons.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: walter reed responsibility army