Recent Comments:
New study quantifies differences in biofuel crops, impact on environment {Autoblog Green}
Apr 2nd 2008 12:53PM Oil is something we need to "get by with" for the time being until we find a better way to get from point A to point B. ICEs have been around long enough for us to just about master how they work, and there are plenty of improvements that we can make to them so that they use less oil. There is more than enough oil to support us for the time being (there are larger oil reserves in the United States that can be easily and environmentally tapped than in the middle east) until we "perfect" or at least master a new propulsion system for our vehicles. I'm not saying we should just slack off and guzzle gas till the cows come home without regard for the planet on which we live; I just think that we should stick to improving the efficiency and emissions of ICEs while we look for the best method of propulsion for our vehicles. We are not ready to completely replace the ICE just yet; we need to develop new technologies and improve existing ones. Nuclear power plants do not produce emissions and are quite safe, with the correct safety measures, and would be ideal sources of electricity to power our vehicles once batteries become more efficient. I believe that electric, or mostly electric (hybrid) vehicles are the next step in the transportation of humans from place to place. Perhaps an easily renewable, economically friendly, super clean burning fuel could also be the next step in the evolution of the ICE. It is difficult to predict the future but if we address our current problems in a realistic, sensible manner by improving things over time and not leaping before we look, (a human baby does not simply up and start running around, he/she needs to start with small steps going short distances first) we will accomplish great things (slow and steady wins the race). I am not trying to "flame" or push one type of thinking, I'm just trying to peacefully suggest a tried and true method of approaching problems and dealing with them accordingly.
Amazon announces DRM-free MP3 music store {Engadget}
May 16th 2007 5:27PM First let me say that I am computer savvy and have built my own computer and overclocked it, I know what I am doing....I have DRM music that I purchased online that was NEVER moved from my mp3 player or computer.....I now cannot play them because my computer and my mp3 player tell me they have no license to play the songs even though I have tried to update the licenses and re-sync the songs. I did nothing to warrant this, and have now lost money because of DRM. I also have a friend who purchased over $100 from Walmart .com and he had to back up the songs and their licenses (through windows media player). Guess what? thanks to DRM he now has over $100 of worthless files and wallmart.com will not reimburse him. Forgive me if I sound angry but he and I have not shared the music AT ALL nor burned CDs of the music and now cannot play our music because of DRM. I say down with DRM in music and will purchase all of my music on "old technology" because of this. Thanks DRM for making my music "secure" and keeping me from listening to music that I have absolutely NO intention of pirating.
Ask Engadget: What's your favorite media player these days? {Engadget}
Apr 27th 2007 6:33PM I have a 4GB creative zen v plus and that suits me just fine. It has an awesome GUI and the ability to make playlists on the fly was one of the deciding factors for me, plus it was the cheapest 4gig player I could find (#1 reason why I got it).
