Some scary comments from a Los Angeles City Beat interview with the infamous McCormack: On credentials: CityBeat: How do you respond to the charge by Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation that you put 40,000 votes at risk by asking Diebold to alter the software on the eve of the recall election? Conny McCormack: … Continue reading Election Official Accountability in Los Angeles
The demand for carbon fiber is really taking off (pun not intended), which is a serious problem for industries heavily dependent (pun not intended) on ultra-light yet strong materials. For example, just as sports-cars, boats, motorcycles, and even the military are using carbon fiber in a wide range of applications, new large passenger jets are … Continue reading Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association Tackles Carbon Fiber
As Mayor Bloomberg debates banning trans fats (hydrogen mixed with vegetable oil) in NYC restaurants, Canada is apparently considering banning them nation-wide. They would not be the first country to do so, as Denmark banned them in 2003. Some of the data now being collected is hard to believe: The CTV and Globe and Mail … Continue reading The risk of eating at KFC
I can not resist commenting on this story. It does not surprise me that a three-year old child was able to use a computer to purchase a real automobile on an auction site. In fact I can just imagine a high-tech company executive telling his/her staff “I want this system to be simple enough for … Continue reading Parents log out of eBay