Random Linkage 2008-Oct-03 AM
- VP candidate Sarah “Joe Six Pack” Palin feels your pain - she’s suffering in the economic crisis the same as you
Palin was asked in the interview about her reaction to “extreme hostility” from the media. “I think they’re just not used to someone coming in from the outside saying you know what — it’s time that normal Joe Six Pack American is finally represented in the position of vice presidency,” she said.
- Amateur chef dies after eating too-spicy chili (via boingboing)
- Wired’s instructions on loading and running Mac OSX on that nifty little Asus’ EEE pc (via Hack-A-Day)
- Over at Network World’s web site, Stephen Manes covers 23 things he wishes would just go away/get fixed
2. Nonremovable batteries: Why should you have to bother with the arduous task of replacing a battery when Apple employees are happy to do it for you for a sizable fee?
- Dreaming of clean coal power
Over in the United Kingdom, the Government’s business and technology department (BERR) has a new enthusiasm for new coal-burning power stations which is based on the notion of retrofitting CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the future once the technology is developed. But all the independent advice is going against this policy.
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