The Entitlement Generation
From the monthly archives: January 2012
Google’s new plan to keep closer tabs on people isn’t just another exasperating affront to online privacy. As the Supreme Court said last week, this type of business decision also affects our constitutional rights.
Yes YOUR Constitutional rights!
Google says it will start monitoring what people say and do across multiple [...]
Departing sunspot 1402 unleashed an X2-class solar flare today, Jan. 27th, at 18:37 UT. Sunspot 1402 is rotatiing onto tthe far side of the sun, so the blast site was not facing Earth. Nevertheless, energetic protons accelerated by the blast are now surrounding our planet, and an intensifying S1-class radiation storm is [...]
The Rollable Series Flexible Solar Cells were built with the outdoors in mind. Each unit is assembled using high grade marine components, sealed edges for waterproofing, and built in grommets for easy fastening. These rugged characteristics make this series perfect for hiking, backpacking, tenting, and all marine activities. With three sizes to choose from, the [...]
PowerFilm R-28Weight: 0.6 lbsOperating Voltage: 15.4Operating Current: 1.8Rolled Dimensions: 4 x 14.5UnRolled Dimensions: 14.5 x 79.75Ultra Light – Ultra Thin – Easy to UsePowerFilm integrated solar panels (thin film on plastic) are developed and manufactured with a proprietary roll process and they are truly rollable unlike other thin film technologies that are only somewhat flexible. [...]
Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, between 15:15 and 16:30 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab confirm that the CME is heading for Earth, and they say strong geomagnetic storms are [...]
I think that the new laws would end up blocking many sites like this one. I use this site as a scratchpad, a notepad, a place to store information that I find important and am afraid I may never find again on the internet or that might go away on the site it was originally [...]
Urban Green Energy has released the ViewUGE at CES 2012. ViewUGE is Urban Green Energy’s answer to monitoring green energy production. The ViewUGE is the online energy monitoring application that ties small wind turbines with the smart grid, perfect for those who are planning to or have installed a renewable energy system [...]
The three major nuclear power plant accidents – Fukushima Daiichi in 2011, Three Mile Island in 1979, and Chernobyl in 1986 – are fully covered in this authoritative collection of official reports, with over 1,300 pages.
Fukushima Accident: This thorough compilation of official information and documents includes material from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the [...]
