http://www.npdu.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:34:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For small wind turbines under 100 kilowatts, the federal government will now give a tax credit of up to $4,000 for the next eight years. In addition to the renewable energy "extenders," the law boosts subsidies to invest in non-conventional fossil fuels--so-called dirty fuels, such as making liquid fuel from coal ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/09/04/bailout-plan-bails-out-clean-energy-sector/ (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News.com) One attorney for BJB said there were no First Amendment problems, invoking a U.S. Supreme Court precedent dealing with an intercepted conversation played by a radio station because, "We allege, your honor, that Wikileaks has actively solicited the theft of private information...they are participants in the illegality." White ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/29/judge-wikileaks-gets-its-domain-name-back/ Those are just two of the rumors accompanying a video trumpeting some recent triumphs of Chinese aviation. (Credit: PLAAF) And the "Flying Dorito"? The stealth McDonnell Douglas A-12 carrier-borne attack aircraft was canceled in the 1990s by then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney. Or was it? Oh, and it was made possible ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/china-baffles-world-with-mystery-bomber/ The incident is alleged to have happened during Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez's trip to Beijing in December, unidentified sources told the AP. Gutierrez told the wire service he couldn't comment on an ongoing investigation. "The Pentagon, State Department and Commerce Department all have been victimized by widespread ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/did-chinese-officials-copy-u-s-government-laptop/ As an alternative, though, you can sync e-mail without syncing your contacts and calendar. Also, you can keep work and personal e-mail accounts open at the same time. You'll just have to switch between the two. Click here for CNET News' complete iPhone 3G coverage. Ready for your work e-mail. With the iPhone ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/software-update-gives-new-life-to-the-first-iphone-2/ Kahn allowed that one big issue in the field of sensor research remains how to accurately interpret data so a device can recognize an activity, mood, or physical item. Still, he said, the research is bearing fruit. Personal digital assistants, cell phones, smartphones--whatever you want to call them--keep getting smaller, thinner, ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/intel-says-were-close-to-a-very-cool-future-for-m/ Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac to ship in second quarter 2008 - Adobe previously said "early 2008," (http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9783661-39.html) but now it's second quarter. Not a big deal since Mac folks get iPhoto. Why bother offering pre-order months early? Answer: to make it not look like a delay. More Canon 5D Mark ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/underexposed-blog-links-of-the-day/ 7. Media - One of the big news of the day is that the G1 is the first phone to offer a mobile version of Amazon's MP3 store, providing a viable alternative to the iTunes store on the iPhone. This is major news and the implications of it are far ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/comparing-the-t-mobile-g1/ Those numbers will surely come up again when Apple reports first-quarter iPhone shipment totals later this month. This will be a trend worth watching in the second half of the calendar year, whether Apple's decision to add business-friendly features to the iPhone starts to make a dent in RIM's ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/rim-earnings-surge-during-fourth-quarter/ The fact that the RIAA has been allowed to roam free and do what it has done over the past decade is both disgusting and appalling. While music pirates continue to make this organization look bad all over the world, the RIAA is going after US citizens to make up ... http://www.npdu.org/index.php/2010/08/24/i-dont-like-the-riaa-and-never-will-2/