08.06.06
Mental_Floss is Good For You
Mo Rocca interviews the guys (Duke Alumni) who founded Mental_Floss (the magazine).
07.30.06
Hybrids Currently Less Energy-Efficient than Hummers
Saw this over at TreeHugger:
Treehugger: Hybrids Currently Less Energy-Efficient than Hummers
They looked at the total cost of production as well as the ongoing cost of use. Guess what, it’s more expensive (energy wise) to construct a Prius. Of course there’s a catch, but you can read the article for that…
07.25.06
Monopoly ditches cash, goes plastic
Gotta love the progress of credit cards, and the programming of credit culture into our games and entertainment. (Engadget)