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The iPad itself looks OK, but it has a drab, pansy background. So we picked the two movies that we're the most shamelessly excited about and resized their images (to 768x1024) for you: Tron Legacy and Iron Man 2. More »
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Intrinsity is a chip design company that specializes in really fast, really power-efficient ARM processors, like the ones found in the iPhone, iPad and basically every other smartphone. Well, it looks like Apple just bought them. [EDN, MacRumors] More »
Can anyone give me a schenatic on how to converte a 1939 ford tractor from 6v to 12v TKS
There's another Photoshop preview vid out today, this time for a feature called Puppet Warp. And if you thought Content-Aware Fill was amazing, wait until you see how Puppet Warp lets you bend and twist images. More »
Are you looking to commit suicide very slowly with food? KFC is here to help! Its new Double Down sandwich is coming to a KFC sad factory near you on April 12th. More »
Hi guys, I am trying to build a carousel-like structure for my application. I intend to use a stepper motor which will bear the load of an aluminium plate (2kg approx), on top of which I'll be placing beakers resulting in a total of 3 Kg load on the stepper.. bearing these in mind what specs shou
Don't want to reach for your phone to send a quick message to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad having pals? Use Ping!, a free messaging app which vaguely reminds me of the BlackBerry Messenger setup. Here's how it works: More »
why can not we design an engine running with out petrol i think its possible. its not a joke.
There have been a lot of reactions to the iPad lately. Most positive, some negative. If you're still undecided, look no further than our litanies of iPad resistance and submission for that last little push in either direction. [Giz] More »
It’s been a busy week for President Obama and energy. Two days ago his administration rolled out plans to expand millions of new acres of ocean off the U.S. coastline for oil and gas drilling; after we posted on it, many DISCOVER fans expressed their disdain for Obama’s move on our Facebook page. Today, though, there’s good news for the environmentalists: Obama’s EPA said today it will put stricter restrictions on mountaintop removal coal mining.
At “mountaintop removal” mines, which are unique to Appalachian states, miners blast the peaks off mountains to reach coal seams inside and then pile vast quantities of rubble in surrounding valleys [Washington Post]. The chemicals that result from decapitating a mountain and mining coal tend to run off into the the valleys and pollute rivers and streams, however. So when 80beats last left mountaintop removal, a group of scientists had taken a public stance in the journal Science calling for a complete end to this kind of mining.
The new EPA rules don’t go that far. But the mining regulations will be difficult for mountaintop removal projects to meet. Basically, the EPA will set a standard level for permissible mining runoff allowed to reach waterways, and if a mining project is expected to exceed five times that number, it won’t go forward. Agency head Lisa Jackson says, “You are talking about either no or very few valley fills that are going to be able to meet standards like this. What the science is telling us is that it would be untrue to say you can have any more than minimal valley fill and not see irreversible damage to stream health” [The Guardian]. Between 2000 and 2008, the government had granted more than 500 permits for valley fills.
While the new rules are focused on new mines, it’s possible that established mines may not be simply grandfathered in. Ms. Jackson cited Arch Coal Inc.’s Spruce No. 1 mine, the biggest surface mine in West Virginia, as an example of a project that didn’t meet the new standard and would “degrade water quality in streams adjacent to the mine” [Wall Street Journal]. Last week the EPA proposed revoking Arch Coal’s permit, which unsurprisingly made the mining industry balk at what it calls an unprecedented move.
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I admit it: I'm not much one for camping. But why should I go outside to gather around an open flame when I can have one in my own apartment? More »
