Mark mentioned a Makezine piece about a bicycle powered refrigerator.
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Desert T. found us this: Southern Nevada Economy: Analysts’ projections sour. The last quote of the article sums it up: “More and more economists seem to think that this recession we’re in is going to be a long and painful one,” Smith said. “How long it lasts depends on the credit situation. We’re in the hands of the banks.”
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David S. found a link to an interesting water purification device
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J. T. sent a reminder about a site that we’ve mentioned before: a Global Infectious Disease Alert Map. There is a good write-up of the site at Computerworld.
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J.S. told us that there was a good article recently posted The Oil Drum site, discussing the financial aspects of Peak Oil.