Rethinking relativity: Is time out of joint?
Sunday, October 25th, 2009EVER since Arthur Eddington travelled to the island of Príncipe off Africa to measure starlight bending around the sun during a 1919 eclipse, evidence for Einstein’s theory of general relativity has only become stronger. Could it now be that starlight from distant galaxies is illuminating cracks in the theory’s foundation? Everything from the concept of the black hole to GPS timing owes a debt to the theory of general relativity, which describes how gravity arises from the geometry of space an
iPhone to Revolutionize How Municipal Bureaucrats Ignore Residents
Monday, July 6th, 2009In San Francisco, citizens complain to the city over Twitter. Bostonians have it even better: they got an iPhone application just for carping at City Hall. It’s never been easier to funnel your complaint into a Kafkaesque black hole! Boston officials brag that their iPhone app is the first of its kind, allowing citizens to easily emal pictures — of graffiti, potholes and the like — to the city, complete with embedded GPS location tags. Those residents who can’t afford to blow $2,500 on an
iPhone to Revolutionize How Municipal Bureaucrats Ignore Residents [Utopia]
Monday, July 6th, 2009In San Francisco, citizens complain to the city over Twitter. Bostonians have it even better: they got an iPhone application just for carping at City Hall. It’s never been easier to funnel your complaint into a Kafkaesque black hole! Boston officials brag that their iPhone app is the first of its kind, allowing citizens to easily emal pictures — of graffiti, potholes and the like — to the city, complete with embedded GPS location tags. Those residents who can’t afford to blow $2,500 on an
Whitehall plans massive cuts
Saturday, July 4th, 2009TIMES ONLINEJonathan Oliver, Isabel Oakeshott and David SmithSecret “doomsday” plans for 20% cuts in public spending are being prepared by senior civil servants, who fear politicians are failing to confront the scale of the budget black hole.Whitehall mandarins have begun creating detailed dossiers containing reductions in expenditure that are far deeper than the more modest savings being proposed by Labour and Conservative politicians.The disclosure comes as Gordon Brown faces a mutiny insi
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo]
Sunday, November 16th, 2008Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] Posted by: admin in General Gadgets News I can’t tell you how bummed I am that Circuit City’s Black Friday ad this year is a black hole of suck, just like Ideal Buy’s. Last year, Circuit City’s was fantastic, way superior than anyone else’s—I dropped like $500 on all kinds of great stuff. This year, I’m totally skipping the massive boxes, for the first time in a long time. It’s okay though, we’ve got some pretty good deals right here, like almost $300 of