At OSCON, Microsoft announced that it had submitted 22,000 lines of driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code comprises four drivers for Linux Device Driver for Virtualization […]
Just arrived in Los Angeles, Ontario actually, and it is one of those rare days (at least in LA) where the air is clear and the mountains look as if they are in the backyard.
I blogged a month ago about the G8 and the agreed target for reducing their (industrialized countries’) GHG emissions by 80% by 2050, but that there was some disagreement about what should be used as […]
I remember somebody some years ago saying “you are what you can find.” Text based search engines have made made it possible to find exponentially more information much faster than anyone ever thought possible. There […]
According to the Globe and Mail, two sinkholes shut down traffic on a major artery in Toronto. One sinkhole is five metres wide and 14 metres deep. It is suspected that a 60-year-old, 18-inch corrugated metal […]
I blogged in April about real time access to power usage at home. At that time Google had pre-announced Google PowerMeter, a free, downloadable, iGoogle gadget that will allow you to monitor power usage in your […]
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that it has invested more than $1 billion in construction projects. The GSA was allocated $5.5 billion under the ARRA to convert existing federal buildings into high-performance green buildings and […]
The ARRA web site recovery.gov has introduced new maps that will provide a more transparent geographical view of stimulus spending. You can use the new State Map to track how much each state is receiving in […]