The Cloud is Powered by Coal


“Americans use too much energy” is one of the most politically correct things you can say—but it’s wrong. My favorite response to that complaint is by the great energy commentator Robert Bryce, who...

Government Panel urges To End Phone Data Spying


Government oversight panel urges end to phone data spying, records purge WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided government task force that reviewed the National Security Agency's surveillance program...

Murder, She Wrote Reboot Scrapped


It was one of the most popular shows of the 80s and 90s.  Murder, She Wrote portrayed Jessica Fletcher, who was a mystery novelist that secretly worked part-time as a crime detective. Between...

Morgan Stanley expects Strong Apple December Quarter Results


On Tuesday Apple’s stock was up $8.40 or 1.55% to $549.07. Morgan Stanley’s analyst, Katy Huberty, wrote a note titled “2014 the Beginning of a New Cycle of Growth and Innovation Monetization” and...

Wendy Williams Gets Emotional Over Son’s Indifference


The bold and beautiful, Wendy Williams made quite a confession this time around on her talk show. She first of all referred to Madonna’s bond with her son Rocco from ex-husband Guy Ritchie. She said...

OfficeMax Letter To "Daughter In Car Crash" Could Be Privacy’s Whale Song


The anti-whaling movement failed and failed, until it didn’t.  The movement took off when, in the late nineteen-sixties, scientists and others began to identify and record whale songs.  Hearing...

Google Chrome’s Little Fix Is A Big Deal


Yes! Finally! After years of my huffing and puffing about the inability for browsers to deal with the issue of “phantom audio” (that is: “Which of my dozen browser tabs that sound coming from?”),...

Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling


By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...

The Reason Personality Tests Go Viral Will Blow Your Mind


Please tell me the web personality quiz is NOT making a comeback. Maybe the popularity of these quizzes never even declined. After rolling my eyes many many times this week, I eventually caved in. I...