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Showing posts with label knowledge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knowledge. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2007

Why Your Electricity Meter Sucks

My electricity meter is about fifty years old, and it's likely that yours is too. Even if it's new, it probably uses the same ancient technology as mine. Those meters were created for a world with cheap, abundant power. Well, the world has changed...so why hasn't my electricity meter?


Why Your Electricity Meter Sucks

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Eeeeewwwwww!!!

Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school's drinking fountain water. And right he was.For an English assignment, he tested the bacteria content at four water fountains and one toilet to challenge a ban on students from bringing bottled water to class. It seems some were using it to sneak in alcohol.Guess which was cleaner? It wasn't the water fountains.

Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain

Thursday, April 12, 2007

A List of Company Names With Their Name Origins Explained

I came across this Wiki while surfing and reading tech articles. It's very often not some huge think tank that comes up with these names. Often it's just a logical or organic transition as a company grows and diversifies.