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The idea of a "Smart Grid," which applies information technologies and decentralization to electric power generation and distribution, was strongly endorsed by both candidates in the presidential c...

Once again, I'm in the market for a new laptop. It's been almost two years since I got my current 2.16GHz MacBook Pro, and the state of the art has advanced enough that a new machine may be worth i...

There's speculation that Obama might nominate Lawrence Summers as his Treasury Secretary. This is a source of consternation among feminists, because Summers said some dumb things about women's intr...

Nine years ago (time flies, doesn't it?) Tom and I wrote the first posts on this blog. Length of time until our first political post: approximately 4.5 hours.
Given that it's our blog's ninth birt...

After this day and this election is over, will Obama transform his campaign organization, with those millions of volunteers, into a grassroots organization that will help him govern and put pressur...

I was going to spend part of this day writing a post detailing the reasons why I will be voting for Obama on Tuesday. I've been writing it in my head for the past few days. Then I read John Scalzi'...

I wanted to wish you all a "Good Bear Day," and while finding a link for that, I found that today is also:
American Beer Day
Big Bang Day
Crack-nut Night (aka Nut-Crack Night)
Cranky Co-Worker’s Da...

I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict what the news will be saying a few minutes after 9 pm EST on Tuesday, 4 November:
Color code:
Blue: states for Obama (275 electoral votes)
Red: states...

As promised, and ready for this Wednesday's debate, here's our:McCain - Obama Presidential Debate Bingo Game
And I should mention a couple of things about Palin-Biden Debate Bingo:
• If you tr...