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Greenpeace.org has uncovered disturbing information about Nintentdo, Xbox, and Sony Playstation. Their consoles and accessories contain materials that can be hazardous to people and to the environment. According to Greenpeace, there are greener alternatives available to make truly eco-friendly consoles, but they are currently not using these.

The dangers do not stop when the consoles are no longer used. E-Waste, or Electronic Waste, is potentially a greater problem as it is more likely to become an issue during the manufacturing or disposal process.

ArsTechnica took a look at the findings and had mixed feelings. While there is definitely evidence that the manufacturers should get together and share techniques to produce greener consoles, the popular blog still showed less urgency in the matter than does Greenpeace. [click to continue...]

In the short life of this blog, it has received quite a bit of attention both negative and positive. One of the stories in particular about McCain Fanning the Obama-Clinton Flames has received comments on it as well on Digg and Propeller that are not complimentary.  It has been called names, bashed, yadayadayada.  It’s awesome!

Bloggers are in many ways amateur journalists.  I have written columns for print publications in the past and I prefer the editorial license allowed in blogs.  Why?  Because you can be more bold on the Internet than you can in a newspaper or a magazine. [click to continue...]

Over the past several weeks, I have been privy to many projects in different stages of development. One thing that seems to hold true for many of them is that the developers’ idea of “the next big thing” is a hybrid of sorts.

Some are leaning towards social media mixed with social networking. Most of the social media sites have tried to head in this direction to some extent. All have fallen short. Most notably, the Digg changes a few months ago have turned from an attempt to socialize social media (with shouts and other features) into an unfair way to game the system. The results have been disastrous. [click to continue...]

A glitch in the leap year algorithm has forced Cinco de Mayo to be moved to the 4th of May in 2008 instead of its traditional May 5th home, a spokeperson for the White House announced Monday.

An emergency call center has been commissioned by the Senate to alert bars, restaurants, and cantinas across the nation.  All establishments must be contacted before May 3rd to allow time for changes in drink specials and Piñata placement.  This multi-lingual task force is working around the clock to get the word out.

“So far, the response has not been good,” said Leslie Espinoza, chief coordinator assigned to the task.  “We’ve had a lot of hang-ups and derogatory remarks made to our volunteers.”

Researches at Northwestern University have isolated the cause to a glitch in the calendar algorithm associated with leap years.

According to Paul Galles, spokesperson for the team and Dean of Computer Sciences, “It’s very much like Y2K.  The algorithm was designed to accomodate 365 days a year.  To be honest, we’re not sure how Cinco de Mayo even happened in 2004.”

The algorithm was created in 2001 through an Executive Order of President Bush.  In a statement, the Bush administration blamed al Qaeda and Al Gore for the problem.

From the statement:

“After our mishandling of previous disasters, we intend to make this one right.  Once the immediate issues are corrected, we intend to fix the problem permanently before the 4th of July.”

A press conference is scheduled for May 3rd to detail the effectiveness of the task force and to offer contingency plans for those who were not able to get the original message.  Police, fire departments, and hospitals will be put on alert for the entire weekend.

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