Has your Electricity Bill went up?

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IT to flow like electricity?

IT to flow like electricity? 03/14/2005 06:25 PM
ZDNet Mar 11 2005 4:04PM GMT

Haunted electricity

Haunted electricity 02/16/2004 10:35 AM
While I was away at Emerging Tech, the electric company installed a special meter on our incoming line to see if the voltage is clean and sober. The guy left it there for three days. When he picked it up, he told us that he'd have to do it again because the machine broke. Coincidence? I think not....Bwahahahaha. Meanwhile, I have now thrown out my bookshelf-style stereo system because it lost all bass and the remote stopped working; the tuner can only be tuned through the remote. (Yes, I did put in new batteries. And I did get a Mac.)...

Electricity World

Electricity World 04/04/2005 10:20 AM
BW.  Super efficient plug-in hybrid cars.  The Set America Free coalition, a group of conservatives and enviros, is pushing for $2 billion in incentives, pointing out that "if all cars on the road are hybrids and half are plug-in hybrid vehicles, U.S. oil imports would drop by 8 million barrels per day." Of course, this begs the question: where do you get all of that electricity? Our existing electrical system is in serious disrepair.  Investment in the infrastructure has been falling for decades.

Of course, the market for energy is seriously distorted.  The costs of hydrocarbon security aren't being factored into the pump price.

edwards electricity

edwards electricity 01/22/2004 02:49 AM
This is the stuff I thought I saw with Edwards, apparently spotted by a few in Iowa as well.

Waiting for electricity competition

Waiting for electricity competition 01/25/2004 02:59 AM
Boston Globe Jan 25 2004 6:46AM GMT

Will computing flow like electricity?

Will computing flow like electricity? 06/17/2005 04:25 PM
ZDNet Jun 17 2005 1:55PM GMT

Computerised electricity bills

Computerised electricity bills 05/08/2004 05:11 AM
NewIndPress May 8 2004 8:48AM GMT

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers

Pacemakers + Electricity == Elderly
Bloopers 04/20/2004 11:13 AM
The Times has a short ditty warning of the dangers of modern electronics and pacemakers, ending up with an unintentional 'chuckle at the unfortunate elderly' piece, including the story of a man whose use of an 'alternative medicine' device called the Zapper (dude!) would stop his pacemaker until he fainted...

Electricity Revives Coral Reef

Electricity Revives Coral Reef 08/22/2004 09:02 PM
Wired News Aug 23 2004 1:10AM GMT

Reducing Electricity Bills For Buildings
With XML

Reducing Electricity Bills For Buildings
With XML 06/29/2004 12:30 PM

The Bakken: A social history of
electricity

The Bakken: A social history of
electricity 05/30/2004 10:38 AM
The Bakken: A social history of electricity The Bakken is a growing center "for education and learning that furthers the understanding of the history, cultural context, and applications of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and their benefits to contemporary society." The site includes an illustrated collection of artifacts ranging from static electricity generators and Leyden jars to Victoria n therapeutic magnetic belts, and exhibitions on Mesmer and Mesmerism and Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. The institute was founded by Earl Bakken, the co-inventor of the pacemaker.

"When the zombies take over, how long
till the electricity fails?"

"When the zombies take over, how long
till the electricity fails?" 06/18/2004 11:20 AM

Cool fuels to bid adieu to your
electricity bills!

Cool fuels to bid adieu to your
electricity bills! 07/23/2004 05:58 PM
123Bharath.com Jul 23 2004 10:42PM GMT

In Race to Give Power to Iraqis,
Electricity Lags

In Race to Give Power to Iraqis,
Electricity Lags 06/14/2004 10:03 AM
The U.S. has failed by a wide margin to meet its long-stated goal of reviving Iraq's electricity output for the start of the summer.

College Kids Draining Dorm Electricity
Grids

College Kids Draining Dorm Electricity
Grids 11/17/2003 04:17 AM
College kids are showing up at school with an increasing number of gadgets and electronics - and they all need power. Universities are discovering that they need to upgrade their electrical systems to provide more power and more outlets per room - and even then they're finding it's sometimes not enough. One study found that an average freshman arrived with 18 electrical gadgets. One director of residences claims that dorm rooms these days look like mini electronics stores. Of course, I don't think this sort of thing is limited to dorm rooms. I'm sure plenty of home users are discovering that they're draining more electricity and using up more outlets than ever before.

China's Boom Brings Fear of an
Electricity Breakdown

China's Boom Brings Fear of an
Electricity Breakdown 07/05/2004 04:45 AM
The economy in China is growing at a rate that is among the world's fastest, leading to a shortfall in electricity.

AU electricity player beefs up outage
management systems

AU electricity player beefs up outage
management systems 01/05/2005 10:01 PM
ZDNet Australia Jan 6 2005 1:41AM GMT

New Post to Global Guerrillas: Iraq's
Electricity Disruption

New Post to Global Guerrillas: Iraq's
Electricity Disruption 06/29/2004 01:38 PM
Global guerrillas have been able to hold electricity production in Iraq to less than prewar levels.  This has had a major impact on the country's economics, security, and governmental legitimacy.  If this continues, it may spell the end of the current interm government. 

Earthquakes, animals, piezo electricity
and 'earth lights'

Earthquakes, animals, piezo electricity
and 'earth lights' 01/03/2005 05:55 PM
Technocrat.net Jan 3 2005 9:45PM GMT

New wind farm puffed as model for future
of electricity generation

New wind farm puffed as model for future
of electricity generation 01/04/2004 03:31 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 4 2004 2:07PM ET

Geek showerhead generates electricity
for tiny lightbulb inside

Geek showerhead generates electricity
for tiny lightbulb inside 05/31/2004 10:05 PM
Nifty showerhead has built-in electricity generator.

Water enters the shower head through the flow resrictor (1) then travels through the injector plate (2) which directs the water to the waterwheel (3). The water spins the magnetic waterwheel past the stator (4) of the field wincing (5). This hydroelectric generator develops the 2.5 volts at .31 amps which lights the PR-6 bulb.

The result? "The Showerstar will be sure to light up your evenings as the perfect addition to any romantic setting." I doubt it. The kind of person who would buy one of these would probably prefer taking a voltmeter into the shower than a partner. Link (Thanks, Simon!)

Viridian queries regulator's electricity
'safety net' plan

Viridian queries regulator's electricity
'safety net' plan 04/20/2004 08:41 PM
Irish Times Apr 21 2004 0:34AM GMT

Electric Universe : The Shocking True
Story of Electricity by David Bodanis

Electric Universe : The Shocking True
Story of Electricity by David Bodanis 04/12/2005 05:37 AM

This biography of electricity -- and of the men and women who had a hand in uncovering its inner workings -- begins in the first moments after the Big Bang. Which is probably not where your high school textbook started its exploration of the subject, nor will you find many of the oftentimes surprising stories Bodanis uses to illustrate his tale.

The first mobile phone was dev eloped in 1879? Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, "had a vacuum where his conscience ought to be"? Alexander Graham Bell, in part, invented the telephone to impress a girl (well, acutally the girl's parents)? Samuel Morse stole the telegraph from a guy named Joseph Henry and patented it, but not before he ran for mayor of New York City on an anti-black, anti-Jew, and, most especially, anti-Catholic platform? None of that was in my high school science textbook and such is the authority of the textbook that I have a hard time believing some of it. You're thinking maybe Bodanis is embellishing for the sake of making a more exciting story (history + electricity? wake me when it's over!), but then you get to the 50 pages of notes and further reading on the subject and realize he's shooting straight and science is more strange, exciting, and sometime seedy than your teachers let on.

(View @ Amazon)

EU seeks to boost high-speed Internet
access via electricity grid

EU seeks to boost high-speed Internet
access via electricity grid 04/08/2005 10:52 PM
Servihoo.com Apr 9 2005 2:44AM GMT

EU seeks to boost high-speed Internet
access via electricity grid (AFP)

EU seeks to boost high-speed Internet
access via electricity grid (AFP) 04/08/2005 12:29 PM
AFP - The European Union's executive commission has said it had recommended guidelines to member states to boost the market for low-cost, high-speed Internet access delivered over electricity power supply lines.

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill

US Senate kills move to attach energy
bill to Internet tax bill 04/29/2004 02:46 PM
Platts Apr 29 2004 6:07PM GMT

EU seeks to boost high-speed internet
access via electricity grid - UPDATE

EU seeks to boost high-speed internet
access via electricity grid - UPDATE 04/08/2005 09:59 AM
Iii.co.uk - Fri Apr 8, 10:54 am GMT

Iraq's Electricity Minister to Address
ELECTRIC POWER 2005 Conference in
Chicago

Iraq's Electricity Minister to Address
ELECTRIC POWER 2005 Conference in
Chicago 03/22/2005 05:08 PM
Market Wire Mar 21 2005 8:46PM GMT

"A post about bill gates somehow fools a
whole lot of people into believing bill
gates posted the story, or is at least
reading the comments with rapt
interest."

"A post about bill gates somehow fools a
whole lot of people into believing bill
gates posted the story, or is at least
reading the comments with rapt
interest." 04/16/2004 08:49 AM

Where's Bill?

Where's Bill? 12/02/2003 02:39 PM
If you can offer the world a strip like Calvin and Hobbes, don't you have a responsibility to keep working? The Cleveland Scene travels to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, trying to track down its most famous (and famously reclusive) resident, Calvin and Hobbes author Bill Watterson. Along the way, the reporter contemplates micturating Calvins, burning paintings, the cost of hewing to one's principles, and the utter vacuity of Jim Davis's soul. In the end, there's even a brief encounter with a man who may or may not have once made millions happy by drawing a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger.

Bill de hra: R

Bill de hra: R 07/19/2004 04:26 AM
R - a better XML serialization of RDF? .. Bill

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Bill

Bill 04/09/2004 07:50 PM
Tekessence Inc - United States, NJ, New Jersey (2004-04-09)

Get well, Bill!

Get well, Bill! 09/03/2004 07:37 PM
The Democrats -- and the country -- need the ailing ex-president back on his feet soon.

Use A $2 Bill At Best Buy; Get Arrested

Use A $2 Bill At Best Buy; Get Arrested 04/07/2005 03:22 PM
There's an old net.legend that's been passed around plenty of times about a Taco Bell employee refusing to take a $2 bill, because he thought it wasn't real. It's not entirely surprising, given the rarity of the $2 bill in common usage. However, it appears Best Buy has taken that Taco Bell story to an entirely different level where they decided to have a customer arrested for using $2 bills. Apparently, no one at the store or in the local police force recognized that $2 bills are perfectly legal currency.

The future according to Bill (again)

The future according to Bill (again) 11/16/2003 11:48 PM
ZDNet Nov 16 2003 10:46PM ET

Don't Just Spy On Employees, Bill Them
As Well

Don't Just Spy On Employees, Bill Them
As Well 02/01/2005 09:43 PM
While many studies have shown that spying on employees tends to make them less motivated and less productive, that still hasn't stopped any number of companies from coming out with tools to help show just how much you distrust your employees. The latest, however, goes a bit further than the usual reports of just what various employees have been doing while surfing the internet. This one tracks exactly how much time and bandwidth an employee uses on various websites so that an employer can bill the employee for that time. Do you think the companies that install this will also bill the employees for the amount of water they drink out of the water fountain? Maybe the wear and tear in the parking lot from driving their car into it each day as well would make sense. It's not clear why this needs to be repeated so often -- but such micromanaging of employees doesn't tend to do much good. If an employee isn't getting their job done, that's an issue that should be taken care of. However, monitoring what they're doing every minute of the day -- and then even stooping so low as to charge them for the time, is a plan that's only going to backfire. Hopefully, the first employee presented with such a bill will turn around and present a bill to the employer for any phone calls or emails handled at home as well as the time, gas and depreciation expenses of driving to work each day.

Reagan should be on a $3 bill

Reagan should be on a $3 bill 06/11/2004 07:06 PM
Reagan should be on a $3 bill "For the funeral of Ronald Reagan, they took the body from Beverly Hills to Simi Valley, the white Los Angeles suburb, where it stayed for a day and a half or so then they drove it in one of these two hearses to the airport and flew it to Washington and then they had a march and afterwards put the casket into the Capitol for crowds to pass by and now there was to be another march and a religous service and then a drive to the airport, where the casket will be shuttled back to the airport south of Los Angeles and in a hearse to the final ceremony at his library on Friday. That is quite a funeral. They buried George Washingon in half the time. You keep thinking of Harry Truman, whose code was, "Do not impose." He left an order that there were to be no eulogies at his funeral."

Three hours with Bill G

Three hours with Bill G 09/03/2004 12:50 AM
Usatoday.com - Wed Sep 1, 08:35 am GMT

Bill Joy Still Worried

Bill Joy Still Worried 11/19/2003 02:16 PM
Wired Magazine's latest interview is with everyone's favorite worrier, Bill Joy, talking about why he's both optimistic and pessimistic about the future. He remains, as you might expect, quite opinionated, believing that there are plenty of near term opportunities for technology as computers get more powerful. However, he's still worrying about how we're all going to blow ourselves up if we don't come up with some sort of Hippocratic Oath for technologists.
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