Gregorian Date: September 20, 2010
402 days till Oct. 28, 2011
822 days till Dec. 21, 2012
Happy Birthday Sri Lord Ganesha !
Some welcome sanity coming out of the Internet
Governance Forum in Lithuania last week...
Hey AMERIKA ! Whats up with THAT?
International Internet Treaty proposed by Europe
Global ‘internet treaty’
would enshrine in law the founding principles of open standards and net neutrality, and protect the web from political interference.
Meanwhile.... back at the Fascist Ranch, where they pretend that the BP Gulf Gusher Disaster is over, President Obama has declared that video games are for more than mere training brainwashing of the next generation of anti-social shut-ins independent thinkers with a project that aims to promote their use in education Agit-prop.
India develops $35 dollar tablet PC !
The tablet can be used for functions like word processing, web browsing and video-conferencing. It has a solar power option too, important for India's energy-starved hinterlands, though that add-on costs extra.
It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost!
Hey AMERIKA! Whats up with THAT ?
Right. And the least expensive ancient oil burning combustion engine automobile for sale in Amerika in 2010 still costs how much ? $10,500 without air-conditioning!
Estimated EPA fuel economy of 27 mpg city and 33 mpg highway !
WE ARE BEING SERIOUSLY RIPPED OFF BY THE AUTO AND OIL INDUSTRIES !
Least expensive 2010 car in INDIA? $2500 !
Estimated EPA fuel economy of 52 mpg city and 62 mpg highway !!!
Representatives from Tata Motors freely admit that to enter the U.S. market, the Nano would require crush zones, airbags, anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control, which would dramatically increase the vehicle's cost. Estimates of $8,000 have been tossed about – so much for ultra-cheap transportation in America.
And the latest estimate for the "FLYING CAR" we've all been waiting for since 1950....
$250,000 American Dollars.....