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Could we apply a progressive tax to large corporations (like big tech monopolies) to force them to figure out what aspects of their own business should be split up and spun out to …

The potential benefit is lots of electricity, which may be abundant that when amortized over the "high capital costs" could be much more cost effective than wind, solar, and storag…

You can also map hotkeys to left or right clicks. This is particularly convenient when I am in a keyboard-only workflow.

Smile, wink, tongue out, all are options!

I would recommend still reading books written by journalists since some can be very good. But for these books adjust your Goodreads rating threshold to something more like 4.2 or 4…

Google's answer to iBeacons?

I think (just like the thermostat). This is a trojan horse. Nest trying to get a sensors into your home. Specifically presence sensor in every single room of the house. This will b…

Does anyone know if there is a Hacker News-like community site for hackers, technologists, and innovators passionate about Clean energy?

We're hoping to connect devices like the Kill-a-watt to people's smart phones. Gamification is totally in the mix! We are trying to figure out if just knowing if something is on or…

We've been working on a project and we've stumbled across this question. Do you think people would want to consume detailed information about when their specific appliances or devi…