NSW Police test the "Liberator" 3D-printed gun (video)

Risk to the shooter is almost as great as the target.  Gives a whole new meaning to the words, "single shot pistol".

Interesting comments too.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/05/watch-the-nsw-police-test-the-liberator-3d-printed-gun/ / gun firearm 3D printer cheap download public domain file data danger to operator shoot fire Liberator New South Wales Australia /

Uncertainty is no excuse for procrastinating on climate change

One of the favorite arguments of climate deniers is, "You can't be certain."  So what else is new?  We can never know the future with certainty, & always plan for the future with imperfect knowledge.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/5/27/science-environment/uncertainty-no-excuse-procrastinating-climate-change?utm_source=exact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=303153&utm_campaign=cs_daily&modapt= / carbon dioxide CO2 greenhouse gas global warming climate change anthropomorphic /

Better Place electric vehicle service files for bankruptcy

Credit: Brian of London/ Green Car Reports

Despite the favorable reception the Better Place battery leasing/ charging/ swapping service has received in some quarters, the bad news continues, with the parent company filing for bankruptcy in Israel.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1084406_better-place-electric-car-service-files-for-bankruptcy

Tesla, (the only company in the world making a profit manufacturing electric cars) on the other hand, is doing very nicely, thank you.

http://qz.com/88214/the-lesson-from-better-places-bankruptcy-be-more-like-tesla/

Or how does a battery with a 1,000 mile range sound? Aluminum-air chemistry:

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Network transparency: How future mobile networks could be built into glass windows

http://gigaom.com/2013/05/24/network-transparency-how-future-mobile-networks-could-be-built-in-glass-windows/ / Ericsson engineers experiment experimenting cell site embedded window demand mobile data grows grow growth network denser more dense building increasingly smaller cells closer to mobile users glass surfaces cover homes businesses vehicles CTIA Wireless Ericsson Networked Society Evangelist Mats Guldbrand technology equipment maker booth small antenna element embedded pane shielded glass Wi-Fi cellular signal nearby phones tablets laptops aggregate connections sending combined transmission LTE cell tower mobile simultaneous hand-overs cell towers network might battery life is repeater range-booster kits /

How does copyright work in space?

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recently performed David Bowie's Space Oddity on the International Space Station. It is now playing to an international audience via YouTube.
Credit: NASA/ The Economist

Warning: copyright is even worse in space than it is on Earth.

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GText from MightyText • SMS from Gmail

Credit: Google/ The Gadgeteer

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/05/24/gtext-from-mightytext-sms-from-gmail/ / Google Android Chrome text TXT SMS plugin send receive browser tab open plug-in Gmail compose button standard email compose button exchanges chat integrate /

Samsung Galaxy S4 performance is top-notch (video)

Credit: Consumer Reports

Fast. Fastest. For now. :)

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/04/samsung-galaxy-s4-review/

http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2013/05/the-best-smart-phone-in-our-tests-samsung-galaxy-s4.html

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