Lockheed Martin’s Kenneth Van Meter Profits If You Fear the Smart Grid [Blockquote]
The benefits of a smart electrical grid are substantial—efficiency, conservation, and safety. Well, except that last part, according to Lockheed Martin’s Kenneth Van Meter, calling the smart grid a security nightmare. And guess who’s in the security business?
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Inside the San Francisco Fire Department’s Wooden Ladder Factory [Video]
Inside the San Francisco Fire Department’s Wooden Ladder Factory [Video]
Sounds crazy (wood + fire?) but the SFFD’s one of the few to still use wooden ladders—they don’t conduct electricity—which they build with Douglas fir that’s been matured for 15 years. [ ASK Media via Neatorama via Laughing Squid ] More »
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Inside the San Francisco Fire Department’s Wooden Ladder Factory [Video]
An Ancient Village With 21st Century Juice [Imagecache]
Tocco da Casauria is a quaint town, located in the mountainous region of Italy’s interior. It’s also home to an electrical grid that bests many of the world’s metropolises—the small burg is powered entirely by wind and solar. More »
