http://politickedoff.com Sharing upcoming technologies so we can get off the politics habit, and back to living with each other. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:00:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From AFP: WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/20/descendants-of-sitting-bull-crazy-horse-break-away-from-us/ From The New York Times: SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nanosolar, a heavily financed Silicon Valley start-up whose backers include Google’s co-founders, plans to announce Tuesday that it has begun selling its innovative solar panels, which are made using a technique that is being held out as the future of solar ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/20/1-per-watt-solar-panels/ From Stanford News Service: Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices. The new version, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/19/researchers-extend-lithium-ion-battery-life-10x/   From Popular Science: The machine is a microwave emitter that extracts the petroleum and gas hidden inside everyday objects—or at least anything made with hydrocarbons, which, it turns out, is most of what’s around you. Every hour, the first commercial version will turn 10 tons of auto waste—tires, ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/13/eat-trash-big-oil/ The following is copied from LewRockwell.com What would it cost to buy the support of just about every nationally-syndicated neocon talk show host in America? About $19.5 Billion, which is what Mitt Romney's private equity firm, Bain Capital, and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay in a leveraged buyout ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/13/mitt-romney-to-buy-clear-channel-communications/ http://politickedoff.com/2007/12/11/john-stossel-interviews-ron-paul-parts-1-2-and-3/ ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, a 10-term Texas congressman and advocate of military non-interventionism overseas, has condemned the war in Iraq but praised American humanitarian and commercial efforts helping to bring peace to the Iraqi people. Thursday morning, a five-year-old Iraqi boy named Youssif, was afforded an important and ... http://politickedoff.com/2007/11/30/ron-paul-applauds-voluntary-effort-for-burn-victim-in-iraq/ On Monday, November 6, 2006, “V” visited security check points at the White House, the main Treasury, IRS and Justice Department Buildings ... http://politickedoff.com/2006/11/12/%e2%80%9cv%e2%80%9d-meets-the-secret-service/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, intends to resign after six stormy years at the Pentagon, Republican officials said Wednesday. Officials said Robert Gates, former head of the CIA, would replace Rumsfeld. Read more here http://politickedoff.com/2006/11/08/gop-says-rumsfeld-is-stepping-down/ My favorite news story of voting day: A man who reportedly believed Republicans were conspiring to steal today's election entered an Allentown polling site, signed in and proceeded to smash the screen of one of the electronic voting machines with a metal cat paperweight, poll volunteers said. Michael Young, 43, of 375 ... http://politickedoff.com/2006/11/07/he-smashed-it-with-the-cats-ears/