Problem: Besides up-armoring, how do you protect a Humvee from being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade? Restrictions: You have until January,when limitless defense spending ends. Until then, none to speak of. Result: A successful November launch of a missile that detects when you are about to be hit by an RPG, then pops out the [...]

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Chris Preovolos over at the Stamford Advocate gives a shout out to some of his favorite things on his blog, The Lunch Break Chronicles: Cappucinos from Cafe Grumpy’s and StationStops for iPhone! What better way to start your morning? Chris is also a photographer for the Advocate. His dedication as a photographer and a blogger [...]

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If the first question you asked yourself after reading this headline was ‘who the hell is Michael Mukasey?’, then GOOD. Because US Attorney General Michael Mukasey is the sleepy old guy Bush hired so people would stop thinking about former AG Alberto Gonzales, wiretapping, perjury, and – well, the Justice Department in general. So, if [...]

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As I write this, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US is under $2/gallon (although you wouldn’t know it around here). That’s a 3-year low – less than half the price it was just 5 months ago, and even less expensive than during some periods of 2004! The skyrocketing cost of [...]

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Executive summary: Over-The-Air Podcast downloads (nice maybe now I will actually use some!) Google Street View (meh). Details at Engadget While you are on iTunes upgrading you might as well get your copy of StationStops for iPhone!

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From WCBS-TV: Metro-North will be eliminating three trains on the Hudson line, two on the Harlem line and four on the New Haven line. At Grand Central Station, the station master’s office will close and the Harrison ticket office, as well as ticket offices in Crestwood and New Canaan, Conn., will also close.

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Sarah Palin decides to give a quaint pre-Thanksgiving interview. In the background, a farm worker listens in while casually slaughtering turkeys. The metaphorical force in this one is strong, young Jedi.

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