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GPS Tracking Constitutional

Monday, February 5th, 2007

The Seventh Court of Appeals in?Illinois has ruled that the surreptitious placement of GPS tracking devices is consitutional — even without a warrant.?I’ll be keeping an eye on this issue in the coming months. It would really surprise me if an appeal wasn’t brought to the Supreme Court on this issue.? I imagine the Electronic […]

Did Lights Out! Work?

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

A Satellite Image of Europe at Night. Courtesy C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive
You have to wonder what effect was of the recent?viral campaign to reduce France’s power consumption.? Lights Out! was the brainchild of France’s Alliance for the Planet. Online groups and e-mail forwarding helped propel the campaign into […]

Mavericks, Big Waves, and the Geography of Surfing

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

The underwater topography of Mavericks is what creates monster waves. The large reef known as “The Thumb” helps propel walls of water as high as 100 feet or more. Image courtesy The San Francisco Chronicle.

In 1994, legendary big wave surfer Mark Foo died while riding an 18-foot wave. The location was at Mavericks; and he […]

 
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