Some random items of interest:
- Interesting BTC (bitcoin) mining opportunity in Argentina. Some techies down there have found that with power 1/10 the US price and lots of underutilized computers, it's possible to generate significant financial returns from mining bitcoins (it looks like they will persist for a couple of years). Contact them if you are interested (javier_sandez @ yahoo.com) in exploring it.
- Big bomb in Oslo. The big underlying driver of OS violence there, as it is across the rest of Western Europe, is the rapid demographic shift underway.
- A how to for purchasing drugs on Silk Road. It uses Bitcoin and Tor in an attempt to add a layer of anonymity. It was famous a couple of months ago.
- Solar Thermal Ice Maker. No moving parts. Could power a nice little business when energy is expensive.
- TR/RX Labs of Houston, a hackerspace.
- Garduino. An automated garden facility system built on that pesky (in that it shows up everywhere) Arduino control system.
- An update on the plans of the New Chicago Brewing Company. An off grid beer company.