Your Next Ink Cartridge: Encrption Locked

My thimble-sized ink cartridge from HP costs $22 for black, 27 for color, and can be blown out with a 35 page color project. If I buy Office Depot's version, I save a big $4.... If I try remanufactured cartridges next time, the printer will tell me to piss off..... because it knows its not an HP cartridge... Bastards!

Hewlett-Packard, the biggest PC maker in the world, actually makes the most profit from its printer business: 46 percent of its total earnings in the most recent fiscal quarter were generated by its Imaging and Printing Group. And ink is a key.
Cryptography is a method of encrypting data so that only a specific, private key can unlock, or decrypt, the information. It's used in everything from credit cards to digital media. CRI plans to create a secure chip that will allow only certain ink cartridges to communicate with certain printers. Starting in early 2008.

MIT Scientists invent Wi tricity (Wireless AC!!!)

They sent power 7 feet across a room, allowing it to turn on a light bulb... This invention might just rival Edisons!!! No more batteries needed indoors. No more AC cables... Portable devices charge themselves... Buck Rogers stuff............

Read about it here.

Santa Clarita Named Calif. Best City

Santa Clarita Voted Best Place to Live in California

CNN Money has a list out of the top 100 places to live in the Unites States. Santa Clarita is number #18 on the list and the highest ranked California city. Simi Valley came in at #35. The overall winner was Fort Collins, CO.

One thing I noticed is that Santa Clarita’s leisure and culture category shows that we are below average as compared to all the other ‘best places to live’. We need more movie theatres, bars and restaurants. We need more stuff to do around here.

I'm fortunate to have lived in both Ft. Collins and Santa Clarita for a combined 14 years.. No wonder I've rarely HAD to take a vacation.

Regardless, this is a great place to live. It’s a friendly community that is clean and safe. I wouldn’t want to raise my kids anywhere else. As a resident of about 9 years, I have to concur with CNN.

USEFUL SITES UPDATED: Gas Prices

If you haven't checked lately, I've begun adding some useful LINKS to keep you coming back here daily offer a public service. The latest add, found below on the right of the screen...... is Best GAS Prices.. I checked in Denver (80217) prices ranged from 2.92 to 3.33, (41 cent swing!)
In Valencia, CA it ranges from $3.33 to $3. 57

Prisoners Train Dogs For War Vets

This is the first GOOD idea to come out of Massechusetts in about 30 years...
Check out this story... See, I don't ALWAYS bring bad news to the table...

Ernest Van Leeuwen - Gone at 94

"Ernie" passed quietly this morning, one month after suffering a mild stroke. He was a genuinely nice man, a courageous marathon runner, and a pioneer in the retail video business. He was one amazing character, seemingly without an enemy in the world, and without the slightest hint of guile in his actions. Ernie was a rarity in Los Angeles: A REAL PERSON.
He cared deeply about the Earth's resources and overpopulation, and most of his free time in his later years was dedicated to spreading the word about it. He was the oldest participant in the L.A. Marathon the last 4 years he ran it. He had been in training for this years run, but it wasn't in the cards. He was, along with Rod, like a father to me, and will be missed.

How Safe Is YOUR Password?

It will take only 5 minutes for a hacker to crack a 6 letter password using only lowercase letters... How long for yours? How safe is yours?
More info at download squad

Canyon Skywalk Makes Me Want To Hurl

It doesn't officially open till the 28th of March, but a few lucky visitors hapless rubes got an early glimpse of the Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk. The see-through sidewalk juts out 70-feet over the cliff's edge and the only things standing between you and the 4,000-foot chasm below are a lot of steel and 4-inch thick tempered glass. The glass plank can hold up to 800 people (each weighing 175 lbs). I'm pretty chicken when it comes to heights, but this is something I'd totally do, skip especially after seeing the video . $25 for admission, and the right to say you've been on the most disgusting, crass money grab by the so-called stewards of our environment, the American Indian. This picture should be in the dictionary under the word IRONY. If you really want to see NATURE's HARMONY WITH MAN,
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