Well, that didn’t take long: “If the gas tax is the way we do that, so be it. It hasn’t been raised in a long time,” Connolly said. “I hate to talk about raising taxes first thing out, but we have to stabilize the revenue source for the Federal Highway Trust Fund.” Congressman-elect Gerry Connolly, [...]
Honda has unveiled an experimental robotic walking-assist device that they intend to aim at factory workers and, someday, at the old or infirm. The device looks like a beefed-up bike seat connected to a pair of robotic legs ending in a pair of shoes. You sit on the seat, slip into the shoes and start [...]
It’s been noted that during the recent campaign Obama managed to get himself into trouble more often than not when he was forced into speaking impromtu. It hasn’t even been a week and we’re seeing that the trend is going to continue, if not worsen. President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for [...]
