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Science
Obama $US8b Plan To Modernise The US Power Grid
4:15AM Jesus Diaz | Oh, Sr. Presidente, you look so goooood in the middle of the largest photovoltaic farm in the country — the 180-acre DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy centre in Tampa, Florida. Maybe that’s why you want to put solar panels everywhere. More »
Science
Panel To Obama: Tell NASA To Skip The Moon And Head To Mars
7:00AM Adam Frucci | An independent commission has advised the White House to have NASA ditch plans to go back to the moon, setting its sights on Mars and beyond instead. I can get behind these suggestions. More »
Random Stuff
Obama Bans Government Employees From Driving While Texting
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | An executive order from President Obama bans all government employees—including soldiers and postal workers—from texting while driving if they’re working, driving one of Uncle Sam’s cars or using one of his mobile phones. Meaning we’re all next. [Ars]
Random Stuff
President Obama Finally Reveals Himself As Jedi Master
12:50PM Jesus Diaz | Today is a Great Day in America’s history: President Obama has revealed himself as a Jedi Master, playing with a lightsaber while making sounds like *swisssssh* and *swoooosh* with his mouth. The Star Wars Kid has been vindicated, at last. More »
Software
Obama Administration Gets Their Own Cloud Computing App Store
3:00PM Adrian Covert | Vivek Kundra, the Obama Administration CIO, just opened up a new app store for federal agencies so that they can get up on these wacky, government-approved cloud computing programs. Looks like he’s following through on his promises. More »
Entertainment
John Hodgman: “Barack Obama Is The First Nerd President”
6:30AM Dan Nosowitz | John Hodgman, now perhaps best known as the PC in the “I’m a Mac” ads, spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner about nerds, Trekkies, and President Obama’s favourite “name-brand smartphone [he] shall not name, for contractual reasons.” More »
Phones
