It looks like legislation has entered Congress to do away with the beloved penny. It seems someone tried to do this in the past, 2001 to be exact, and failed. Here are a couple of links:
http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=136546http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/18/news/penny/index.htm?cnn=yes
Ok, so Rep Jim Kolbe of Arizona has introduced this bill that will effectively kill the penny. Now, I don’t [...]
Ok, this is my first experience with Muse. I picked up the album at the recommendation of some friends and must say that I am enjoying this album immensely. For me, it has proven to be good work music (I’m a desk jockey, remember) so I can jam out while doing my code.
Granted, I’ve only [...]
According to one of my favorite sources of wonderful information, mental_floss, the time has come for a modern marvel in beverage consuming technology. Yup — self-cooling cans. This new tech allows you to crack up the can, wait a minute or so for your beverage to chill about 30 degrees fahrenheit, and then enjoy your [...]