Friday, May 28, 2010 How The U.S. Government Killed The Safest Car Ever Built jalopnik.com — Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. government built a fleet of cars that were safer than anything on the road. Twenty-five years ago, the government shredded them in secret. Two escaped the crusher. This is their story. 769 Diggs in Lifestyle - Submitted May 27, 2010 01:34 pm Hero vanishes after saving woman from oncoming train nydailynews.com — A mysterious good Samaritan saved a young woman in the nick of time from being crushed by subway train in New York City after she fainted and tumbled onto the tracks. The hero - described by cops only as a black man - then disappeared quietly into the night. "He has not been identified," a police source said. 510 Diggs in Offbeat - Submitted May 27, 2010 11:17 am Why Open Source Makes Sense: Scientifically Proven linuxologist.com — When the task at hand is a mundane and a repetitive task, money is a perfect incentive. However, when the task requires "rudimentary cognitive" skills, money, it turns out, isn't the best incentive. This makes perfect sense when we look at the amazing open source projects out there. 443 Diggs in Technology - Submitted May 27, 2010 11:54 am Japan to Power 300,000 Homes With Wireless Energy From Space popsci.com — Japan has serious plans to send a solar-panel-equipped satellite into space that could wirelessly beam a gigawatt-strong stream of power down to earth and power nearly 300,000 homes. 281 Diggs in Science - Submitted May 27, 2010 01:21 pm Formula 1 Returns to the U.S., Austin to Host from 2012 gadling.com — Some fantastic news for Formula One fans all around the world - the most watched sport in the world is coming back to the United States - and will take place on a new track in Austin! 245 Diggs in Sports - Submitted May 27, 2010 01:54 pm |