AJAX and the future

Here's another Slashdot posting about the next web revolution. The internet is the platform... except this time around, asynchronous web sites using AJAX will make the internet the operating system. I plan to get into this stuff within the next year or so...

Hybrid vehicles and the next 5-20 years

Hey, looks like Toyota and Honda getting into hybrid automobiles is picking up more steam. Toyota just recently announced (USA Today article) that it intends to produce 600k hybrids a year in the USA within the next 5-yrs. Honda just announced its 3rd generation hybird system which according to rumors now rivals the efficiency of the Prius. So, I'd like to trade in my Honda Pilot for a hybrid version and get 40mpg... I'm definitely going to keep a watch on these advancements. I know my next vehicle will a hybrid if this innovation continues.

VeriChip implant for US citizens

I just read this article about a somewhat controversial anti-privacy proposal... read about it for yourself at Slashdot. Then read the posting at VeriChip about Tommy Tompson's recent appointment to the VeriChip Corp. Board Of Directors. Is this like 'big brother' sooner than you thought or what? This is definitely something to keep an eye on in the near future.