We continue to fight the battle of “Pixels vs Paper” and a closer look at energy sources gives us a new look a detailed breakdown of computer usage and power requirements.

The Energy Information Administration, a source of government statistics regarding energy sources and usage, published June 2009 statistics (the most recent) on September 11.

“Year-to-date, coal-fired plants contributed 45.0% of the nation’s electric power. Nuclear plants contributed 20.8%, while 21.4% was generated at natural gas-fired plants. Of the 1.1% generated by petroleum-fired plants, petroleum liquids represented 0.8%, with the remainder from petroleum coke. Conventional hydroelectric power provided 7.6% of the total, while other renewables (biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind) and other miscellaneous energy sources generated the remaining 3.8% of electric power.”

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Announced in the New York Times, on July 21, the magazine industry is about to take a giant leap forward. In a step to change a format that is 150+years old, Esquire will put a digital cover on a printed magazine. The October issue of Esquire – 100,000 newsstand copies only – will sport an electronic cover incorporating technology from E Ink. (Read the article)

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Hallmark – the “when you care, send the very best” folks – have come up with a new twist on wrapping paper! Now it’s self-adhesive. Yup, no need for tape, string, or ribbons; just peel off a sheet and wrap it around anything.

The last time you tried to wrap a bicycle? Or was it the first and only time? With this kind of paper you just overlap the sheets and they will stick to each other and the seat, handlebars, or tires to create a (more or less) neat package.

That’s the good news.
Now for the bad news. (Read the article)

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