Opit's LinkFest !

KeyScrambler
( Something I've used for months and had forgotten to install on the new drive. )
Leno fears Top Gear USA may suck ( Ouch! The cultural limitations implied here on the ability of U.S. people to get 'real news' affects media survivability too. )
Open U.S. borders to efficient cars
Is a motor scooter in your future ?
( I ride. There's a reason they're called 'murdercycles'. Over 50% of fatalities are caused by bikers being cut off by traffic turning in front of them. And : windshields and fairings have added immensely to both quality of ride enjoyment and ability to take a ride in cooler conditions. )
It's not called the Air Car
PSA-Venturi parnership selected to provide electric vans to the French Post Office
SunTory Mermaid HT AutoblogGreen
The karma of lithium-ion batteries
Ottawa moves to limit smog-causing chemicals in paint, cleaners
Canadian doctors head to China quake zone ( Where they should be well received. Dr. Bethune's historical Chinese effort won't have hurt their odour a bit. But it's the Canadian military's water-providing expertise which is likely most needed - and least likely to be used. Such are the consequences of regressing from UN peacekeeping to complicit Imperial adjunct. Remind me once again why we're in NATO. )
Canadian shelters destined for Burma land in Thailand ( Just in time to forward them to China if Myanmar doesn't immediately 'get a clue'. )
Family of man stranded by no-fly list appeals to Ottawa to bring him back( Privacy concerns all right. Privacy to enjoy guilt free from charges of misconduct or liability for starters. Never been charged. All I need to know. )
BAE executives detained in US over Saudi case
Mine removal a dangerous, endless task in Afghanistan
BlueBloggin Kennedy's hospital date has loosed vitriol in comments. BossKitty closed them because of obscenity of 'thought': and added a character reference of the participants. )
McCain's YouTube problem just became a nightmare