Youth Inspired Robots

There’s nothing I love more than analogies - well except for the 0.5 release of Songbird, the music player based on the mozilla engine. It is in the Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla family of applications. Built on the open-source, open-standard philosophy of making damn good software. It has rich integration with sites like last.fm and hype machine. Check it out and give it a spin. It’s still in beta, so go easy on it.

Solar power is on the verge of hitting the big-time, close to achieving a scale and affordability that will allow it to replace dirty coal-fired power plants and significantly reduce global warming pollution.

But a Texas agency has proposed rules that will create a serious barrier to solar’s widespread deployment. One of the ways solar can be cost-effective is if a homeowner is given credit by their utility for excess electricity put back on to the grid, known as “net-metering.”

On Friday, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a surprise proposed rule which create heavy burdens on customers wanting to install solar panels and provide financial rewards to the utilities, but provide no guarantees that customers who generate surplus electricity will ever get paid.

Tell the PUC to go back to the drawing board and develop a rule that will help grow solar power and make sure consumers are fairly compensated:

http://environmenttexas.org/action/clean-energy/net-metering?id4=ES

No, it’s not a band. It’s a really interesting project I found while zigging and zagging around the net. I’ve been on this futurism/transhumanism kick for the last several months and things only got more serious after BIL. I found this neat video on Space Collective.

Thursday Night Music w/DJ! Starting March 20!!

For a completely refreshing dinner experience, come enjoy the contemporary fusion, lounge, and jazzy sounds spun by Lucas Naveira at Madden’s Restaurant on Thursday nights.

A wonderful opportunity to visit downtown Bryan and enjoy the perfect blend of food, wine, and atmosphere - that only Madden’s can offer. A special time where the food and music brings you warmth and comfort.

About Lucas Naveira
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Grew up in Miami, Fl.
First Cassette: Fat Boys
First Record: Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - A Night in Tunisia

Education
B.S.Degree in Physics (FSU), currently working on Ph.D in Physics/Quantum Optics (Texas A&M)

“I enjoy playing music for people who are not afraid of listening to something they haven’t heard, but also do my best to please the crowd.”