We can make the transition to a clean energy economy today, while protecting our climate, breaking our dependence on oil, and putting Americans back to work. What we need is a comprehensive set of smart policies to jump-start this transition without delay and maximize the benefits to our environment and economy. The time to act is now.

Nintendo seems to have bucked the recession. The Japanese video game manufacturer has doubled November sales of the Wii in the U.S. from a year ago, according to NPD’s latest release on gaming sales.

The demand for the Wii remains strong since the game console’s debut two years ago. The company sold a record 2 million Wiis last month, higher than the previous 23 months. Nintendo (NTDOY) has significantly increased shipments of the red-hot Wii for this holiday season after dealing with a shortage last year. Last November Nintendo sold 981,000 Wiis.

Analysts were taken by surprise by how well the $249 console has performed in a flagging economy. “Two million? You sure? This is mind-boggling,” said Michael Pachter, a top industry analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities. Pachter had predicted sales of 1.4 million Wiis. “At least Nintendo is meeting demand.”

What would you do with a $40 Linux computer the size of a three-prong plug adapter?

Marvell Technology Group is counting on an army of computer engineers and hackers to answer that question. It has created a “plug computer.” It’s a tiny plastic box that you plug into an electric outlet. There’s no display. But there is an Ethernet jack to connect to a home network and a USB socket for attaching a hard drive, camera or other device. Inside is a 1.2 gigahertz Marvell chip, called an application processor, running a version of the Linux operating system.

All this can be yours for $99 today and probably for under $40 in two years.

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Hells Bells … it’s posting again. Quick one everybody … will markets continue up or is this the peak of a bear rally?

All of a sudden ping doesn’t seem to be posting to Facebook. Strange!

Monday. Again! Back in the saddle. Biggest newsstory of the week? I have a vague feeling that markets will get hammered after a straight months of going up and up and up

Dug out the motorbike. Got it started. Went for a ride. My God … feels better than pretty much anything else I can think if. Sun shine in Scandinavia. Nice.

Tapasbar … the gambas are looking good.

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble.
Not much between despair and ecstasy. One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble.
Can’t be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me

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