Category Archives: Computers & Technology

AMP and the Arsenal of Creativity

February 12, 2009 – 8:19 pm

Untitled by Vanessa Miller
Vanessa has a great set of photos from
allied media conference oh8
Wiretap's Jenny Lee has a great article called In Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity. It begins:
“Michigan will be the next film capitol of the world,” Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview following the release of his new film Gran Torino, shot in [...]

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Hybrid batteries? It's the infrastructure, silly

January 21, 2009 – 7:23 am

327 Chevy Volt by mikeh5856
The Michigan Messenger asks: Will batteries recharge Michigan's economy? To answer it, they turn to science writer Howard Lovy, one of the founders of Ann Arbor-based nanotechnology and microsystems publication Small Times. Lovy has covered science, technology and business for Michigan and national media including Wired and the New York Times [...]

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Mitch Albom on the Michigan Film Incentive

January 12, 2009 – 9:15 pm

They're coming, and they're liking what they're seeing and we have a chance to seed a new industry in the state of Michigan.
~Mitch Albom
Scott Allman has produced a great interview with Mitch Albom about the Michigan Film Incentive. Check it out below!

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Rollercoaster Wednesday

January 7, 2009 – 10:45 am

MSU College of Human Medicine by Eridony
Going up
The New York Times reports that in the midst of the darkest economic times Michigan has seen in decades, the University of Michigan is spending billions to grow with nearly three million square feet new buildings for science, medicine, health, art, business, sports, food service and student housing [...]

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Off the Mat Monday: Bailout busting, rare isotopes, keeping working and Jason Hanson

December 15, 2008 – 8:27 am

A2 City Reflections by Behind
My Blue Eyes ~~ Stevie Exxxx
Before we go into some positive economic stories from Michigan, here's The Big Fat Auto Bailout Collapse from The Daily Beast and Mitch Albom saying Hey, you senators: Thanks for nothing:
There ought to be a law — against the hypocrisy our government has demonstrated. The speed [...]

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In the Nick of Time Monday: Missing the Boat, a Draft Bailout and the National Stage

December 8, 2008 – 11:32 pm

Big Bright Light Show Rochester 2006 by eric.whalen81
In Detroit Rarely Misses a Chance to Miss a Chance in Wired, they list 5  ways the Big 3 have missed the boat ... their ride ... whatever. My favorite:
2. Electric vehicles - All of the automakers — including Honda (the EV+) and Toyota (the RAV4 EV) — [...]

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Green Monday: Slow currents and fast winds

December 1, 2008 – 12:38 pm

Untitled by Tony Katai
The Telegraph reports (be sure to watch the UM News video below!) that water power generation technologies that use waves, tides or faster currents created by dams are limited in where they can be used and cause significant obstruction in rivers or the sea. Turbines and water mills need an average current [...]

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Forward-Thinking Monday

October 27, 2008 – 12:54 pm

the creative big three by vanessamiller
(John Howkins, Charles Landry & Richard Florida)
We'll lead off with a quick plug for an upcoming conference and a look back at one from the recent past. The Conference on Michigan's Future takes place in a few weeks (Nov 14-16) at Crystal Mountain with a focus on peak oil, energy [...]

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Winds of Change?

October 2, 2008 – 5:03 am

One thing I can tell you is you
got to be free by sgs_1019
A new report titled Michigan's Offshore Wind Potential from the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University says that Michigan has the potential to become a big player in offshore wind energy:
The preliminary analysis finds that Michigan's portion of the Great Lakes has [...]

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Get your Green(s) at the Great Lakes BIONEERS Conference

September 27, 2008 – 1:34 pm

SEEDS director Sarna Salzman talks about the Great Lakes BIONEERS Conference which takes place October 17-19th, 2008 in Traverse City, Michigan @ Northwestern Michigan College (click through to view in high quality). The music is "Greens" by Seth Bernard & May Erlewine from the very tasty disc Something Fresh. Hear more at earthworkmusic.com.

Sarna mentions the [...]

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