About Sasha Holburn

Sasha Holburn

Sasha Holburn is a self-proclaimed geek. After graduating from the school of hard knocks (University of Maryland), she spent time traveling the world and meeting all types of people, documenting the whole thing which she hopes to release as a documentary quite soon.

Sasha is really into gadgets, and is an avid collector of all things robotic. Her favorite food is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and she'll do anything for a klondike bar.

Sasha lives with her husband and daughter in Washington, DC.

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UK Ruling Allows Tweeting From Courtrooms

Reporters covering court cases should be allowed to send messages to the Twitter micro-blogging site, a senior British legal official said on Monday, clarifying rules after hearings involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Supporters and media at a bail hearing for Assange last week were allowed to use Twitter from inside one courtroom. However, a different judge banned the practice when an appeal went to a higher court two days later, causing confusion.

Under interim guidelines issued on Monday, officials approved the use of hand-held texting devices in court, with media representatives given priority. Permission remained conditional on not disrupting proceedings.

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How To: Make Google Beatbox

Is there anything Google can’t do? Besides making you coffee (which I hear they’re working on), there really isn’t much that Google can’t do. Coolest on the list of things Google can do is beatboxing, and here’s how to make Google do it:



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Popemobile Could Go Solar

The Popemobile is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world, making it a prime candidate for a green makeover. Pope Benedict XVI has recently stated that he wants to change the car from a standard gas guzzler to a solar powered electric vehicle.

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Honda Changes Stance On Electric Vehicles

Honda has been rather late to the party when it comes to electric vehicles. While the company offers hybrid versions of several of its vehicles, it isn't expected to release a fully electric car until 2012, several years after competitors like Nissan and GM. But this attitude seems to be shifting, as new CEO Takanobu Ito has said that Honda will be putting more focus on EVs in the future.

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Facebook Goes Green With New Environmental Initiative

Facebook is good for a lot of things, whether you just want to play some FarmVille or you have a hard time remembering birthdays. But now the social network is looking to use its influence to help the environment with the new Green on Facebook initiative.

By partnering with groups including the Alliance to Save Energy, the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign, and The Green Grid, Facebook is hoping to spread awareness of environmental issues using its considerable reach. Not only that, but the social network is also making changes itself. This includes creating a new programming language that cuts down CPU use by around 50 percent. This process is in use at Facebook, but the company also released the software as an open source project so that other companies can do the same.

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Report: 95% Of “Green” Products Are Misleading

What if you were told that a whopping 95% of all products that claim to be "green" are misleading? Well, a new report by the Underwriters Laboratory of Canada sampled 5,296 products in stores across the U.S. and Canada and found just that.

The big issue here is that products are able to make claims without any proof, and not only that, some products are just plain vague and misleading about how "green" they actually are. In fact, the total number of "green" products has risen 73% over the past year, of course as the study shows, some of which are not so "green" at all. Luckily, within that number is a rise in products that actually are "green."

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Nissan Leaf Test Drive Goes 116 Miles On One Charge

Ever been to a dealership and seen your car boasting way more mileage than you actually get? I have. Unfortunately for us, the numbers they show on the cars aren't always very accurate, certainly not in normal driving conditions. However, a recent test of the Nissan Leaf proves Nissan's claim to be true, going between 62 and 138 miles on a single charge.

PluginCars.com recently took the car for a test drive and was able to pull off 116 miles on a single charge. Not bad if you ask me.

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Russia Enters Hybrid Market With Unnamed “City Car”

It looks like Russia just entered the hybrid game with their very own gas-electric vehicle. Behind the prototype of the unnamed vehicle is billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov who plans to show off the car this December.

The car has been dubbed the City Car but will be named in a naming contest where people can suggest names and vote for their favorite. It's expected to cost somewhere around $13,000 depending on the configuration of features. At 65 miles per gallon, that ain't so bad.

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