January 2010
21 posts
Diamond Oceans Possible on Uranus and Neptune →
Oceans of liquid diamond, filled with solid diamond icebergs, could be floating on Neptune and Uranus, according to a recent article in the journal Nature Physics.
Carbon Trading - How it works and why it fails |... →
This accessible, well-researched book provides a devastating critique of both the theory and practice of carbon trading, which lie at the heart of global climate policy.
Supreme Court lifts the ruse →
This Court now concludes that independent expenditures, including those made by corporations, do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption. That speakers may have influence over or access to elected officials does not mean that those officials are corrupt. – US Supreme Court, Citizens United vs FEC
Massachusetts' Message of Stupid →
Brown’s comment about his daughters shocked even the Right’s madcap oracle Glenn Beck, who is known for his own off-the-wall remarks. Still, Beck thought Brown – in inviting men to make moves on his own daughters – was demonstrating the creepy behavior of a sexual predator.
“I want a chastity belt on this man,” Beck said. “I want his every move watched in Washington. I don’t trust this guy. …...
NASA Unveils All-Electric Personal Flight Vehicle →
I was expecting jetpacks in 2001, but better late then never. Thanks NASA, I don’t know why comedians bitch about you so much. Waste of money, please. They’re comedians, they don’t know shit about money. Plus you’re like what 1% of the federal budget. Maybe not even that! Just imagine of 10% of what goes to military spending was instead spent on NASA. We’d be...
Numbers →
azspot:
GDP of Haiti: $8.5 billion.
Goldman Sachs bonus pool: $20 billion.
“You will almost never find an investment banker “sicklied o’er with...”
– The Epicurean Dealmaker
The value – and empowerment – of common citizens... →
# Most of the video we saw on 9/11 was taken by private citizens, a potentially crucial element in future emergencies.
# Private cell phones spread word quicker than official media.
# Swarms of volunteers descended on the disaster sites. Overwhelmed local officials quickly dropped their everyday concerns about liability or professional status, in order to use all willing hands.
# As rumors,...
Skinner Box? There's an App for That →
An interesting read on the paradox of social media. We’re becoming “perfectly informed and utterly distracted.” Can we find a balance between the serendipitous search for novel information and the need to focus and contemplate an idea? Maybe too many of have become information junkies. Yes, yes, the old complaint of the distractions of the modern era, which people have been...
"pornography has no time for your posturing and... →
(via claytoncubitt)
