Ouch, this makes my brain hurt
A man was arrested on federal charges in Alaska after arranging with to have sex with a six year old boy who he would dress up in a Spiderman costume. Sounds like an especially deranged South Park episode, doesn’t it?…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month April 2011
US want sanctions against Syria yet bombs Libya
In both cases, protesters are being slaughtered. Yet only in Libya did the US intervene. This happened after the protesters picked up guns. Within a week they called for a No Fly Zone which immediately was instituted. It’s all quite…
Dead suits walking
The layoffs and firings have hit the managerial and professional classes. Newsweek Once college-educated workers hit 45, notes a post on the professional-finance blog Calculated Risk, “if they lose their job, they are toast.” The article describes the anguish and…
Algae biofuel feasible, says Dept of Energy
Locating algae farms in carefully selected areas can drastically reduce the amount of water needed. Further, algae grown in this way could replace 17% of our imported oil.
NYC to use closed landfills for solar power
They want to do it at utility-scale and use this new clean energy rather than traditional dirty power as a way to reduce pollution during the summer air conditioning season. Hmm, maybe they could generate power from the methane in…