There is no knowing the Evil Eyebrow
I’ve been having some lively discussions surrounding Wikileaks’ release of United States diplomatic cables on November 28, 2010. I seem to be confusing some people with my arguments and statements. I intend to clear this up. For the record: I support Wikileaks’ publication of the diplomatic cables. However that information came into their hands, their …
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Two volunteers at a British Alternative Film cinema are replacing the familiar taste of Coca Cola with a home-grown variety. They object to Coke’s business practices so they don’t serve the beverage, however people keep asking for it. They’ve spent two years trying to work out a substitute. Read all about it. Go them!
Today is the anniversary of the first combat use of a nuclear weapon. Hiroshima, Japan was destroyed by “Little Boy”, a gun-method uranium weapon with an approximate yield of 12 kilotons of TNT (for comparison, the largest weapon ever detonated was a 50 megaton hydrogen fusion weapon, 4,000 times greater). As an event to remember, …
There will be a game con in Iraq. It will be attended by military personnel and civilian contractors. They need stuff. I haven’t yet figured the easiest way to contribute, but don’t let that stop you! Go to the link above and help out.
A man watches his house being burglarized from across the globe. Alerts police. Laughs hysterically… Gacked from Back 80 Loop.
Gacked from Matt Rosenberg’s Geography Blog is a story of traffic regulation by non-regulation. Basically it boils down to this: There are too many signs on the roads and most are not seen, respected, or understood by drivers*. It would be safer to remove all regulatory signs from the roadways and allow drivers to navigate …
I love reading news stories and finding some gem of a quote deep inside. For example, with respect to the French Goverment’s policy of selling various historical properties to reduce maintenance budgets and pay down the national debt: (gacked from the NY Times) Many investors buy with only a vague idea of how they will …