If you look at any news feed in the US, whether it’s internet, cable, network, newspaper, whatever, I’m sure you’re aware of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis/St. Paul of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi river. At the moment, there is no report on a cause, and they are still recovering cars from the …
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Biofuel Alternative to Ethanol
The University of Wisonsin, Madison (great campus) has announced that researchers have been able to derive a fuel source from plant sugars. This fuel has a higher energy density than ethanol, with lower energy requirements for production. This is a good thing, because (some argue) ethanol has a nearly 1:1 energy return. For every erg …
Self-Serving Publicity? Or Good-Natured Intentions?
The University of Georgia has extended a scholarship to a soccer player who may not be able to play. They indicate that despite her medical condition, Caroline Simpson is welcome to come to her freshman year in any capacity. I confess that my first thought after reading this article was, “that’s some well-aimed publicity for …
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Washing your Keyboard
NPR Morning Edition had a story today concerning the cleansing of your computer keyboard. Most manufacturer’s recommendations that I’ve seen have involved wiping the surface down with mild disinfectant and/or using canned air to blow the crumbs/dust/hair out from between the keys (holding upside down and vigourously shaking, as is the practice by yours truly, …
Awesome Astronomy, Terrible Reporting
This morning, I was alerted by the Atlanta Journal Constitution (reg. req’d) that a Georgia State University astronomy program on Mt. Wilson, in California, had imaged the surface of Altair, a sun-sized star that is one of the brightest in the northern sky. This is cool because it’s the first time a star this size …
Going Overboard
Insane Harry Potter fans now have a theme park to look forward to. I wil admit to being a huge Harry Potter fan, but not an insane one. Insane ones love ALL the movies and go to ALL of the HP-themed Dragon*Con sessions. And, of course, they’ll travel to California Florida to see a theme …
uTube.com
This story dropped into my reader today. It’s about how the Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment corporation (utube.com) has diverged from their product line and stuck Ringtone ads at the top of their website. It is a serious dichotomy. They apparently are being swamped by mistyped YouTube.com url’s and decided to cash in. 1102 Edit: …
Computers Are Trying to Kill Us
The Master Control Program has it in for humans. Or maybe it’s Skynet. Or maybe WOPR Whatever diabolical digital entity it is, it’s paring us down using our satellite navigation systems against us. Thanks to Transport Blog for alerting us to this menace.
Eric Rudolph is a Dolt
Eric Rudolph, the convicted abortion clinic bomber and the perpetrator of the backpack bomb at the 1996 Olympics here in Atlanta, is sending out hate mail from prison. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Victims of Eric Rudolph, the anti-abortion extremist who pulled off a series of bombings across the South, say he is taunting them from deep …
Gas Station Price Fixing
Does this make sense? Quoted from an AP article. Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon. But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals violate Wisconsin’s …