Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Bullseye New Orleans?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
What a great way to kick off the Republican National Convention! A second chance to ignore the gulf coast after a hurricane.
one year ago today
Friday, August 1st, 2008
at 6:04pm
Where were you? What were you doing when you found out?
UPDATE: Trish remembers that day vividly.
Gas
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008WSJ:
The Paris-based International Energy Agency is in the middle of its first attempt to comprehensively assess the condition of the world’s top 400 oil fields. Its findings won’t be released until November, but the bottom line is already clear: Future crude supplies could be far tighter than previously thought.
Who is ready for $8 per gallon?
Potential end of the world - June ‘08
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
It is said that scientists involved in the Manhattan Project to engineer and implement the first nuclear bombs seriously considered the possibility that such a bomb could initiate a chain reaction that would destroy the Earth. Now it is being claimed that the production of miniature black holes by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland could do the same. The LHC is scheduled to go on line in June…CERN scientists claim that they have considered this possibility and that it is not going to happen.
I am glad that they at least considered the possibility.
However, just in case they are wrong, you might consider bumping up your summer plans.
Eiffel DNA
Friday, March 28th, 2008
A temporary Kevlar strucutre that will be bolted on to the top of the Eiffel Tower, doubling the surface area of the viewing platform and wighing only 1200kg.
My french co-worker hates it.
Markets
Sunday, March 16th, 2008It is just me, or do the financial markets seem like some total scam that only rich people get to play around with and have no consequence when they lose a bunch of people’s money?
Bear Sterns…screw those guys.
[imported from Facebook blog]
Ask the readers…
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007A loyal fan writes in:
The tragic shootings this past weekend in Colorado at the churches were stopped in the process by a Church security guard, a former Minneapolis cop nonetheless–coupling that with a Minnesotan (sic) killed an (sic) eery (sic) Minnesota connection to these deaths.
My question is this, why is there an armed security guard in a church? My church is the last place you will find someone with a gun. I just think it is strange to have an armed security guard at a place of worship. Am I the only one?
What say you readers?
“Don’t taze me bro!”
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The Andrew Meyer clearly wanted to be a famous journalist.
He got half way there.
Or maybe I am confusing infamy with fame.
Is taking a megavolt of power through the body worth getting a shot on CNN?
Critical Mass
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007I hate these critical mass rides. In my opinion all they accomplish is getting a bunch of motorists pissed off thereby provoking the potential for violence.
Critical mass riders are attempting to convey an important message but I think the manner that they are using to attempt to convey that message is not at all effective and does their cause more harm than good.
It also creates a great opportunity for those with intentions that are less than noble to come along for the “party”.
Were the cops over the line? Let the investigation play itself out and we shall see. In the mean time, if you don’t want trouble then don’t cause trouble. Some of us are just trying to ride our bike on the road and we have to put up with enough bullshit on a daily basis as it is.
