…sometimes I fall behind. So to catch up, I just dump a lot of stuff with short commentary and reboot the browsers so my computer can think again. Here goes… First up is an acknowledgement of the change to Arizona law. This took away the worst of it, but I’d expect the rest to be [...]
Only 57 violations?! Galt could have done better
Fun thread and interesting thread here. [orig story here] I would hope those that are lost now are found and those that are lost forever are remembered. The West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 25 workers and left another four unaccounted for in the worst mining disaster since 1984 had amassed scores of citations [...]
Paging Palin, Petroleum Pundit (Cap’n Trade Dissection)
To catch you up *real* quick, I’ve been away and Sarah Palin quit as Governor of Alaska. A number of other big things have happened since I last wrote, and we’ll be addressing a number of those in short order, but as I like to talk a bit about policy and big things from time [...]
Holy Shit, I Still Have a Website.
My lord, I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook. I’ve neglected my role here, as RPN. My deepest apologies. To catch you up to the story quickly (this would be Chapter 12 for those reading at home), our hero in the story has taken to walking the Earth in order to save it. Which [...]
The World This Week, March 22, 2009
[videos forthcoming] US NEWS People thieving the electrons. Obama: Economy hurts. Duh. Obama Budget Strategy raises questions. New home construction gets a lift (month-to-month). Small business help on the way. Fed prints money like mad. A couple economists agree that printing money is a good idea…today. China wants a new global currency standard. Palin to [...]
More Stuff I Won’t Get to Write About, at length (dang editing)
Computer power and intelligence. I actually did a video bit about this one the other night. Hopefully I’ll get it edited soon. Simple fact: We DO NOT WANT TO CREATE AN AI! Really, it would not be a good thing. What invasive species are trying to tell us. Shaq isn’t human, he’s dancer. (Thanks, Case!) [...]
The First Two Chapters Are Up
As mentioned a little while back, I am putting the blog on hold and writing a book. O.k. I didn’t do such a good job of that (as the latest posts can testify) but that hasn’t stopped the book from coming along nicely. They can read be read here. I’d love to get some feedback [...]
Robots and Pirates in the News (Ninja absent…but they’re Ninjas…so…)
There have been major news stories in the last couple of weeks involving robots and pirates making war. The ninjas are staying out of the spotlight, but as that is their nature, this shouldn’t be noted as evidence that they aren’t very busy. First up, the pirates… NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — Pirates who hijacked a [...]
Don’t Trust That Guy, Yo. Dat Cat’s Got Two Faces
See, told ya. This is where the phrase, “Here, kitty, kitty” comes from. Cerberus is unimpressed. And probably based on something of a true story, as I’ve also seen two-headed cows and two-headed turtles before.
The Mark of the Atomic Age
For those of y’all that still haven’t come to grasp with the fact that humans have left an indelible mark on this planet, and have the ability to affect it quite profoundly, here’s the latest evidence… Back in the 1950s, the Americans, the British, the French and the Russians tried to impress each other by [...]
SCOTUS: Ping the Whales!
The Supreme Court, dividing 6-3, upheld the Navy’s power to use sonar in military training exercises, even though environmentalists claim that the technology threatens marine life in the training zone off the Pacific Coast. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., wrote for the majority; there were two full dissents and one partial dissent. The decision, [...]
World Energy Use Like U.S. Debt : Patently Unsustainable
The International Energy Agency raised an alarm on Wednesday with the release of its annual report, saying that a revolution in the energy business is required to maintain economic growth and stabilize greenhouse gas emissions. The World Energy Outlook 2008 report, written for policy-makers, paints a troubling picture in terms of energy costs and the [...]
