The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Supreme Court rules warrant needed for GPS tracking
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/story/2012-01-23/supreme-court-GPS/52754354/1
Actually a bit surprising to me, this verdict, as well as its being unanimous. The other concurring statements are interesting as they served to broaden the protection. Of course, the reality …
5 Online Petitions That Prove Democracy is Broken
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-online-petitions-that-prove-democracy-broken/
Got to be read to be believed…
#5. “Show Us the Aliens”
#4. Energy “Catalizer”
#3. Evil Corporate Cure Conspiracy
#2. Spamming the White House
#1. Internet Users Are Better Than …
Genetically Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed into Ethanol
A genetically modified strain of common gut bacteria may lead to a new technology for making biofuels that does not compete with food crops for arable acreage
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=genetically-engineered-stomach-microbe-turns-seaweed-into-ethanol
I am able to …
Math formula may explain why serial killers kill
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/18/math-formula-may-explains-why-serial-killers-kill/
Hopefully my title got you to pay attention. The title, though, does point out to what I consider a serious deficiency in the article, the addressing of the ‘so what?’ response. …
Showdown Over ‘Showrooming’
Target Asks Vendors for Help Keeping Comparison Shoppers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577177242516227440.html
Just like Hollywood and the music industry have failed to grok the Internet, it seems that Target and Wally World are having problems as well. Yes, the raw …
The New American Divide
The ideal of an ‘American way of life’ is fading as the working class falls further away from institutions like marriage and religion and the upper class becomes more isolated. Charles Murray on what’s cleaving America, …
Outright distortion and lie at worst:
How Much the Rich Pay
Mitt Romney, the 1% and taxes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204555904577168683705018156.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Shockingly, the WSJ as issued an article that distorts the truth! I find that so hard to believe!
OK, on the most …
I have been busy teaching a class this week (complete with 10 hour days, but at least I get paid for it all) so haven’t had time to troll the news sites as is my wont. I got an email …
I was reading an article the other day (which didn’t prompt a post at the time) that discussed the idea of retirement insurance. The basic idea of the article is that the 401K concept is fundamentally flawed for the people …
Should the government search your brain?
The state may soon be able to force you to reveal your password. That’s a huge threat to the Fifth Amendment
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/17/should_the_government_search_your_brain/singleton/
The fact that I am writing this blog entry discussing the idiotic …