The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Congress’s war on the post office
The Postal Service faces a threat greater than email or economics: Politics
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/congresss_war_on_the_post_office/singleton/
Just like the whole war on contraception is really a war on women, this war on the Post Office is …
Outsourcing conservatism
Arizona’s new contraception law shows how the private sphere often leads the way for reactionary policies
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/15/outsourcing_conservatism/singleton/
What can’t be accomplished from within the government gets done anyway. Using the Constitution to shield un-Constitutional activities, picking and choosing …
Reasons That Vitamin D May Matter
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/reasons-to-place-a-bet-on-vitamin-d/
I started to become a believer in the ‘power’ of vitamin D a couple of winters ago. Through a somewhat unusual confluence of events I pretty much spent no time outside exposed to …
Greed fatigue and MF Global
Speculators who lost $1.6 billion for their customers get big bonuses. So what else is new?
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/greed_fatigue_and_mf_global/singleton/
Just like my constant bla bla bla police state other people are bla bla bla-ing about the criminal …
But it seems 5-6 hours a day is the max for a so-called ‘knowledge worker’:
Bring back the 40-hour work week
150 years of research proves that long hours at work kill profits, productivity and employees
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/bring_back_the_40_hour_work_week/singleton/
On the few …
None alone were able to generate enough mental energy to blog about, but together had enough activation energy, so here they be…
Most Detailed View Yet of the Apollo 11 Moonwalks: Big Pic
http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-apollo-11-landing-site-120314.html
Take THAT moon landing conspirators! Of …
Scott Turow on why we should fear Amazon
The feds might sue Apple and publishers over pricing. But a top author suggests the e-retailer’s playing monopoly
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/13/scott_turow_on_why_we_should_fear_amazon/singleton/
No upside comes without a downside, there are always losers to go with …
J.P. Morgan Chase’s Ugly Family Secrets Revealed
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/j-p-morgan-chases-ugly-family-secrets-revealed-20120313
If you have blood pressure problems you might not want to read the article above. It does, however, clearly outline the disparity in our so-called justice system where the oligarchy is totally …
Will red meat kill you?
More bad news for bacon lovers — a Harvard study offers urgent reasons to eat less
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/13/will_red_meat_kill_you/singleton/
My wife, someone who eschews beef, pork, chicken (except eggs) in favor of veggies and sea food was …
Russia’s Pravada lambastes the US media for ignoring the ‘obvious’:
Arizona sheriff finds Obama presidential qualifications forged
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/
Quite an amazing intro for the Sheriff:
……Arpaio’s credentials include serving in the United States Army from 1950 to 1953, service as