The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The Reproduction of Privilege
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/the-reproduction-of-privilege/
Vertical mobility (the ability to be born to poor parents yet go on to be middle class, for instance) in the US has been steadily eroding for well over a generation. While there are certainly …
Life on Mars? Funding to find answers fades
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/national-international/article/Life-on-Mars-Funding-to-find-answers-fades-3401227.php
I am always a bit on the fence regarding big ticket research projects funded by tax payer dollars (I am not, however, against broad-based support for science via the doling out …
Washington’s high-powered terrorist supporters
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/12/washingtons_high_powered_terrorist_supporters/singleton/
If you are someone who cares about the Constitution (or the tiny shreds that remain) this is an article that should make your blood boil. I would wind up copying most of the article here …
What’s wrong with Congress? It’s not big enough
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/09/opinion/flynn-expand-congress/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Man was I skeptical when I first read the title of the article! However, I was taken in when I read this:
…A seat in the House of Representatives has gone
A new role for the 1%
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/opinion/rushkoff-one-percent/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9
An interesting article that, given my past reading on history, rings true (I am too lazy to do research). I babbled about this earlier, how the rich are not incentivised to grow …
The wrong exit strategy
Given Afghan history, a large U.S.-trained army would likely promote bloodshed not stability
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/08/the_wrong_exit_strategy/singleton/
Nothing much motivate me to blog today until I read this article. I recall reading very shortly after we invaded Afghanistan that …
Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/why-an-mri-costs-1080-in-america-and-280-in-france/2011/08/25/gIQAVHztoR_blog.html
I was surprised to see that health insurance companies made so little profit, but I am a bit suspect on how the numbers were calculated because the author …
How Exercise Can Change Your DNA
Scientists discover that physical activity leads to beneficial changes in gene activity, even after a single workout.
http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/07/how-exercise-can-change-your-dna/
More bla bla bla exercise or die horribly from preventable diseases bla bla bla. I was …
Spider silk conducts heat better than other organic materials
http://www.slashgear.com/spider-silk-conducts-heat-better-than-other-organic-materials-07217244/
I found this really interesting so decided to post it here. However, I am not sure if there would be much practical use for the information as it is decidedly …
Holder: Not ‘assassination’ to target Americans in terror hunt
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/holder-targeting-american-terrorists-not-assasination/?hpt=hp_t3
Can you believe this guy? Talk about legal hair spitting! So this is what our Constitution has come to.
I don’t think it is possible for it to get better …