The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Scientists confirm existence of ‘old person smell’
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/30/scientists-confirm-existence-of-old-person-smell/?hpt=hp_c2
It is not all old people that have a particular smell about them, but quite a few really do seem to have an air of decay. I have found a lot of …
Nearly $43 million settlement proposed over FEMA trailers
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/justice/fema-trailer-settlement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
This highlights the pointlessness (unless you are a lawyer) of class action suits. The article says that perhaps as many as 60K people are eligible for the settlement, which according to …
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is ‘Tempting,’ But We Prefer Whaling on Little Guys
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-taking-on-big-firms-is-tempting-but-we-prefer-whaling-on-little-guys-20120530
Matt is a great guy and I love his articles, but in this case I think he just doesn’t get it. Probably because he wants …
How extremism is normalized
The Obama administration has converted once unthinkable government claims into permanent political fixtures
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/30/how_extremism_is_normalized/
More bla bla bla police state bla bla bla, but it is important to try to get the word out. Since my …
Our Imbecilic Constitution
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/our-imbecilic-constitution/
There are problems with our government implementation, but I am pretty sure that this is not the best solution. While I agree that our Constitution was meant to be a living document and I think that …
Earlier I had a post about the cheating gene. This is a post that talks about its opposite, the monogamy gene…
Study traces origins of monogamous coupling
From an evolutionary standpoint, the key players in the mating game were …
Thou can’t not covet
Wanting what others have may be hardwired in the brain
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340905/title/Thou_can%E2%80%99t_not_covet
I tried to make a case for investor herd behavior when I was in my finance class, but was pretty roundly jeered by my professor …
Delay of bloom blamed on climate change
Flowers that fail to open early in spring may be taking cue from previous autumn
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340952/title/Delay_of_bloom_blamed_on_climate_change
Those of us who try to create orchards know that certain fruit trees won’t even bloom if …
A bit quiet on TFOUI… We took last Friday off to make the weekend 4 day to try to get some visible progress done on our greenhouse/pool project. Man was it hot! I have never been a ‘veritable whirlwind of …
My break with the extreme right
I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/24/my_break_with_the_extreme_right/
Perhaps I have not grown as ‘liberal’ as I had thought, given this …