The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Inside a Martian tumbleweed rover
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/63577-inside-a-martian-tumbleweed-rover
This is apropos my post yesterday. I wonder if it is possible to make this thing somewhat directional. I imagine you could put flaps or something whose angle could be altered to produce …
Since I rag on Romney all the time I figured I would slid this one in to try to even things up a bit…
WH leaks for propaganda film
The administration takes a break from its war on whistleblowers to …
Prostate cancer screening’s false promise
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
The first time I did any reading on prostate cancer was a number of years ago when my father-in-law had a positive PSA test. Based on my reading at the time there was a …
Is Cheating a Rational Choice?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-anderson-phd/cheating_b_1528890.html
There is quite a bit of absolutism in the article that I object to. I don’t think that _all_ and _everyone_ and other such absolute terms are very good science. Human nature is so …
Can a Surfboard-Sized Watercraft Cross the Pacific on Wave Power Alone?
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/wave-glider-crosses-pacific/
This is another one of those ideas that are so obvious once stated and yet remain so obscure until then. Once I read the description I easily envisioned …
Are the police tracking your calls?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/crump-cellphone-privacy/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
I would be shocked to find out if any of my reader(s) are shocked by reading this, but felt it had a place here none-the-less. In the ‘good old days’ the police had …
What killed social conservatism?
Technological progress has made it impossible for conservatives to obscure the truth about Americans’ sex lives
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/what_killed_social_conservatism/
Really interesting article that (to me) seems to provide a deep insight to the right-wing way of thought. I …
This was posted to a LinkedIn group I monitor:
Why Does Software Security Keep Falling off your Budget?
http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/21304-Why-Does-Software-Security-Keep-Falling-off-your-Budget.html
I wound up penning such a passionate response that I figured I would copy it here for my reader(s) amusement…
I …
Rise of the New Economy Movement
A growing number of theorists and activists are experimenting with new business models that go beyond profit
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/rise_of_the_new_economy_movement/
Many of the ideas outlined in the article I believe are right on target for developing …
More than 2,000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers say
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/21/more-than-2000-wrongfully-convicted-people-exonerated-in-23-years-researchers-say/?hpt=hp_t2
Sure, the overall number, as a percentage, is quite low, but consider that these are not the _suspected_ cases of wrongful convictions, but the ones actually proven …