The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Better bird nesting also good for giant manta rays
Disrupting tree canopies on a Pacific atoll has ecological consequences
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340803/title/Better_bird_nesting_also_good_for_giant_manta_rays
A lot of people don’t realize that the iconic coconut palm along island’s coast is, for the most part, a …
Just not in the ways that the headlines scream…
Natural sinks still sopping up carbon
Ecosystems haven’t maxed out ability to absorb fossil fuel emissions
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340710/title/Natural_sinks_still_sopping_up_carbon
I have seen a lot of research on coral bleaching and other signs of …
U.S. could lose aging eyes in the sky
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/us-satellite-crunch/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Our once-great science and technology advantage is steadily being eroded by short-term thinking and anti-science attitude amongst our political ‘leaders’. In addition to the mentioned two failures (yes, I know blasting …
It is the small scale of the thing that is the issue
Paying companies to hire the unemployed
http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/18/news/economy/unemployed-subsidized-jobs/index.htm?source=cnn_bin
This is what our dysfunctional government should be doing with its stimulus dollars. Instead of enriching the already rich (have you …
When all else fails, rob the poor
Before we can ‘do something’ for the poor, there are some things we need to stop doing to them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ehrenreich-stealing-from-the-poor-20120517,0,7201749.story
Ain’t America Grand?! It is so nice to know we are such a …
As if it were needed…
How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing ‘Terrorists’ – and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/how-fbi-entrapment-is-inventing-terrorists-and-letting-bad-guys-off-the-hook-20120515
This would be a really terrifying article if it weren’t already so mundane and boring. I have huge troubles quelling …
I doubt I have any raving GOP wingnuts in my reader(s), but just in case…
Why ‘President Romney’ Would Be a Disaster for Women
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-president-romney-would-mean-for-women-20120515
I like women a whole lot and figure that they are likely smarter (on average) …
6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America
http://www.cracked.com/article_19864_6-ridiculous-lies-you-believe-about-founding-america.html
This was quite interesting to me and significantly contrary to what we were all taught in school. Not that I am amazed that school teaches crap, rather the opposite, …
Obama’s new free speech threat
An Executive order seeks to punish U.S. citizens even for “indirectly” obstructing dictatorial rule in Yemen
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/16/obamas_new_free_speech_threat/
Oh, and by the way, bla bla bla the Constitution is shredded, bla bla bla.
The US has …
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515
I haven’t heard this activity being called ‘naked short selling’ but I have heard about the activity for many, many years. …