The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Protectors of Wall Street
A vital new book from the TARP IG, and yesterday’s vote on a Fed audit, reveal some disturbing truths
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/26/protectors_of_wall_street/
I knew that the situation was bad, but I guess I missed out at how bad …
Artist makes satellite at home in just $500
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/computing/Artist-makes-satellite-at-home-in-just-500/articleshow/15162830.cms
This is the second time an article has got me thinking about the idea of micro satellites. Ten thousand dollars a pound sounds prohibitively expensive unless you can engineer ways to …
Welcome to post-legal America
How the Magna Carta became a minor carta
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/23/noam_chomsky_on_post_legal_america/
In general I am not one to believe in conspiracy theories. That attitude has evolved over my life, though. As a child I was intensely into UFOs, …
Mitt Romney: Lazy liar
What’s most surprising about Republican distortions is how easily they’re disproved
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/22/mitt_romney_lazy_liar/
I can think of no better title, so plagiarized. I find the article interesting reading and further incentive to vote against him. Some of …
From an Unlikely Source, a Serious Challenge to Wall Street
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/from-an-unlikely-source-a-serious-challenge-to-wall-street-20120720
I like this idea _a lot_! I am generally not a fan of using eminent domain for anything other than public utilities or the equivalent and I have a …
Just not a lot motivating me to comment this week. Not that there aren’t things that get me worked up, or make me thoughtful, just nothing that I feel the need to comment on. Instead I will just jot down …
Not much is grabbing me today, though I will offer up a couple of articles that might interest my regular reader(s). The first is by good old Matt and his shouting into a vacuum on the LIBOR scandal. More interesting …
Catching a Cancer
Viral culprits may explain a host of tumors with as-yet unknown triggers
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/342223/title/Catching_a_Cancer
This is really interesting to me as it helps explain a lot of observed information. I have know that certain viruses unambiguously cause certain …
Moon patterns explained
Electric fields enveloping magnetic bubbles create lunar swirls
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/342189/title/Moon_patterns_explained
This article makes me think that some sort of shield against high energy particles might be practical, though it is hard to judge the weight at this point. …
Romney’s ‘Free Stuff’ Speech Is a New Low
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/romneys-free-stuff-speech-is-a-new-low-20120713
I saw part of Romney’s speech to the NAACP the other day and was just floored at the level of idiocy. It was totally clear and unambiguous to me that his …