The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Native Americans arrived to find natives already there, fossil poo shows
Ancient darts also found in possible prehistoric pub
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/13/clovis_not_first_says_paisley_caves_excrement/
The Register takes a rather excessively light hearted approach to reporting, but at least they do report on some interesting …
Computer Simulation Cracks Chicken-Egg Puzzle
New tech reveals how a protein kickstarts the formation of calcium carbonate particles.
http://news.discovery.com/tech/computer-simulation-cracks-chicken-egg-puzzle.html
I have always thought it had to be the chicken that came first because the egg can’t lay itself while it …
Sun Fires X-ray Shot at Earth, CME on the Way
http://news.discovery.com/space/sun-blasts-x-class-flare-right-at-earth-120712.html
This probably won’t matter, I believe the CME (coronal mass ejection) is such that other than auroras where won’t be much impact, but I thought it might interest a …
I admit that I am a Cadel Evans fan and was hoping he would repeat. He prevailed last year in a very strong field and while he doesn’t show the explosive accelerations that many of the other favorites have shown, …
Mitt’s real insult to the NAACP
Deriding “Obamacare” was bad, but Romney’s support for voter suppression laws disrespects the group’s entire legacy
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/12/mitts_real_insult_to_the_naacp/
Man, am I getting liberal in my old age! I used to be firmly in the camp …
NASA’s Hubble telescope finds Pluto’s fifth moon
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/11/nasas-hubble-telescope-finds-plutos-fifth-moon/?hpt=hp_t2
This is quite interesting to me, but upon some reflection I suppose it was inevitable. Just like Jupiter and Saturn have collected extensive moon systems because the are so large, it makes …
Food In Smaller Pieces May Help Control Weight
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247693.php
This is a really interesting study to me. Just like the power of the placebo, humans actually have a tremendous ability to convince themselves of things (why I think our …
4 Reasons Hollywood Sucks (And It’s All Our Fault)
http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-reasons-hollywood-sucks-and-its-all-our-fault/
There are some great writers at Cracked, the above got me into fits of laughter I had to painfully suppress because I am at work. The whole article is amusing, …
Rules of American justice
An American banker is shocked to encounter accountability for his acts in Britain because the U.S. provides none
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/09/rules_of_american_justice/
This is apropos my earlier post, so I figured a bit of repetition might help (though I …
Climate adaptation may be a family affair
Newborn reef fish can cope with changed water conditions if their parents have already adjusted
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/341931/title/Climate_adaptation_may_be_a_family_affair
That this effect has been observed experimentally isn’t shocking or even unexpected to me. If life were …