The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The Panic Over Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear accident was a great human tragedy, but its long-term health effects have been exaggerated—and the virtues of nuclear power remain.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444772404577589270444059332.html
I have trouble explaining this topic to friends and family, I post this …
As promised, I produced a writeup detailing my thoughts on what constitutes the greatest good for the greatest number. It seemed too long to post directly here, so I put it on my ‘Book of Keith’ site:
http://sol-system.com/koxenrider/bok/GGGN.html
I would …
Should Voting Be Mandatory?
Voting is not optional in 23 countries. Here’s why the United States should become the 24th
http://ideas.time.com/2012/08/21/should-voting-be-mandatory/?iid=op-main-lede&hpt=hp_bn16
I am on record as saying it should be way more difficult to get the right to vote rather …
Not much chance to blog today. Partly work has intruded but mostly my job search has intruded. When I had breaks from that I worked on a document trying to elucidate my idea for the greatest good for the greatest …
Lots of ‘stuff’ today…
Penny-sized “microthrusters” could propel tiny satellites
http://io9.com/5936197/penny+sized-microthrusters-could-propel-tiny-satellites
One of the reasons this is so cool to me is that it seems it can partake of the power of the parallel production of integrated circuits. That would …
A camera that can see around corners
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/opinion/raskar-camera-corners/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
Yes, this is quite likely useless as it is, but the techniques developed to accomplish such a useless thing are likely to be very useful indeed. I recall reading about the light-speed …
Meet the inflatable, ‘invisible’ bike helmet
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/17/meet-the-inflatable-invisible-bike-helmet/?hpt=hp_c2
I am not totally sure that having my neck swathed in an explosive is an adequate return for not wearing a helmet, no matter how uncool I look. In any case, the form …
I have been grabbed a number of times by articles today but by the time I set fingers to keyboard I have been released. Several times, after scrolling down to look at the comments (sometimes I learn some very interesting …
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad
How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/08/impunity-rendition-abroad-torture-bush-obama
Proof, as if it were needed to any discerning reader, that Obama is evil AND his evil is recognized by liberals …
The sham “terrorism expert” industry
A highly ideological, jingoistic clique masquerades as objective scholars, all to justify US militarism
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/15/the_sham_terrorism_expert_industry/
Because this is a long post and I suspect many of my reader(s) won’t take the time to go through …