The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Why can’t law enforcement admit their mistakes?
Their refusal to do so leads to countless wrongful convictions, but psychology says few will cop to misconduct
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/21/why_cant_law_enforcement_admit_their_mistakes/
Another in the line of posts on the American InJustice system…
This one speaks …
For a reasonably balanced view on why Romney is a better choice (or perhaps a less bad choice) than Obama, I offer this interesting post from Scott Adams…
Interesting Day
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/interesting_day/
For me my ‘support’ of Obama (since I live …
Finally Liberated From Facts, Mitt Romney the Pure Bull Artist Takes Flight
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/finally-liberated-from-facts-mitt-romney-the-pure-bull-artist-takes-flight-20121019
The wonky types are all tied up in knots trying to understand Romney’s latest blather, but it can’t be done. This is a guy who says whatever …
‘Power naps’ may boost right-brain activity
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/17/health/health-naps-brain/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12
I haven’t noticed that I get any smarter after a nap, but I have noticed that I can often get better ideas by going for a walk where I sort of let my …
Why do elephants have hair on their heads? Scientists solve head-scratcher
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/us/elephant-hair/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
In what I would consider a rather non-intuitive conclusion, it seems that, based on modeling, the sparse hair of the elephant actually contributes to cooling. The article is …
Sounds like great work by our domestic anti-terrorist agency, eh? Until you read this:
New York Federal Reserve ‘bomb’ plotter ensnared in FBI sting
Federal authorities arrest 21-year-old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis who they say attempted to detonate a …
Conservatives’ HPV vaccine dilemma: are they anti-cancer, or just anti-sex?
Proof that vaccinating girls against the HPV virus does not cause promiscuity puts culture warriors in a spot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/conservatives-hpv-vaccine-dilemma
I find this bit so amusing I am including it verbatim:…
The lame rules for presidential debates: a perfect microcosm of US democracy
Secret collusion between the two parties, funded by corporations, run by lobbyists: all the ingredients are there
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/presidential-debate-issues
I know this shouldn’t be surprising to me, but I …
U.S. officials believe Iran is behind recent cyberattacks
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/15/u-s-officials-believe-iran-is-behind-recent-cyberattacks/?hpt=hp_t3
The US continues to play the victim card and increases babble about the dangers of Iran to promote willingness amongst the sheeple for a war with Iran (I have talked about …
Why are Americans so easy to manipulate?
We may be loathe to admit it, but behaviorism and consumerism are cut from the same cloth
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/13/why_are_americans_so_easy_to_manipulate/
…behavior modification works best on dependent, powerless, infantilized, bored, and institutionalized people…
This an interesting …