The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
A little radiation is good for mice
Low doses of radioactivity led to healthier pups
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/346280/title/A_little_radiation_is_good_for_mice
I lamented earlier about people’s lack of risk knowledge regarding radiation. In it I talked about the ‘incongruent’ information that low doses appeared to …
Red state, blue state
Resizing geographic areas by population gives more accurate view of 2012 election
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/346315/title/Red_state%2C_blue_state
My wife was talking about this the other day: how looking at the typical US map of ‘red’ vs ‘blue’ states from the …
Fake tech gear has infiltrated the U.S. government
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/08/technology/security/counterfeit-tech/index.html?source=cnn_bin
What is really amazing to me is the totally unspoken story about the non-governmental costs associated with this exact same issue. Because the government has historically been required to go with …
Study finds exercise extends life expectancy, including among people who are obese
http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/11/study-finds-exercise-extends-life-expectancy-including-among-people-who-are-o
What would you give for an extra 3 years of healthy life? Would you get off your ass and go for a walk a few hours a …
America Gone Wild
The good news: Wildlife populations in the U.S. have experienced an astonishing resurgence. The bad news: All those animals are now our neighbors.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204846304578090753716856728.html
This article is very interesting in how it describes the ‘reforestation’ of the …
It looks like Obama is the winner and without much controversy, so thankfully it seems we will be spared endless images of hanging chads. It also appears he won the popular vote as well so the GOP can’t complain that …
Election Day Is Finally Here: Tonight Is Going to Suck No Matter What
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/election-day-is-finally-here-tonight-is-going-to-suck-no-matter-what-20121106
As usual, Matt is entertaining and has an excellent point. Can any rational person (are there any rational people left?) think that either candidate is going …
OK, I am a sucker and presuming these are right and not just pulled out of the author’s ass, I am an ass…
8 Election Myths You Probably Believe
http://www.cracked.com/article_20134_8-election-myths-you-probably-believe.html
#8. Myth: It’s All Pointless, Since Candidates Don’t Keep Their …
Still ‘paranoid’ after all these years
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/04/politics/paranoid-style-politics-hofstadter/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Since I have often spoken about the looming apocalypse and the ‘conspiracy‘ of the rich to keep the rest poor, I figure that this article is quite a good fit here. …
For those interested in some of the mechanics for why Sandy wound up being such a (comparatively) violent storm and some suggestions as to how likely it is to happen in the future…
How the Frankenstorm came to life
Sandy …