The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Alcohol with Diet Soft Drinks Accelerate Intoxication
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/3747/20130206/alcohol-diet-soft-drinks-accelerate-intoxication.htm
When I first read the title I was skeptical, but the reasoning is very plausible to me. The sugar in regular soda triggers the body to begin the digestion process which slows …
Or de-motivator; something to think about…
The Unhappiness Motivator
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_unhappiness_motivator/
I think Scott is on to something here. I have commented several times that I became a life-long learner in spite of my educational experience rather than because of it. …
I have ‘low side’ access at work again, though hopefully I won’t need it to keep my mind occupied (meaning posts might not increase in frequency). Work is still ‘promising’ (as opposed to actual), though I am told that as …
My new job hasn’t given me access to the ‘low side’ (i.e., Internet) yet and possibly not for weeks yet to come (possibly not at all). I have been going through a bit of a news withdrawal lately, been stuck …
Precognition software used to predict which prisoners will murder
Minority Report style systems might seem creepy, but they’re no more flawed than human parole officers
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/11/precognition_software_used_to_predict_which_prisoners_will_murder/
Kinda interesting, but I agree with the author that the alternative (letting parole officers …
Secrets and Lies of the Bailout
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/secret-and-lies-of-the-bailout-20130104
I have …
Why Americans are dying earlier than their international peers
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/09/health/international-health-report/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
I am almost interested in digging up the report to read the details. It is well known (among people who bother with facts) that the US pays the most for …
Why are Bob Woodward’s WH sources – or Woodward himself – not on trial next to Bradley Manning?
The extremist prosecution of Manning, accused of “aiding and abetting al-Qaida”, poses a real threat to US press freedom
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/10/manning-prosecution-press-freedom-woodward
It is …
I’ve been ill the past few days which is one reason my level of posting has been low. Another is that I am moving to a new job starting Monday (which might mean my blogging might take a more permanent …
Big Brains Are Pricey, Guppy Study Shows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130103131110.htm
Kind of amazing to me that there is a survival element in having smaller brains, but the results of the experiment mentioned in the above article appear to have some pretty solid …