I thought I would document my thought process on a biofuel-based product that I recently conceived of. This is the sort of economic analysis I use when I evaluate alternatives (for my take on alternatives in general, please see The …
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Why use the banks at all?
How Banks Cheat Taxpayers
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/how-banks-cheat-taxpayers-20111227
Of course, the reason is because the banks own the politicians. But lets envision (fantasize), for just a second, that there was someone in charge not in the pockets of the oligarchy. What would be …
Is morality chemical?
Can a molecule make us moral?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/opinion/zak-moral-molecule/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The author seems very sure of himself, but without doing a bunch of reading I can’t tell if it is justified or not. I think the article is worth a read and while …
Turboparalysis
The age of turboparalysis
The world faces years of ineffective rebellion and enduring recession
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/27/the_age_of_turboparalysis/singleton/
A very nice way of putting our current situation of lots of activity without any progress. I also like the idea that we are in …
What came before the Cambrian period?
Precambrian fossils, once thought to be embryos, reinterpreted as… something else
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/precambrian-fossils-once-thought-to-be-embryos-reinterpreted-as-somethign-else.ars
Since the Cambrian period basically represents the first time organisms contained hard body parts (soft body parts very rarely fossilize), a lot less is known about the pre-Cambrian …
Another must read…
A Christmas Message From America’s Rich
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/a-christmas-message-from-americas-rich-20111222
I like this guy Matt alot. He doesn’t post as much as Glenn does, but I find his writing style quite direct and to the point. For instance:
…What makes people furious is
An interesting take on the European crisis
How Bad Ideas Worsen Europe’s Debt Meltdown
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-22/bad-ideas-worsen-europe-s-debt-meltdown-commentary-by-john-h-cochrane.html
I admit I have not been following the European debt situation that closely (it took me days to figure out what PIIGS stood for) and have thought up to this point that …
We need a fourth credit agency
The shady credit agencies that run your life
Your credit score affects everything from job offers to home loans — and the way it’s calculated is deeply flawed
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/02/the_shady_credit_agencies_that_run_your_life/singleton/
I highly recommend reading the entire article, but I was most …
Interesting thoughts on morality
Good Minus God
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/good-minus-god/
The author interestingly seems to conclude that atheists have the potential to make more and better moral decisions because they are atheists when compared to theists because of theists belief in god as the arbiter of …
Interesting, if it can be practical
Solar cell could be cheaper than fossil fuel
http://www.tgdaily.com/sustainability-features/60289-solar-cell-could-be-cheaper-than-fossil-fuel
I am not sure about this 114% efficiency number, it seems like gaming the system (meaning getting more than one electron per photon seems like unfair counting). However, if they can …