The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The End of Health Insurance Companies
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/the-end-of-health-insurance-companies/
I had never heard of the “Accountable Care Organization” before reading this article, but it appears on the surface to be a really good direction for us to go toward. Having …
Wind power: Renewable resource, or another corporate scam?
A fascinating new film about one small-town political fight takes on the pseudo-green wind industry
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/01/wind_power_renewable_resource_or_another_corporate_scam/singleton/
I did a lot of research into wind energy a decade or so ago and it …
I am not feeling very well and might go home after I make this post, so sorry for the anemic output.
When I wrote a recent post on the cost of colonizing the moon I commented that sometimes the government …
Can A Monkey Beat A Hedge Fund? New Study Reveals Disturbing Stats
http://wire.kapitall.com/investment-idea/can-a-monkey-beat-a-hedge-fund-new-study-reveals-disturbing-stats/
This reminds of the story that goes something like this: researchers trained monkeys to throw darts at a board that was then used to pick stocks for …
If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/if-you-thought-sopa-was-bad-just-wait-until-you-meet-acta/
Just like the bla bla bla police state bla bla bla, this is getting tiresome in its repetition. The US uses to be a bastion against the …
No Need to Panic About Global Warming
There’s no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to ‘decarbonize’ the world’s economy.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577171531838421366.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Expecting unbiased discussions on global warming from the Wall Street Journal is sort of like expecting an unbiased review …
George Soros on the Coming U.S. Class War
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/22/george-soros-on-the-coming-u-s-class-war.html
Just a little while ago I posted how there might actually be some hope that the apocalypse might be avoidable after all: Maybe it is so, but maybe it ain’t and …
Is it because I keep getting smarter (i.e., better educated)?
Big government, our one shot against crazy storms
In our age of devastating droughts, wildfires and hurricanes, the federal government is more important than ever
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/26/big_government_our_one_shot_against_crazy_storms/singleton/
I have never been …
America, arms-dealer to the world
Munitions is the one U.S. industry that’s booming — with devastating global consequences
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/24/america_arms_dealer_to_the_world/singleton/
Here is this guy’s bio:
…William J. Astore is a retired lieutenant colonel. He has taught cadets at the U.S. Air
Showdown Over ‘Showrooming’
Target Asks Vendors for Help Keeping Comparison Shoppers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204624204577177242516227440.html
Just like Hollywood and the music industry have failed to grok the Internet, it seems that Target and Wally World are having problems as well. Yes, the raw …