The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Well, I guess it was already dead…
Teen stopped at airport for design on purse
17-year-old missed flight to Jacksonville after agents inspected gun replica
http://www.news4jax.com/news/Teen-stopped-at-airport-for-design-on-purse/-/475880/4858586/-/qijcv5/-/
We might as well have robots running the checkpoints since it seems that humans …
Americans Have Put On 20 Pounds In 20 Years
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238386.php
This is horrifying in a different way. Not only are we turning into a nation of lard-asses, but it seems we are convincing ourselves that it is OK for us …
I have mentioned the de facto police state we live in now a few times (http://sol-biotech.com/wordpress/?s=%22police+state%22), but it seems that certain members of Congress want to formally make the United States a police state and do away with …
I read this article on Science News (hopefully the link below will work for you) and felt motivated to comment on it.
Contrasting the concerns over climate and ozone loss
Why phasing out chlorofluorocarbons proved a much easier sell than …
Why your vote for Congress might not matter
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/politics/gerrymandering/index.html
I have written about this before (http://www.sol-system.com/koxenrider/bok/FrothingModerates.html) but thought I would comment a bit here (and maybe get someone to read my other article ;-). While money is certain …
Karl Rove spending millions lying about everyone
Crossroad GPS launches misleading ads against Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester and Tim Kain
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/16/karl_rove_spending_millions_lying_about_everyone/singleton/
Now I admit I didn’t fact check the article, so I might be the fool here, but the gist …
Executive pay: Don’t blame the CEO
Yes, huge stock-based compensation packages have distorted the incentives for executives. But CEOs aren’t to blame, their bosses are.
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/16/dont-blame-the-ceo/
Just like ball players asking for huge salaries, CEOs are just out trying to …
Finally, a Judge Stands up to Wall Street
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/finally-a-judge-stands-up-to-wall-street-20111110
As the author states in his closing paragraph:
… But equally disturbing is the fact that more judges haven’t done the same thing. Are people with backbones really that rare?
It …
http://www.ajc.com/news/man-facing-105-years-1221252.html
What the title should also add is man loses kidney, home, business, car, everything because of hot-headed cops unwilling to follow protocol shooting at non-threatening individuals.
I have spoken with many people who say that cops deserve the benefit …
Can campaign finance reform unite OWS?
As the movement searches for an agenda, it gives new life to an issue recently thought to be a lost cause
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/08/can_campaign_finance_reform_unite_ows/singleton/
To me money really is the root of our political problems. Now …