February 2009
22 posts
Of Montreal / Lecithin’s Tale Of A DNA...
We Predict Massive Price Inflation
Quote of the Day: “We make money the old fashioned way. We print it.” — Art Rolnick, former Chief Economist, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Subject: We predict massive price inflation
The nation’s money supply is soaring. Here are the numbers for the past year, as measured by M2 …
* In January of last year the money supply stood at $7.3 trillion
* As of this...
WatchRoombas of Doom
Did the CIA hack my PC?
Got back from a full day’s trip and found my PC’s software configuration messed up. It was working fine for weeks until today. Who did this?
Earth sweating under the 'Sauna Effect'
Catherine Brahic, environment reporter Hothouse, snowball, slushball,
greenhouse - all terms that have been used to describe the various
climatic state of our planet. Here’s a new one: Sauna Earth. On
a wet planet like ours, warmer temperatures naturally lead to more
humid conditions. And because water vapour is a powerful greenhouse
gas, a more humid Earth should also be a warmer one....
Highway Robbery
Quote of the Day: “The idea that
people lose their property but are never charged and never get it back,
that’s theft as far as I’m concerned.” — Texas State Senator John Whitmire
Subject: Highway Robbery
If you happen to travel through east Texas, avoid
Tenaha, especially if you’re African American. The Tenaha police may
stop you and rob you, without even...
How to recall a face you've never seen
Ewen Callaway, online reporter Some
people never get a face. But new research suggests that people can be
duped into recalling faces they’ve never seen. Soldiers training under
conditions simulating capture prove even more susceptible.
Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of Caliornia, Irvine, discussed the research at AAAS this weekend. I wrote about her success in...
Nothing fair about Fairness Doctrine
Americans are about to learn that when it comes to protecting their
civil liberties, they can’t relax no matter which party is in power in
Washington. After spending eight years wailing about President
George W. Bush’s relentless disregard for the Bill of Rights, Democrats
are preparing to launch an assault on the most precious individual
freedom of all — free speech. They are...
Looney Scot takes a jab
mario0318: im pretty sure you dont wanna start shit with me bro mario0318: so mario0318: dont step into my turf mario0318: plus i dont want you going about your life crying that i said mean things to you and put me on ignore mario0318: we know thats how you handle shit mario0318: im not starting shit with Tox for your pleasure mario0318: so look elsewhere David: fuck off you spic bastard!...
Vatican backs Darwin, dumps creationism
Andy Coghlan “What we mean by evolution is the world as created by God.” Did I say this? No. It was reportedly said on Tuesday
by none other than Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Vatican’s
Pontifical Council for Culture. In effect, the Roman Catholic Church,
the dominant Christian faith, is saying that Darwin’s theory of
evolution is compatible with Christian...
Firefighters: Flaming Squirrel To Blame In Jones...
JONES, Okla. — A squirrel caught fire,
sparking a blaze Wednesday morning that resulted in the evacuation of
an elementary school in Jones, fire officials said. Investigators said the squirrel touched two power lines at the same
time and fell to the ground near Britton and Hiawassee roads. School officials said the students would be kept at the high school for
the rest of the day. Parents...
Who says scientists are dull?
Ewen Callaway “Why are modern scientists so dull?” asks
Bruce Charlton, a professor of theoretical medicine at Buckingham
University, UK, and author of a provocative new essay of the same title. By
rewarding researchers who take few intellectual risks but produce
consistent, yet incremental advances, science is alienating brilliant
mavericks who have the brains and vision to produce...
Push to make porn star a senator no stunt, fan...
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Fans of porn star Stormy Daniels are drafting her to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana now held by Republican Sen. David Vitter. And it’s no racy gimmick, they say.
Porn star Stormy Daniels, who has no party affiliation, says she’s “always up for a good fight.”
The Draft Stormy Web site says that “2010 presents the...
What Do You Think They Think
Quote of the Day: “The natural
proclivity of democratic governments is to pursue public policies which
concentrate benefits on the well-organized and well-informed, and
disperse the costs on the unorganized and ill-informed.” — by Peter Boettke
Subject: What do you think the politicians think?
It’s important to keep in mind the world in which
the politicians live. Who do...
Move the beans
UK milkman delivered cannabis with bottles of milk
LONDON – A British prosecutor says an elderly milkman supplied customers with cannabis as well as bottles of milk.
Robert Holding, 72, delivered marijuana as he made his daily rounds in the town of Burnely, in northwestern England.
Prosecutor
Sarah Statham said Friday that Holding offered the drug to elderly
customers suffering from aches and pain....
Mel Gibson Posters Stay Put in Schaumburg
The Schaumburg Township (Ill.) District Library board voted unanimously September 19 to allow three Mel Gibson posters to remain displayed in the library. In August, a library patron had requested the removal of an American Library Association Read poster, first released in 2000, that depicts the Hollywood icon holding a copy of George Orwell’s 1984.
The initial anonymous complaint presumably...
Answering the Questions
Media Alert: Jim Babka is scheduled to appear on Straight Talk w/ Jerry Hughes at 3:06 PM Eastern. Details are available at the blog.
Quote of the Day: “It is not the
fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that
ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives.” — Dorothy Thompson (1894-1961)
Subject: Here are the questions we want to answer …
*...
Bill Gates Unleashes Swarm of Mosquitoes on...
Microsoft founder turned
philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an
elite Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference to make a point
about the deadly sting of malaria.
“Malaria
is spread by mosquitoes,” Gates said while opening a jar onstage at a
gathering known to attract technology kings, politicians, and...
So much for trickle down economics
According to new IRS data, during the first six years of the Bush presidency, the 400 richest Americans saw their average income double. At the same time, the average tax rate that they paid fell by a third, to 17.2%,
the lowest rate since the IRS started tracking this data. Yes, that’s
right, if you are a normal middle-class employee who works for a
living, you almost certainly paid a larger...
