Its a world market, and the companies that we give the contracts to will sell the oil to the highest bidder.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/93619/if_we_drill_in_the_u.s.%2C_we_don%27t_get_the_oil/
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
I'm so pissed off at people who think that more drilling is a SHORT term solution
http://www.alternet.org/environment/91588/
Yeah, more drilling isn't going to lower your gas bill soon, maybe ever, and it won't have an impact for YEARS
Yeah, more drilling isn't going to lower your gas bill soon, maybe ever, and it won't have an impact for YEARS
Monday, June 30, 2008
To be honest, this is so hilarious that my friends have taken to giving each other Terrorist Fist Jabs and the slightest provication.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/09/fox-anchor-calls-obama-fi_n_106027.html
To be extra cool, you can call out for a "TFJ" if you want.
To be extra cool, you can call out for a "TFJ" if you want.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
This is such a zero-sum game.
AFGHANISTAN -- RAND REPORT SAYS VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN RISING: Last week, former Joint Chiefs of Staff senior intelligence officer John McCreary released an analysis of the security situation in Afghanistan and concluded that the month of May "saw more violence than any other month since the 2001 U.S. intervention that toppled the Taliban and forced Osama bin Laden and his followers to flee into Pakistan." In his full report released this week, McCreary said that "an increase in attacks in and around Kabul is particularly noteworthy because it indicates a physical and psychological worsening of the security situation," adding, "Kabul is becoming slowly surrounded."
Monday, May 5, 2008
This is slightly different that battling for oil. This seems like the beginnings of the Road Warrior.
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn13655-is-this-the-beginning-of-water-wars.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Slightly older article, but about an issue I didn't even know was happening.
Slightly older article, but about an issue I didn't even know was happening.
Fuck the whales, save the bees!
A side effect of pollution you may not have expected.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401737.html?hpid=topnews
If you think thats not important, here's a link to the plants that bees pollinate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_pollinated_by_bees
Yeah, you read that right. Fucking coffee.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/04/AR2008050401737.html?hpid=topnews
If you think thats not important, here's a link to the plants that bees pollinate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_pollinated_by_bees
Yeah, you read that right. Fucking coffee.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Mmm...thats good test tube steak.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1734630,00.html?xid=rss-health
To be honest, I agree somewhat with vegetarian ethics, I just find meat so damn tasty. If this works, I'd definitely try it.
To be honest, I agree somewhat with vegetarian ethics, I just find meat so damn tasty. If this works, I'd definitely try it.
This has got to be one of the more exciting inventions ever.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/dean-kamen-aims-to-clean-water-generate-electricity-with-slings/
Kamen says it turns ANY liquid into drinkable water.
Kamen says it turns ANY liquid into drinkable water.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Some positive news. Rockets are neat.
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13662-piloted-rocket-planes-set-for-first-race.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
"Pilots will compete head to head in the world's first race featuring rocket-powered planes on 1 August 2008, says the Rocket Racing League, which is organising the event."
"Pilots will compete head to head in the world's first race featuring rocket-powered planes on 1 August 2008, says the Rocket Racing League, which is organising the event."
Aren't there some kind of background checks before you can move into a child care facility?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/17/sex.offenders.daycare.ap/index.html
I mean, its not like the offenders lied. They gave their addresses correctly.
I mean, its not like the offenders lied. They gave their addresses correctly.
One of the reasons I'm not a huge fan of corn based ethanol.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/14/world.food.crisis/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Yeah, basic foodstuff is not an "elastic" commodity.
Yeah, basic foodstuff is not an "elastic" commodity.
I'm getting out my goddamn bicycle. Or walking. This is ridiculous.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080417/oil_prices.html?.v=10
On the plus side, I have another excuse to ride my motorcycle. I mean, the thing gets about 50 miles per gallon.
On the plus side, I have another excuse to ride my motorcycle. I mean, the thing gets about 50 miles per gallon.
Remember how those "red light cameras" were supposed to make things safer. Yeah, thats not the point.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080410/011257809.shtml
"Cities Caught Illegally Tampering With Traffic Lights To Increase Revenue Of Red Light Cameras"
"Cities Caught Illegally Tampering With Traffic Lights To Increase Revenue Of Red Light Cameras"
America's morals are out of whack.
http://gamepolitics.com/2008/04/11/sex-in-games-more-of-a-concern-than-violence-say-parents/
"Mom and Dad are more concerned about depictions of sex than violence, according to the results of a poll at parent-oriented site What They Play."
"Mom and Dad are more concerned about depictions of sex than violence, according to the results of a poll at parent-oriented site What They Play."
Have you all read 1984?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103655.html
"The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority."
"The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legal authority."
Friday, April 11, 2008
Killing yourself was your fault, not the company that sold you mislabled drugs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/washington/06patch.html?ex=1365220800&en=dbf93bc2eea21541&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg
So a company lied to the FDA about a product it wanted to sell in order to get it approved. The FDA trusted the company to tell the truth, the drug was approved and might have killed 40 people due to improper dosage labeling. The White House is arguing that since the FDA approved it, the company is not liable for any damages. What the hell just happened here?
So a company lied to the FDA about a product it wanted to sell in order to get it approved. The FDA trusted the company to tell the truth, the drug was approved and might have killed 40 people due to improper dosage labeling. The White House is arguing that since the FDA approved it, the company is not liable for any damages. What the hell just happened here?
Well, if you can't win by the rules, try and change the rules, right Hillary?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4596305&page=1
"Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state's caucus in February."
"Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state's caucus in February."
Oh right, when other countries waterboard, thats bad. Or torture.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/amanpour.pol.pot/index.html
The US government has something in common with Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Thats nice.
The US government has something in common with Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Thats nice.
Turns out even the President steals music
http://fro.gg/2008/04/06/president-of-the-united-states-of-america-is-a-dirty-stinking-music-pirate/
This is a little throw away news bit.
This is a little throw away news bit.
So I'm not the only one who feels he's being screwed.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/04/09/pew-middle-class-angst-highest-in-almost-50-years/?mod=WSJBlog
"A majority of Americans say that in the past five years, “they either haven’t moved forward in life (25%) or have fallen backward (31%) — the most downbeat assessment in nearly half a century of polling"
"A majority of Americans say that in the past five years, “they either haven’t moved forward in life (25%) or have fallen backward (31%) — the most downbeat assessment in nearly half a century of polling"
This is why our government is going to hell.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/gao.spending/index.html
"Nearly half of transactions made in the 2006 fiscal year with government credit or debit cards -- referred to as "purchase cards" -- were improper"
"Nearly half of transactions made in the 2006 fiscal year with government credit or debit cards -- referred to as "purchase cards" -- were improper"
Friday, April 4, 2008
Is Hillary really that conniving/evil? What do you think of this theory?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/opinion/26dowd.html?ex=1364270400&en=419b7acbdbc13c90&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg
"Even some Clinton loyalists are wondering aloud if the win-at-all-costs strategy of Hillary and Bill — which continued Tuesday when Hillary tried to drag Rev. Wright back into the spotlight — is designed to rough up Obama so badly and leave the party so riven that Obama will lose in November to John McCain."
"Even some Clinton loyalists are wondering aloud if the win-at-all-costs strategy of Hillary and Bill — which continued Tuesday when Hillary tried to drag Rev. Wright back into the spotlight — is designed to rough up Obama so badly and leave the party so riven that Obama will lose in November to John McCain."
The government of the United States of America - brought to you by Thailand
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/NATION/840186493/1001
"The Government Printing Office's decision to export the work has proved lucrative, allowing the agency to book more than $100 million in recent profits by charging the State Department more money for blank passports than it actually costs to make them,"
"The Government Printing Office's decision to export the work has proved lucrative, allowing the agency to book more than $100 million in recent profits by charging the State Department more money for blank passports than it actually costs to make them,"
The next advancement in census technology: paper!
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080403_9574.php
"Gutierrez said reverting to a paper-based census, in addition to other costs not associated with the handhelds, is expected to increase the cost of the 2010 census to between $2.2 billion and $3 billion through fiscal year 2013."
"Gutierrez said reverting to a paper-based census, in addition to other costs not associated with the handhelds, is expected to increase the cost of the 2010 census to between $2.2 billion and $3 billion through fiscal year 2013."
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
What mission was accomplished again?
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/97_percent_of_US_death_toll_0324.html
"97 percent of US death toll came after 'Mission Accomplished'"
http://www.progressive.org/mag_jarmail0408
This article is just disturbing. First hand accounts from Iraq war veterans.
"97 percent of US death toll came after 'Mission Accomplished'"
http://www.progressive.org/mag_jarmail0408
This article is just disturbing. First hand accounts from Iraq war veterans.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Al Qaeda have become oil tycoons? What?
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_Al_Qaeda_in_Iraq_stealing_0320.html
"An emboldened al Qaeda with access to Iraq's oil resources could pursue its ambitions to acquire weapons of mass destruction to attack America and other free nations."
"An emboldened al Qaeda with access to Iraq's oil resources could pursue its ambitions to acquire weapons of mass destruction to attack America and other free nations."
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tibetan protests escalate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7307382.stm
To be honest, I have trouble dealing with the fact that Tibet is still in this situation. I had a Free Tibet sticker on my English notebook in middle school.
To be honest, I have trouble dealing with the fact that Tibet is still in this situation. I had a Free Tibet sticker on my English notebook in middle school.
Illinois highways as the way of the future? This blows.
"Roads and Highways Will Go Private, Thanks to the Iraq War"
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/roads-and-highw.html
Way more in depth treatment of the subject:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/16/AR2008031603085_4.html?nav=rss_politics
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/roads-and-highw.html
Way more in depth treatment of the subject:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/16/AR2008031603085_4.html?nav=rss_politics
The X-Prize has tackled spaceflight. How hard can fuel efficient cars be?
Scary/Hilarious quote from the article:
"US fuel economy averages out to 20.2 mpg, 9 percent less than it was 20 years ago. (The Model T Ford, Diamandis likes to point out, got 25 miles per gallon.)"
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-01/ff_100mpg
"US fuel economy averages out to 20.2 mpg, 9 percent less than it was 20 years ago. (The Model T Ford, Diamandis likes to point out, got 25 miles per gallon.)"
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-01/ff_100mpg
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
In All Seriousness: Childhood's End Edition
"Science fiction writer, inventor and futurist Arthur C. Clarke has died, leaving fans bereft at the loss of his brilliance and creativity."
http://www.space.com/news/080318-arthur-clarke.html
http://www.space.com/news/080318-arthur-clarke.html
With no end in sight...
On this day in 2003, the United States, along with coalition forces
primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=4850
primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=4850
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