India's Environment and Forests minister isn't an Al Gore fan...
The IPCC is getting an independent review. Well, that's what they're saying, anyway...
Willis Eschenbach has a nice analysis of problems with temperature data from the Himalayas...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
No They Didn't!
LOX (liquid oxygen), a high-pressure Dewar tank rescued from a scrap yard, and two not-particularly-well-informed fellows. What could possibly go wrong? Amazingly, nobody was killed...
Decriminalizing Drugs...
What he said.
People who know me are often surprised that I support legalizing drugs. Judge Jim Gray does a better job of articulating my position that I could do myself.
FWIW, I've been to the Netherlands. It's obvious that what many fear would happen here (us turning into a nation of drooling stoners) has not happened there...
The World's Largest Gold Coin...
Almost 500 pounds of it! And you can have your very own for roughly $5 million (depending on the current price of gold, naturally)...
Federal Tax “Revenues”...
The graph at right shows what's happened with tax withholding over the past ten years. It's no surprise that during the recession the tax withholdings go down, but the amount of the downturn may be. Coupled with record expenditures, this can only mean one thing: massive new federal debt.
Makes me glad I don't have any children; I don't have to worry about my progeny inheriting a planet-sized debt load...
Battle Buddy...
One of our favorite blogresses, Cassandra at Villainous Company, has lost her battle buddy: her 13 year old Dachshund. To anyone who has loved a dog, her last lines will resonate:
There is nothing worse than a cold, wet nose on your shins. Except, perhaps, wishing you could feel that icy cold nose just one more time.Go read the whole thing. Bring Kleenex...