I want to be an RML.Isn’t a PhD in Educational Technology enough? No. Here’s why: I want as much flexibility in my career choice as possible so I can move wherever I *want to live* rather than wherever I *need* to move in order to get a job. I’m currently well-positioned to work at what [...]
According to myfootprint.org, my footprint is 12 acres. Here are my results: Food: 4.4 acres Mobility: 0.7 Shelter: 3.7 Goods/Services: 3 Total footprint: 12 In comparison, the average ecological footprint in your country is 24 acres per person. Worldwide, there exist 4.5 biologically productive acres per person. If everyone lived like you, we would need [...]
The Bush administration admits it was wrong about Global Warming? Is it possible? Or is it just another example of Bush’s lieutenants abandoning him as he goes on alone (as he has on the “surge” of troops in his war in Iraq). Yes, that must be it. So expect in the next few days that [...]
Big Mirrors. Now hold on before you start planning the “John Saved the Planet!” parade. You should read through the rest of this to get a taste of its beauty. The Problem: So the polar ice melts to expose the darker ocean, right? And the darker ocean absorbs the sun’s heat rather than reflecting it [...]
From: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regulations.html “The MPAA is lobbying congress to push through a new bill that would make unauthorized home theaters illegal.” “”Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn’t give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That’s a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would [...]
Just saw a pre-screening of it Tuesday night, and have to say: “Ew.” I understand that it’s a work of fiction, and of propaganda, but it’s also not far removed from what’s really happening. In fact, I’d warrant that, if anything, it de-emphasized some of the scarier realities of the fast food and meat factory [...]
I was just going through old pics for a friend from camp and ran across this little gem. It’s always a cool thing to see your name in lights, on a road or building — some link to something “famous”. But to find two towns right next to each other on the map! It’s like [...]
This article, Incompetent People Really Have No Clue, Studies Find, is a truly funny, and somewhat disconcerting article that might better explain why the Deciders of the world make the decisions that they do. People who do things badly, Dunning has found in studies conducted with a graduate student, Justin Kruger, are usually supremely confident [...]
It’s been five years since the World Trade towers were demolished; just about as long that Saddam’s friendly nature to terrorists has been blamed, and it’s an election year. This leads me to predict that any day now Osama bin Laden will be miraculously captured, we’ll have another major attack on the U.S. and the [...]
