Is it anti-science?
I think it needs more competition than just Indiegogo.
The Mandate From Hell
Kevin thinks it will be easy, but I don’t see it. Do we get rid of the employer mandate, which will be super expensive? Do we raise the limit to 35 hours a week, which would probably result in somewhat less dumping, but would still cost a bunch of money? And which program would Democrats like to cut to pay for the extra expense? Because Republicans would definitely not be on board with raising taxes for it.
This isn’t just politically hard; it’s actually hard.
One of the many reasons the legislation is such a disaster.
It’s like squaring the circle. Of solving a Rubiks cube that’s been taken apart and put together the wrong way.
The Coming Commodity Bust
Bad news for Russia. And there’s this:
…the US needn’t be too complacent either. The shale boom has been partly stoked by the same forces, which are now potentially waning. Oil prices have gone from $20-28 per barrel at the start of the decade to a sustained $100-$105 today. Right now, these prices are being held up by chaos in Middle East and Libya. If circumstances change, price shifts could give US drillers major headaches.
Oil over a hundred a barrel has always been unsustainable over the long haul.
iPhones
One more reason not to get one. #WarOnPhotography:
Apple has patented a piece of technology which would allow government and police to block transmission of information, including video and photographs, whenever they like.
All the coppers have to do is decide that a public gathering or venue is deemed “sensitive”, and needs to be “protected from externalities” and Apple will switch off all its gear.
Smart move, Apple.
Cryonics
“…is critical-care medicine taken to the next step.”
The US Outreach To The Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptians are enraged by it. They should be. I am, too.
And someone needs to primary McCain:
McCain’s remarks and actions in Egypt have further confirmed the popular narrative — as memorably displayed by countless anti-Brotherhood and anti-Obama placards raised during the June 30 Revolution — that U.S. leadership is aligned with the Brotherhood, and thus ultimately a supporter of terrorism.
What a fool. What an awful choice we had in 2008.
Bill Gates’ Paltry Vision
As I tweeted yesterday, if I had Bill Gates’ money, I’d own the universe by now.
Standing Orders
I really should get or make a standing desk.
[Update a few minutes later]
On the other hand, while I can walk for a long time, my back hurts if I stand for very long. So I’d really have to get a treadmill.
Redemption
This is a heart warming, but all-too-rare kind of story, particularly given the dysfunctional nature of our prison system.
A Knowledgable But Selfish Electorate
…may be better than an ignorant but well-meaning one.
Actually, the results of the last election would seem to indicate that we have an ignorant and selfish one.