The view from Pyramid Lake, Nevada.
[Afternoon update]
So Much For Sleep Tonight
SpaceX launch at 1 AM Pacific, then a 7 AM flight out of LAX to DC in the morning.
People Who Buy (And Sell) Organic
…judgmental jerks. I guess the science is settled.
Next up, vegans?
Equity-Based Crowdfunding
What effect will the new rules have? It will be interesting to see. At the least, it should make it easier to raise funds for “unfashionable” projects (e.g., space and other hard-tech startups). One of the interesting aspects made possible by the Internet is crowdsourcing for the identification of iffy projects.
Send In Your Nominations
…for the first Walter Duranty Prize for journalistic mendacity.
Is Keith Olbermann a journalist? I think that Tom Friedman deserves at least a nomination for his China worship.
The Occupiers At The NATO Summit
…are no match for capitalist pigs like Jonathan Hoenig. Heh.
Mere mockery is too good for them, but it’s too much fun.
Lipids
Interesting, and slightly dismaying. If true, the HDL/LDL ratio isn’t really important; all that really matters is the absolute LDL level. Still, a high ratio and reduction of total would reduce LDL. But the most important takeaway from a dietary standpoint is that you are not what you eat — there is little correlation between cholesterol intake and serum cholesterol. A failure to understand this over the decades has resulted in a lot of terrible dietary advice, including the kind that probably killed my father in the seventies.
The Barbarians Of Chicago
And I’m not just referring to these people:
I’m also referring to the barbarians in public office there (and DC, and New York) who defy Constitution and the Supreme Court, and the age-old right of the law-abiding to arm and defend themselves, because they willfully enable the barbarism.
A New Casting Technique
This could be a cost reducer for the space industry (among others). It might also be useful, eventually, for fabricating parts in space using local materials.
OWS
In honor of their latest vileness, @SooperMexican has started a new hash tag: #HonestOWSchants
Plus, he’s hijacked another one: #NoNATO
So here’s my question. How does this differ from the usual Marxist/anarchist violent asininity that generally accompanies G-whatevernumber or NATO summits? It’s the same moronic thugs, and nothing new. Well, except for the fact that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and top Democrats endorsed them.