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The Guardian has an article describing an upcoming study, funded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and written by a team headed by Safa Motesharrei at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), discussing the prospect that "global industrial civilization could collapse in coming decades due to unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution".
posted on Mar-14-14 at 4:08 PM
The Spill, The Scandal and the President continues the high-quality political reporting we've been getting recently from Rolling Stone magazine.
posted on Jun-10-10 at 1:11 PM
UK government apologizes to Alan Turing. It might be a long time overdue, but it's a really nice apology. [previously]
posted on Sep-10-09 at 9:10 PM
William Kristol's last column. President Bush's last photographs (scroll down to the end of the article or search for "three versions").
posted on Jan-26-09 at 8:36 AM
Mongo the Magnificent. "Out of nowhere, believing that it is good for the soul to have one insane idea a day, whether you need it or not, the notion of a dwarf private detective came to me [...] I considered such a character bizarre and absurd, unworkable and unpublishable, and thus a waste of time to spend and length of time trying to develop it. I kept searching, but the damn dwarf just wouldn't go away. [...] It was to be a satire. Halfway through, I discovered a key to the man's character was a simple quest to be taken seriously, for dignity. That touched me, and I started over again, this time doing it "straight" (or as straight as I'm able). I gave Mongo dignity, and in return he gave me a career. The diverse background was, I thought, necessary in order to properly equip him in a "world of giants"."
George C. Chesbro, RIP
posted on Nov-21-08 at 12:25 AM
How America lost the War on Drugs. An article by Ben Wallace-Wells in Rolling Stone.
posted on Dec-1-07 at 4:26 PM
A somber video with music purporting to show the downing of a US helicopter surfaces on the New York Times and YouTube. Some background here.
posted on Feb-19-07 at 8:08 PM
Who owns the Burning Man? John Law wrestles Larry Harvey and Michael Mikel to bring the Burning Man name into the public domain.
posted on Jan-21-07 at 3:31 PM
Bush jumps the gun ahead of tonight's speech.
posted on Jan-10-07 at 3:19 PM
Six places to nuke when you're serious
posted on Aug-9-06 at 11:27 PM
CBS' 60 Minutes asks: "Hundreds of thousand of people could die in a nuclear attack, but hundreds of thousands of others could be saved. That’s because the Pentagon — after decades of searching — believes it has found a drug to treat radiation exposure. Why isn’t that drug available? "
posted on Jan-30-06 at 6:34 PM
University of Pittsburgh scientists say they've genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that has proven 100 percent effective in mice and chickens. Let's hope this is for real and we can go back to worrying about global warming and the American police-state.
posted on Jan-26-06 at 9:38 PM
President Bush today accepted responsibility for decision to go to war against Iraq based on faulty intelligence. Discuss. [newsfilter]
posted on Dec-14-05 at 8:34 AM
The glass trick. (Note: includes embedded video. Soundtrack is mostly in Japanese but can be ignored.) I've been a magician for almost 40 years now and am up on the latest tech but I have very little idea of how the performer accomplishes what you see in this video.
posted on Nov-19-05 at 10:22 AM
Five questions non-Muslims would like answered.
posted on Nov-13-05 at 10:11 PM
Acceptable risk
(from these guys again).
posted on May-18-05 at 9:16 PM
The "Constitution Restoration Act". `Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer or agent of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official or personal capacity), concerning that entity's, officer's, or agent's acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.'
This article claims that this bill is almost certain to pass, and that if it does that no Federal court or judge will have jurisdiction over any Federal, State, or local government entity or official who claims God's law.
Are these claims true? Why isn't there a fuss?
posted on Apr-8-05 at 8:05 AM
The 38th annual conference on Anomalous Phenomena is just around the corner. Or, if you're in Europe, there's Unconvention 2004 in just a few weeks. Forteans are the spiritual descendents of Charles Fort, free-thinkers with a sense of humour, open-minded skeptics (as opposed to these guys).
posted on Oct-18-04 at 3:48 PM
Global warming hits UK birds. The year without young. Have we hit the bottleneck?
posted on Jul-30-04 at 3:58 PM
Google circa 1960
posted on Jul-22-04 at 7:22 PM
Cheney not to run again. Rumours have been flying on the net for hours and now Drudge has it. Interesting development, if true...
posted on Jul-14-04 at 9:36 PM
"You are now clear to engage the vehicles." (Warning: 5.5 meg Windows Media video.) This video purports to be the gunsight view of an American AC-130 gunship targetting a compound, and its inhabitants and vehicles, in Afghanistan. Complete with battlefield audio. While I can't guarantee its provenance, it does appear to show what it says. Leaving that aside: How do you react to this footage? Does it change your view of the engagement in Afghanistan? Should more people see this footage? What has the lack of this sort of footage -- didn't we see much more of this sort of battlefield view during the Gulf War? -- meant to the war effort, and the war at home?
posted on Dec-17-02 at 5:57 PM
posted on Mar-14-14 at 4:08 PM
The Spill, The Scandal and the President continues the high-quality political reporting we've been getting recently from Rolling Stone magazine.
posted on Jun-10-10 at 1:11 PM
UK government apologizes to Alan Turing. It might be a long time overdue, but it's a really nice apology. [previously]
posted on Sep-10-09 at 9:10 PM
William Kristol's last column. President Bush's last photographs (scroll down to the end of the article or search for "three versions").
posted on Jan-26-09 at 8:36 AM
Mongo the Magnificent. "Out of nowhere, believing that it is good for the soul to have one insane idea a day, whether you need it or not, the notion of a dwarf private detective came to me [...] I considered such a character bizarre and absurd, unworkable and unpublishable, and thus a waste of time to spend and length of time trying to develop it. I kept searching, but the damn dwarf just wouldn't go away. [...] It was to be a satire. Halfway through, I discovered a key to the man's character was a simple quest to be taken seriously, for dignity. That touched me, and I started over again, this time doing it "straight" (or as straight as I'm able). I gave Mongo dignity, and in return he gave me a career. The diverse background was, I thought, necessary in order to properly equip him in a "world of giants"."
George C. Chesbro, RIP
posted on Nov-21-08 at 12:25 AM
How America lost the War on Drugs. An article by Ben Wallace-Wells in Rolling Stone.
posted on Dec-1-07 at 4:26 PM
A somber video with music purporting to show the downing of a US helicopter surfaces on the New York Times and YouTube. Some background here.
posted on Feb-19-07 at 8:08 PM
Who owns the Burning Man? John Law wrestles Larry Harvey and Michael Mikel to bring the Burning Man name into the public domain.
posted on Jan-21-07 at 3:31 PM
Bush jumps the gun ahead of tonight's speech.
posted on Jan-10-07 at 3:19 PM
Six places to nuke when you're serious
posted on Aug-9-06 at 11:27 PM
CBS' 60 Minutes asks: "Hundreds of thousand of people could die in a nuclear attack, but hundreds of thousands of others could be saved. That’s because the Pentagon — after decades of searching — believes it has found a drug to treat radiation exposure. Why isn’t that drug available? "
posted on Jan-30-06 at 6:34 PM
University of Pittsburgh scientists say they've genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that has proven 100 percent effective in mice and chickens. Let's hope this is for real and we can go back to worrying about global warming and the American police-state.
posted on Jan-26-06 at 9:38 PM
President Bush today accepted responsibility for decision to go to war against Iraq based on faulty intelligence. Discuss. [newsfilter]
posted on Dec-14-05 at 8:34 AM
The glass trick. (Note: includes embedded video. Soundtrack is mostly in Japanese but can be ignored.) I've been a magician for almost 40 years now and am up on the latest tech but I have very little idea of how the performer accomplishes what you see in this video.
posted on Nov-19-05 at 10:22 AM
Five questions non-Muslims would like answered.
posted on Nov-13-05 at 10:11 PM
Acceptable risk
(from these guys again).
posted on May-18-05 at 9:16 PM
The "Constitution Restoration Act". `Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer or agent of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official or personal capacity), concerning that entity's, officer's, or agent's acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.'
This article claims that this bill is almost certain to pass, and that if it does that no Federal court or judge will have jurisdiction over any Federal, State, or local government entity or official who claims God's law.
Are these claims true? Why isn't there a fuss?
posted on Apr-8-05 at 8:05 AM
The 38th annual conference on Anomalous Phenomena is just around the corner. Or, if you're in Europe, there's Unconvention 2004 in just a few weeks. Forteans are the spiritual descendents of Charles Fort, free-thinkers with a sense of humour, open-minded skeptics (as opposed to these guys).
posted on Oct-18-04 at 3:48 PM
Global warming hits UK birds. The year without young. Have we hit the bottleneck?
posted on Jul-30-04 at 3:58 PM
Google circa 1960
posted on Jul-22-04 at 7:22 PM
Cheney not to run again. Rumours have been flying on the net for hours and now Drudge has it. Interesting development, if true...
posted on Jul-14-04 at 9:36 PM
"You are now clear to engage the vehicles." (Warning: 5.5 meg Windows Media video.) This video purports to be the gunsight view of an American AC-130 gunship targetting a compound, and its inhabitants and vehicles, in Afghanistan. Complete with battlefield audio. While I can't guarantee its provenance, it does appear to show what it says. Leaving that aside: How do you react to this footage? Does it change your view of the engagement in Afghanistan? Should more people see this footage? What has the lack of this sort of footage -- didn't we see much more of this sort of battlefield view during the Gulf War? -- meant to the war effort, and the war at home?
posted on Dec-17-02 at 5:57 PM