Loading ...School life is still busy here in the land of Dan. Next week is finals so things will get short shrift here till Thursday next week likely. However, I have an urgent need to get rid of the plethora of open tabs in my browser here so allow me to point out some interesting stuff!
Lou Dobb’s not being an asshole for once, and hes right in this case
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/15/dobbs.august16/index.html
Pluto was downsized by the fat cats running the International Astronomers Union (IAU)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_sc/planet_mutiny
An exchange of views between my friend Jerry Pournelle and Joel Rosenberg about the war in Lebanon
http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/JoelLebanon.html
Is windows inherently more vulnerable to malware attacks then OS X?
http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/
2006/08/is_windows_inhe.html
An excellent replacement for the Apple battery monitor on OS X
http://www.orange-carb.org/SBM/
A compelling video from the 5,000 strong “Law Enforcement Against Prohibition” on the never-ending failure of the never-ending “War Against Some Drugs.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayaGk0TMDc
A look at how hard drives are going to grow beyond Terabit per square inch capacities
http://news.com.com/2100-1008_3-6108687.html
Robert Spencer took part in a documentary that was recently in the theaters called, “Islam: What the West Needs to Know.” The documentary discusses the religion of Islam, its main tenants and its relationship with other religions.
http://www.q-and-a.org/Program/?ProgramID=1086
You too can spend 45 dollars on a buger with *54* toppings. Check it out!
http://jimmylin.imeem.com/blogentry/8TViehBk
An interesting concept in airline ticket purchasing can be found at Farecast.com. They use historical pricing data for airline tickets to try and predict when the best time to try buying tickets will be.
http://farecast.com/
In other news the RIAA is trying to get a blanket gag order on all litigation they are involved in with so-called copyright violators. When will these people learn to buy better PR people, its not like they dont have enough money to get good people.
http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/08/10/
riaa-asks-for-blanket-gag-order/
Wal-Mart may contemplate distributing E85 ethanol based alternative fuels at its gas stations. It’s a shame America wont consider sugar-cane based ethanol which is has a positive net energy balance compared to corn based ethanol production.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/08/news/companies/
pluggedin_gunther.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes
Continuing our green trend we’ve got a story in the LA Times about a car shop down in Silverlake that is converting diesel cars into bio-diesel capable vehicles. While I like the idea there is a part of my brain that wonders how you go about doing long trip driving in these converted cars. How would I keep this kind of car fueled if I drove from LA to SF?
http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/
la-et-oilcar5aug05,0,7841765,full.story?coll=la-home-highway1
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