Examiner.com
Gore says global warming is “a crisis that threatens the survival of our civilization and the habitability of the Earth.” It’s graver than any war. He compares it to the asteroid that allegedly killed the dinosaurs.But here’s the thing. If there were an asteroid barreling toward Earth, we wouldn’t be talking about changing our lifestyles, [...]
The important news of the day of course is the release of the cover art for the new Harry Potter books:
This inspired The Anchoress to make a very interesting point:
Voldemort’s weak point is the weak point of tyrants, despots and needy, eternal politicians from time immemorial: he wants to be loved – desperately, unequivocally – [...]
New York Times
Rudolph W. Giuliani accepted the endorsement of Steve Forbes yesterday and embraced Mr. Forbes’s signature issue, saying he liked the idea of a flat tax — something Mr. Giuliani denounced when Mr. Forbes was running for president.
If there were no federal income tax, “maybe I’d suggest not doing it at all, but if [...]
WVLT
Iranian naval vessels seized 15 British sailors and marines Friday in Iraqi waters, the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.Al Alam Television, an Iranian Arabic language station confirmed the capture of the Britons.
The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain said the group were taken by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards navy, a radical force [...]
CNN.com
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday his wife’s cancer has returned but his bid for the White House will go on.”The campaign goes on,” John Edwards said at a news conference outside the couple’s home, contradicting earlier media reports to the contrary.
I’m not a big fan of John Edwards’ political positions, but I certainly [...]
Xinhua – English
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday warned the country will respond to possible new UN sanctions by all means to defend itself from threats. Khamenei made the remarks in a televised speech from the northeastern city of Mashhad, saying Iran will use “all its capabilities to strike the enemies” if the [...]
Copyright in the digital age is something that I, along with I think pretty much everyone else on the internet, has thought quite a bit about.
Today I stumbled upon this post on Techdirt (via Skeptical Optimist) on the economics of abundance along with other posts (listed at the bottom of the linked [...]
You Are 90% Evil
You’re the most evil person you know.
The devil is even a little scared of you!
How Evil Are You?
hat tip: The Roost
How one number touched off big climate-change fight at UW | Seattle Times Newspaper
“In all my years of doing science, I’ve never seen this sort of gag-order approach to doing science,” he said.
I expect that everyone, whatever side of the whole global warming debate they may lie on, is troubled by this sort of [...]
