tingilinde

like a bad disney movie ...

head of skate

excellent

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And we know that Sarah is an expert on colleges ... she went to five in six years... There probably is nothing wrong with that, but she doesn't show much in the way of being intellectually curious. Neither does W and McCain is pretty dim in this area. Is this the best the Republicans can do?

homes for the bushvilles

Be it ever so humble

Sometimes it feels like Snowcrash was prophetic

(thanks for the link John)

Other small home ideas for when the kids move back or ...

bateman on mccain

(thanks Sara)

superconducting maglev toy train

totally cool

thanks for the link Bart!

global carbon project report

The yearly global carbon project report is out (good guys - careful work)

rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (ppm/yr)

1970-1979 1.3
1980-1989 1.6
1990-1999 1.5
2000-2007 2.0
2007 2.2

in the next 5 to 7 years, baring a huge global recession, we should past 400 ppm

amazing movie of worldwide air traffic

via gizmodo

she's probably just as good at physics

Watching this interview segment of Sarah Palin having another Bush Doctrine moment took me back to my days of teaching undergrad physics to pre-meds. Some students would miss major tests and I gave more than a few makeup exams. The best way to sort out how well the student was doing was to give an oral exam at the blackboard.

Students who were prepared did well. Some weren't prepared and would admit that on some of the questions. A few were in over their heads and tried to answer anyway. That struck me as a fault - laziness and dishonesty coupled together in something that rendered them incredibly foolish. It bothered me that these were hoping to become medical doctors where such traits would be disastrous. I failed those who tried this stunt.

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photomake

Send your own hand drawn designs to a laser cutter.

Personalization and customization are big things --- but a big issue is most people can't design. For those that can, this might be fun.

increased methane in the arctic

If confirmed this is bad ... really bad. The sort of bad that makes the little economic mess the US is in look tiny.

We wait for publication in peer reviewed journals and then confirmation or not...

neat city bike

A very practical looking bike from Civia. These are beautifully built bikes that are a bit spendy. But if you are getting rid of one of your cars, or cutting their use, you have a lot of extra money.