We Glow. Who would have thought?
Bankrupt Harvard, then go on to bankrupt the US.
It happened in New Jersey. What more do you need to know?
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Interesting set of links on Toxoplasma gondii.
They were very fearful. Funny how they worry that fear will cause us to make bad decisions but they never seem to wonder if fear drove them to make some very bad decisions.
Technology Can Fix That!
Warning: Digital snake oil has not been shown to be more effective at preventing or treating disease than physical snake oil.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/medicalrecords/
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You know a bank is to big when it starts suing itself.
Secret program no big deal after all. Somehow, that is not a surprise.
An interesting angle on California’s IOUs. Note that just because states are barred from creating their own currency does not mean that no one else can. That distinction seems to be lost on some people.
Tribute is always easiest way of dealing with barbarians. Even Rome understood that.
Rant of the Week: 7/12/09-7/18/09
“Why can’t the regular U.S. military organizations do anything?” is this week’s rant of the week.
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On the other hand, that would seem to indicate that the US will not be far behind. Especially in light of this.
The generation wars start. Only the first part is of interest. The rest is just feel good puff.
You will be hearing more about this. But expect more heat then light.
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Structures collapsing because of shoddy construction is not news. But tipping over a 13 story building is a bit of a trick. More pictures on flicker.
The other dying island nation.
More smoke then fire. But it will still scare Microsoft. They still check under their beds for monsters every night.
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The rage in China as reported by the Telegraph and Spiegel.
You mean IOU’s won’t work forever? This seemed to be news to some banks. (previously most banks were reported as saying that they would accept IOU’s as being the same as cash.)
Something to keep your eye on.
A test to keep in mind should you ever go shopping for a cell phone.
Rant of the Week: 6/28/09-7/4/09
A rant bashing feminists who don’t like infrastructure projects is this week’s rant of the week.
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Citi has stopped accepting mortgage applications from mortgage bankers. Among the issues is appraisals which is supposedly the issue that is stooping the sale of a house near us.
A bunch of free home planning tools.