There’s been a huge spike in the increase of atmospheric CO2 levels in the past two years, The Guardian reports. This is quite bad on its own, but it’s really terrible if it represents what theoreticians believe it may. Earth has several carbon sink processes, or ways that excess CO2 can be sequestered. The most …
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Washington Senators.
W00p! It’s official: the Montreal Expos are moving to D.C., and becoming, presumably, the Washington Senators. Now I’ll have three teams: Boston, Baltimore, and D.C. Now with 50% more disappointment every October!
Cat Stevens barred from entering the U.S.
For national security reasons, don’t’cha know? Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too Cause it’s getting nearer, it soon will be with you Now come and join the living, it’s not so far from you And it’s getting nearer, soon it will all be true Now I’ve been crying lately, thinking about …
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This American Life goes Hollywood.
On my weekly drives to and from Charlottesville, 2.5 hours each way, I listen to This American Life on my iPod. It’s a marvelous show, and, obsessive learner that I am, I relish the opportunity to continue to shovel more information into my head. I recently listened to an August 2003 episode, entitled “MacGyver,” which …
Ivan vs. New Orleans.
Hurricane Ivan appears to be barreling straight towards New Orleans, which is perhaps the most poorly-designed city ever. (Venice being a close 2nd.) A head-on strike from a category 4 or category 5 hurricane may be sufficient to spell the practical end to the city. They’ve survived in the past, such as when Camille struck …
Fairly unbalanced.
This is a trip. Fox (the TV network) fired a pair of reporters because the reporters were unwilling to include demonstrably false information in a story. The reporters sued for wrongful termination. Fox’s defense? They have a First Amendment right to lie — in order to ensure “fairness and balance.” Now, Fox is right — …
That’s child porn?
You just can’t make this stuff up: Two Northside High School girls who took nude pictures of themselves and e-mailed them to their boyfriends last year said they only did it to be flirtatious. […] Both 16-year-olds were charged with production and dissemination of child pornography. […] Only one boy who received the pictures was …
Lambs to Ken Jennings’ slaughter.
I’ve never watched Jeopardy! before. I mean, I’ve seen bits and pieces over at other people’s houses, but I’d never sit down and watch the thing. By and large, it’s too easy to be satisfying. Plus, I’m happier sitting down and just reading through the Trivial Pursuit cards, as I’ve done since I was a …
The imprisonment of Aleck Carpitcher.
Dear Governor Warner, I have been following the story of a 47-year-old Roanoke County man, Aleck Carpitcher, for the past few months. The news in Wednesday’s Roanoke Times has infuriated me, and it is my belief that there is nobody in the state, save for you, who can do anything to help this man. In …
War profiteering.
We must take into consideration that this war brings billions of dollars in profit to the major companies, whether it be those that produce weapons or those that contribute to reconstruction, such as the Halliburton Company, its sisters and daughters. Based on this, it is very clear who is the one benefiting from igniting this …