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07 August 2008
.: watercooler :.
Where Is Human Evolution Heading? - U.S. News & World Report
If you judge the progress of humanity by Homer Simpson, Paris Hilton,
and Girls Gone Wild videos, you might conclude that our evolution has
stalled—or even shifted into reverse. Not so, scientists say. Humans are
evolving faster than ever before, picking up new genetic traits and
talents that may help us survive a turbulent future.
more ...
How Did Life on Earth Get Started? - U.S. News & World Report
On an arid outcropping of basalt in northwestern Australia, some of the
oldest rocks on Earth lie exposed to the fierce sun. Formed at the
bottom of an ancient ocean, this volcanic material shelters what one
scientist calls the "oldest robust evidence" of life. At a scientific
meeting at Rockefeller University in May, Roger Buick of the University
of Washington said that the 3.5 billion-year-old rocks hold traces of
carbon that once made up living organisms.
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Will Respirators Help Our Olympic Athletes? - Slate
Four members of the U.S. Olympic cycling team sparked outrage Tuesday
when they disembarked in Beijing wearing masks covering their mouths and
noses. The U.S. Olympic Committee has issued several hundred respirators
to its athletes to use as they prepare to compete at the Games. Will
those masks actually help?
more ...
U.S. Cyclists Are Masked, and Criticism Is Not - NY Times
After months of speculation about how Olympic athletes would react to
the air quality problems here, some answers arrived at the airport
Tuesday, when four track cyclists on the United States team stepped off
their flight wearing masks over their mouths and noses.
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Posted by: dimbulb - 6:49 PM MDT | Updated: 07 August 2008 7:12 PM MDT
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05 August 2008
.: we use how much gas? :.
Over-driven: why our cars guzzle gas, what to do about it - Ars Technica - Jonathan M. Gitlin
From more drilling in the Gulf of Mexico to tapping the strategic oil
reserve, politicians and pundits spar daily over the best solution to
America's ongoing fuel crisis. But no matter which side of the fence
they're on, almost everyone can agree on one thing: Americans are going
to have to get used to paying more for their gas than they have in years
past; possibly much more. The specter of permanently higher gas prices
has already driven consumers and automakers to take a long, hard look at
the fuel economy ratings on the vehicles that Americans own and produce,
and what they've found has sparked an aggressive search for ways to
squeeze more miles out of each gallon. In this brief article, I'll take
a look at why the current American auto fleet is so inefficient, and at
what's being done to improve it.
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31 July 2008
.: lol :.
Steve Kelly - 30 July 2008
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Posted by: dimbulb - 7:30 PM MDT
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.: our government at work :.
Tom Toles - 30 July 2008
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Posted by: dimbulb - 7:29 PM MDT
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.: watercooler :.
NASA says Mars craft "touched and tasted" water - Reuters
NASA scientists said on Thursday they had definitive proof that water
exists on Mars after further tests on ice found on the planet in June by
the Phoenix Mars Lander.
"We have water," said William Boynton, lead scientist for the Thermal
and Evolved-Gas Analyzer instrument on Phoenix.
"We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the
Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last
month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and
tasted," he said, referring to the craft's instruments.
more ...
MIT researchers split water to store solar energy - C|Net
The key to plentiful solar power is water, says Massachusetts Institute
of Technology Professor Daniel Nocera.
Nocera and his MIT colleague, Matthew Kanan, on Thursday will publish a
technical paper that describes what they claim is a breakthrough in
solar energy storage.
The idea is to use the energy from solar photovoltaic panels (or another
electricity source) to crack water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen
gas. Those gases would be stored and used later in a fuel cell to make
electricity when the sun is not shining.
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Posted by: dimbulb - 6:26 PM MDT | Updated: 31 July 2008 6:35 PM MDT
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29 July 2008
.: another circumventor for you :.
Peacefires newest Circumventor sites:
Remember, always try https://www.stupidcensorship.com first.
The big list.
Use them wisely!
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Posted by: dimbulb - 6:03 PM MDT
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.: watercooler :.
Wall-E's World? 86% of Americans Could Be Fat by 2030 - Wired
The blockbuster Disney movie, Wall-E, was criticized for its portrayal
of a future in which not just some humans, but all of humanity becomes
obese. A new study from Johns Hopkins, however, finds that its depiction
comes uncomfortably close to projections from public health researchers.
more ...
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Posted by: dimbulb - 5:59 PM MDT
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21 July 2008
.: couple new circumventors for you :.
Peacefires newest Circumventor sites:
http://www.sugarwhip.com/
http://www.circleplant.com/
Remember, always try https://www.stupidcensorship.com first.
The big list.
Use them wisely!
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Posted by: dimbulb - 9:31 PM MDT
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08 July 2008
.: watercooler :.
Will Cockroaches Inherit the Earth? What Wall-E gets wrong about the apocalypse. - Slate
Pixar's post-apocalyptic love story Wall-E finished No. 2 at the box
office over the Fourth of July weekend after hauling in $65 million the
weekend before. The film depicts a future Earth abandoned by humans,
blanketed in garbage, and nearly devoid of life. At the outset, Wall-E,
a robot, has but one companion: a friendly cockroach. How did we come to
believe that cockroaches will outlive everything else on Earth?
more ...
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Posted by: dimbulb - 9:53 PM MDT
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07 July 2008
.: some new circumventors :.
Peacefire newest Circumventor sites:
http://www.radiostretch.com/
http://www.lobsterglobe.com/
http://www.ferndropper.com/
Remember, always try https://www.stupidcensorship.com first.
The big list.
Use them wisely!
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Posted by: dimbulb - 5:04 PM MDT
Tags: Circumventor
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25 June 2008
.: watercooler :.
White House Refused to Open Pollutants E-Mail - NY Times
The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental
Protection Agency’s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that
must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message
containing the document would not be opened, senior E.P.A. officials
said last week.
more ...
Five Myths About the New Wiretapping Law: Why it's a lot worse than you think. - Slate
Sometime today, the Senate is likely to approve the most comprehensive
overhaul of American surveillance law since the Watergate era. Unless
you're a government lawyer, a legal scholar, a masochist, or an
insomniac, chances are you haven't read the 114-page bill. Don't beat
yourself up: Neither have most of the 293 House members who voted for it
last week. Ditto the mainstream press, who seem to have relied chiefly
on summaries provided by the same lawmakers who hadn't read it.
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Be quiet: the surveillance cameras might hear you - Ars Techinica
Although crime statistics point to the fact that law-and-order issues
are actually less of a problem now than in the past, the general
public's perception remains one convinced that muggery and buggery hides
behind every street corner. Politicans and the media stoke these fears,
and we get hastily made laws and policies enacted as a result. Over in
the UK, the trend over the past two decades has been to abrogate
day-to-day policing of the streets to an army of CCTV cameras. Soon, if
scientists have their way, the cameras will be able to train their focus
on suspicious sounds automatically with new AI technology.
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Posted by: dimbulb - 1:29 AM MDT | Updated: 25 June 2008 8:20 PM MDT
Tags: Civil Liberties Environment News
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.: red rocks 08 #1 :.
Just returned from seeing Mark Knopfler at Red Rocks. Man does he and his band put on a good show. This year we had much better seats, row 29, as apposed to, lets see 2-3 years ago, that we where way up there. The sound was impeccable
Highlights for me where excellent renditions of Telegraph Road and Brothers in Arms. There where quite a few songs I didn't know off hand but where excellent. The forum on markknopfler.com does have the set list yet, but once it does I'll know what songs to look for.
BTW, viewed a full rainbow on the way up to the upper parking lot. Sweet!
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Posted by: dimbulb - 1:21 AM MDT
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23 June 2008
.: oh, so true! :.
I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what
happened inside this Oval Office.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
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Posted by: dimbulb - 7:28 PM MDT
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.: just what they have been waiting for :.
Jim Morin - 21 June 2008
Mike Luckovich - 21 June 2008
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.: watercooler :.
Nice Guys Finish Last: Why do we expect presidential candidates to be kind? - Slate
Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but in the past few days I feel I've
been overwhelmed by a tsunami of commentary, all of which purports to
prove the fundamental nastiness of Barack Obama or, alternatively, the
deep unlikability of John McCain. You thought our presidential
candidates were nice guys, regular guys, guys who you'd like to sit down
and have a beer with? Guess what, lots of people are now telling me:
They aren't!
more ...
Nation's Spies: Climate Change Could Spark War - Wired
Environmental groups have been warning for years that global climate
change could make already-tense parts of the world even worse, and even
spark whole new conflicts. Now, the nation's spies are saying pretty
much the same thing.
more ...
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Posted by: dimbulb - 6:50 PM MDT | Updated: 23 June 2008 7:21 PM MDT
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