Author: Simon

We have some new Climate e-mails to peruse. This one is from the fourth pdf. I transcribed it by hand so if you find any errors let me know. Subject: Re: Fwd: US temperature correction graphic and file From:Reto Ruedy Date:Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:30:24 -0400 To:James Hansen CC:Makiko Sato , gavin@e-mail, klo@e-mail Jim, I…

Is this a case of a kamikaze pilot or just a flight gone wrong? A low-flying small plane crashed into an office building that houses the Internal Revenue Service in Texas on Thursday, and officials said they were investigating whether it was an intentional act by the pilot. The U.S. law enforcement officials said authorities…

It looks like the never ending attempt to get high has brought new suppliers to the market. Government official pretend to be outraged. There may be nothing like the real thing, but some industrious marijuana users have seized on an obscure but easily accessible substance that mimics the drug’s effects on the brain — creating…

My friend Famulus is building an open source Polywell with super Conducting magnets. It would be the first superconducting Polywell in the world as far as anyone knows. Follow the link to see pretty pictures of the plan. Here he discusses power supplies for the coils. All very impressive. I wish I was there. There…

Senator Evan Bayh is retiring. On his way out he had a few choice words. “I simply reached a conclusion that I could get more done to help my state and the American people by doing something in the private sector,” said Bayh, the two-term senator and former governor, on ABC’s Good Morning America on…

I just came across an Australian Company, Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd., that makes a solid oxide natural gas fuel cell, BlueGen™, that can produce electricity and heat. BlueGen™ is a the latest breakthrough in small scale electricity generation – a modular style fuel cell generator that can be configured to suit a range of different…

The below video explains why banks are not wiling to make a deal on foreclosed property. And also why “the less we sell it for the better” is depressing housing prices. Now this may be a good thing to get property moving again. But it means that the true market value is unknown. The good…

Phil Jones admits no statistically significant warming since 1995. Professor Jones told the BBC yesterday there was truth in the observations of colleagues that he lacked organisational skills, that his office was swamped with piles of paper and that his record keeping is ‘not as good as it should be’. The data is crucial to…

This video is by a food guy. You know the type – change what you eat because it is killing you. If it’s not one thing it’s another. About 45 seconds in he puts up an atomic bomb blast (very pretty) and then he goes on to discuss the existential threat of our time. Wait…

“Physicists dream of Nobel prizes, engineers dream of mishaps.” Hendrik Tennekes Science is in a sorry state these days. It is so bad that a Dutch scientist has resigned from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Henk Tennekes is well known to the visitors of our website. A few days ago, he told…

My friend Karl has designed a new widget for your sidebar: You can go here to get the code to add to your sidebar. If you want to get a mug or a T shirt or other stuff you can get it at The Tea Party Difference. Support the artist who designed the image by…

And by the same group: Hide The Decline H/T Vanderleun at American Digest via TDPerk at Talk Polywell Cross Posted at Power and Control

It appears that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has some seriously wrong figures for the Netherlands. A United Nations report wrongly claimed that more than half of the Netherlands is currently below sea level. In fact, just 20 percent of the country consists of polders that are pumped dry, and which are at…

Eric commented on a series of e-mails between us and was wondering if the Christian Conservative wing of the Tea Party Movement was trying to lever the libertarians out of the movement by gay bashing and other culture war memes. He referenced this post on which I commented: M. Simon says: What you saw was…

The Department of Energy is giving out grants. Research grants. DOE Secretary Steven Chu recently announced recipients from across the nation will receive about $85 million in total funding for five-year research grants. Under the program, university-based researchers will receive at least $150,000 per year to cover summer salary and research expenses. Awards were given…

Jonah Goldberg wants to play a guessing game. I’m thinking of a military leader who seized power in his country by stirring up populist rage against foreigners and foreign powers and promising a sweeping program of national-socialism. He claims that he is the true expression of the will of his people and is using every…

It looks like the Grateful Dead will live on in business schools. Oddly enough, the Dead’s influence on the business world may turn out to be a significant part of its legacy. Without intending to–while intending, in fact, to do just the opposite–the band pioneered ideas and practices that were subsequently embraced by corporate America.…

They who seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of rulers… Call this New Order, but it is not new and it is not order – FDR The irony? FDR was not going to do the job by setting taskmasters over us. At least not…

During the 2008 Presidential Campaign there were folks out there who said: “the worse the better”. They were very unhappy with Mr. Obama. They were not thrilled by McCain and only the advent of Palin sent even a spark of joy to their political hearts. Their political theory was – if we elect some one…

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I also like the following interview of Breitbart done by Instapundit. You can see several of the themes he presented in his speech previewed here. Part 2 And just to add to the mix, here is Bill Whittle on how Breitbart splashed on to the scene. H/T Andrew Marcus…