Daily Archives: October 9, 2007

Unintended Consequences, Volume 3,400,521

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Many thanks to Anthony for sending me this item. It seems that ethanol is causing even more problems in the real world. As opposed to the do something right now world. Today's Opinionjournal Political Diary (subscription only) has a fantastic … Continue reading →

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The DragonSpies Are Coming!

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Oh no! Run away! The Washington Post reports that people at anti-war rallies are reporting being bugged. Or rather, being watched by bugs. Or something. Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Insanity, Machines | 4 Comments

Cascading Into Serfdom

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

An interesting article in the New York Times today about the "Cascade Effect" on scientific consensus. Specifically, the article is dealing with the theory – pushed as stone-tablet fact for generations – that a high fat diet caused heart disease … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment | 6 Comments

An Inconvenient List Of Materially False Statements

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Noel Sheppard over at Newsbusters got his hands on the specific list of eleven falsehoods in Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth as determined by a British court. (Earlier posts here and here.) The specifics were listed on this website, that of … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science, Left Wing, Legal | 7 Comments

The Million Pound Dollar Bank Note

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

I'm afraid this item is not as amusing as the Mark Twain short story The Million Pound Bank Note, but then, it isn't fiction. An unidentified man in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania actually tried to pass a $1,000,000 bill in a supermarket. … Continue reading →

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Finding The Torrent

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Some divers from Alaska have made an important find, the wreck of the sailing bark Torrent, south of the Kenai Peninsula. The wreck dates from 1868 when tidal currents slammed the ship into a reef. On board were the first … Continue reading →

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A Black And White World

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Iapetus, one of Saturn's moons has long baffled scientists. It is distinctly black and white with a clearly defined dark leading edge facing the direction of its orbit and a very bright white trailing side. NASA/JPL scientists now believe they … Continue reading →

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Inconvenient Facts

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Debra Saunders points out that the protests of San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom over people labeling that city "anti-military" are a case of protesting just a little too much. While conceding that some criticism is overblown, she also points to … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics | 4 Comments

Uphill Battle

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Elizabeth Ames Jones, a former chairman (and still current member) of the Texas Railroad Commission is arguing against the energy bill that the House has passed. She makes perfect sense and is therefore facing a real uphill struggle. She points out that … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Politics | 1 Comment

Tendentious Mendacity

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Gaius

Bret Stephans devotes his Opinion Journal column this week to the meaning of a word. Or rather to the intentional twisting of the meaning of a word: Torture. The continued efforts by the left to define the meaning of that … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, War | 2 Comments