Archive for the 'Global Warming' Category

British Defense Looks To The Future

Posted by Rob on April 9th, 2007

And now for today’s little ray of sunshine, courtesy of the British Defense Ministry.
Information chips implanted in the brain. Electromagnetic pulse weapons. The middle classes becoming revolutionary, taking on the role of Marx’s proletariat. The population of countries in the Middle East increasing by 132%, while Europe’s drops as fertility falls. “Flashmobs” - groups rapidly […]

Trading The Family Cow For Magic Ethanol

Posted by Rob on March 11th, 2007

As a culture, we really dig on the magic beans. Reality is way too much of a hassle for us - surely, someone in charge has already figured out all that cool Star Trek technology, and is just waiting for the right time to spring it on us. Technology will provide. The […]

Why Gore’s Sitting Out 2008

Posted by Rob on March 10th, 2007

It’s really funny how Al Gore gets people worked up:
Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to former U.S. vice president and environmentalist Al Gore saying he should as a crusader against global warming go vegetarian. It says the meat industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse […]

Walking On Sunshine

Posted by Rob on March 10th, 2007

Some people accuse me of being too pessimistic, too down all the time. Glass is half full and all that. Fair enough - I’m sure there’s an upside to this:
The harmful effects of global warming on daily life are already showing up, and within a couple of decades hundreds of millions of people […]