Archive for the 'Energy' Category

Storm Warning - The Inevitability Of Math

Posted by Rob on August 23rd, 2007

Once upon a time, there was young woman named Katrina. She didn’t have much to her name, was just getting started in life, and arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida in the late summer of 2005 with a slight touch of attitude but otherwise unremarkably.
Katrina’s arrival in West Palm Beach was noted by some, […]

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 […]

Outraged - Outraged, I Tell You!

Posted by Rob on March 10th, 2007

Oh Lord.
Gas prices may soar another 20 to 30 cents a gallon in California over the next few days, approaching all-time highs — to the frustration of motorists who have already seen pump costs jump more than 40 cents in the past month.
San Francisco has the most expensive gas of any city in the continental […]