Man Bites Dog
For my earthquake risk friends, word that Cleveland was rocked last night by a major earthquake, which registered 3.6 on the “whatever” scale. It – I swear I am not making this up – “knocked at least one television off its stand”.
Archive of posts filed under the mind category.
The Next Great Flood!
Unfortunately, the world’s only reliable newspaper doesn’t put all its stories on line, so unless you’ve been to the supermarket recently, you probably missed this: “It’s coming,” Dr. Soakes warned Weekly World News. “Due to the effects of global warming, there’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that a flood as bad or even worse …
The Four-Hour Nap
I’m not sure what this has to do with arms control: A nearby motel advertises, I shit you not: The Four Hour Nap.
“John Fleck is an idiot”
A thoughtful commenter over on Eli’s blog observes that it’s lucky I work for a small paper. update: It seems this has been misinterpreted. Eli’s been a delightful host, and it’s been a thoughtful and largely respectful discussion. I just wanted to be first on Google when you search for “John Fleck is an idiot.”
Daybook
reading: Em Hall’s High and Dry, a classic on New Mexico water that’s one of those books that everyone says you should read. I am. paper of the day: ENSO as a mediator of the solar influence on climate, Julien Emile-Geay and colleagues, in paleoceanography last month: “ENSO may plausibly have acted as a mediator …
Luddites
So if you wanted to find out more about Luddite groups, could you do a Google search to find them? update: And what about the Amish?
Pielke Watch
update: Looks like William Connolley, whose qualifications to deal with this issue are above reproach, has done a nice update on the Roger Pielke Jr. WikiThing. In a recent comment thread, I facetiously threatened to start a new Inkstian feature: I think I’m gonna start a new “Pielke watch” feature on Inkstain, where I highlight …
C’s Palindrome
Ave Marie Avenue Originally uploaded by c_foster. Not exactly a palindrome, but in spirit, very much so.
Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere
On MSM perfidy….
The Wisdom of Mac Fans
Nora sends along this Oct. 23, 2001 Macforum discussion of Apple’s big announcement: All that hype for an MP3 player? Break-thru digital device? The Reality Distiortion Field™ is starting to warp Steve’s mind if he thinks for one second that this thing is gonna take off.