Superconductor power transmission lines on Long Island! (get it? “Soo Cool”). They are in the preliminary stages of implementing this technology. Ever since the East Coast blackout of 2003, I have been harping that our national power grid, designed in the 1920’s, is becoming woefully outdated, and we are stretching its capacity to the limits. […]
Comparing it to Socialized Education is better than comparing it to the DMV. Why? Because, it’s scarier!!! PS. I don’t fear socialized health care and think there is a great example of how it could be done – the military’s VA system. Yes, it does have its faults, but it also kept my father alive […]
You want an end to the endless chatter about evil “Big Oil” and everything associated with them – speculators, windfall profits tax, peak oil, Haliburton, Bush, Chenney, polution, global warming, Haliburton? It’s a simple solution really: Novel Energy Production Method + Abundant Source of Fuel for NEPM = Energy Crisis… Solved! Too bad it has […]
Zany Fictional Flash Gordon Scientist Hans Zarkov, and ZanyBarely Non-Fictionan Aura Reading, Global Warming Scientist Tom Chalko: Â Â PS. In case you missed it, here is the reason Crazy Global Warming Scientist Guy is in the news today. More here and here. And just in case you think I’m exaggerating when I say he’s crazy, […]
Sorry I haven’t blogged in sooo long. I have been insanely busy with the indentured servitude that is student teaching, and trying to do a few spa jobs to keep some sort of money in my pocket between student loan disbursements. Even as we speak, I am trying to rewrite my teaching philosophical statement that […]
OK. So I know I promised to post some details concerning the stuff that I’ve been doing as a student teacher, and you haven’t seen me write a damned thing… Well, this is not that post! This is a post about the future… and my intestines, and how it all fits together. For the past […]
Well, 417 to be exact. I woke up about an hour ago and couldn’t get back to sleep. It’s partly from the chicken burrito I ate last night – no need to say more – but it’s mostly about the HUGE change that is about to occur in my life. Monday morning, my life changes, […]
My blogpal Citizen Deux has an interesting post talking about how science is losing the media war. Here is the reason why – major popular media is not interested in hard / factual science. For example, here is Jenny McCarthy on Oprah talking about how she believes her son because autistic. Vaccines of coarse! In […]
Ten Internet Resources for teachers. By the way, my student teaching is moving forward. I heard from my adviser yesterday that there may be an opening for a student teacher at Roosevelt High School here in Fresno. Roos would be a great place for this assignment; I have had really good experiences subbing there. I […]
Weblog Award for Best Science Blog is up for grabs. Bad Astronomy and Climate Audit are leading the polls, with Bad Astronomy currently leading by a few hundred votes. I won’t tell you how to vote, but if you look at my collection of links, you will notice only one of the two are linked […]