November 2011
1 post
Celestia →
Free astronomical software for Mac, Windows, Linux. Celestia doesn’t confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
August 2011
2 posts
Cloud Backup →
There are plenty of articles about the place for backup on the cloud. This link is a little list of some of the options that might have suited my need of backing up over 300Gig of photographs, movie clips and various files.
Quake, Doom (1&2), Hexen, Heretic →
Old games for OS X not only a nostalgia trip but actually quite a bit of fun.The DoomsDay engine is a enhanced version of the standard Doom engine for running Doom, Doom2, Heretic and Hexen. Fruitz of Dojo have a great Quake engine running up to 2560x1440 very smoothly on my iMac. Pick your resolution, set your controls, point the music to a good artist in your iTunes music folder and you’re...
June 2011
2 posts
Open Source Game Clones →
A great list of open source games that are functional copies of very old commercial games … or the open sourced commercial games themselves.
WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In... →
There might be some hint of positive motivation where the US govt wants Haiti to keep the industry. However as a consumer you should boycott all manufacturers who pay Haitian workers this sort of wage. NEVER buy Levis or Hanes products. You have a duty as a consumer to provide pressure on abusive corporations. It is unfortunate that this sort of action is so difficult to educate people about. The...
May 2011
5 posts
Review of 10 iPad Dictionary apps →
An excellent review of iPad dictionary apps. I suggest that people have a couple different apps because of the variation in definitions; easy to do as many of the apps are free!
Eat These Foods to Boost Your Brain Power and... →
Food for smarts:
tomatoes
blueberries
black beans
walnuts
oats
avocado
wild salmon
nuts, seeds
coffee
pomegranate
brown rice
tea
chocolate
oysters
olive oil
tuna
garlic
eggs
green leafy vegetables
cacao nibs
Easily distracted people have too much brain →
Those who are easily distracted from the task in hand may have “too much brain”.
Well I would like to explain it that way. But you can forget about transcranial direct current stimulation near to the left superior parietal lobe … because … it is not a problem, I can stop anytime I want, honest.
April 2011
24 posts
A next-generation digital book →
You might not agree with the demo book author’s politics or you may even deny the reality of the science, but this book format is an amazing demonstration of technology! Al Gore’s “Our Choice” is a follow up from “Inconvenient Truth” (study guide). This interactive iOS book format adds a level of interaction with the media to bring the text out of stodgy old...
Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand →
John Cook, one of the authors of this book, runs the excellent Skeptical Science as is currently giving 20% off the paper back version if you follow the link from his site.
You can also purchase the hardback from multiple other sites, I suggest you check out Booko or Adall.
CMC : No widespread abuse of tasers →
The Queensland Police need to keep abuse at an acceptable level. Focused abuse. Enough so the QPU can claim isolated incidents would be nice.
As a citizen, I would prefer no abuse at all, you know, zero tolerance, but hey, I’ll do whatever the guy holding the taser says.
Reactors, residents and risk: Nature News →
Wonderful map of places for the Nuclear Reactor failure paranoid. Australia and New Zealand appear nice and safe however North East USA, West Europe, India and Japan might be a little concerned.
(Astro) Turf Wars →
Amazing film following a series of organized corporate propaganda campaigns that abuse the term freedom to instill an uncalled for fear in the conservative minds (see my prev post on political psychology) that the govt is going to take away everything and control their lives. It’s only a minority but they are noisy and incredibly gullible.
Leaking Assange wins Bald Archy →
A painting of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won this year’s Bald Archy spoof art prize. The caricature called Bad Ass-Ange by French artist Xavier Ghazi shows Mr Assange with his trousers around his ankles, urinating into Uncle Sam’s top hat.
Absolutely awesome.
Moving bikes stay upright - but not for the... →
It’s all about the eigenvalues. Of course. Not that we know what that specifically means in physics … so your bike stays upright because of Math. No - not the gyroscopic effect of the wheels.
MacHackShack.com: 55 iPad apps to knock your socks... →
If you are one of the beautiful people who has an iPad, then here is a list of apps you might consider obtaining. Note: People from the real world will have to filter out some of the US only apps like NetFlix.
The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science →
A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.
Your self deluding brain allows you to continue with some bizarre beliefs in the face of evidence and reason.
The Best Mac Apps Exclusive to the Mac App Store →
Some awesome Apps for your Mac!
Japan: Nuclear crisis raised to Chernobyl level →
Not a healthy sign. Sounds like the fix it attempt has been given up and the USA is sending equipment to entomb the place in cement.
Green computing →
Great article on low power computer. Check out the “Building a Green PC” video.
Have been considering replacing one of my computers with a low watt PC. Check out FitPC, Aleutia, Broadleaf, TranquilPC, Asus EeeBox and I guess even the VIC-slim.
Change.org :: GoDaddy elephant-killing inspires... →
If you have a GoDaddy account you really should consider leaving the company. The owner (Parsons) makes pretensions of community service for his killing of wild African elephants while wearing the GoDaddy brand. Your GoDaddy usage is helping elephants be killed. There are too many f’tard humans and less than 100,000 elephants.
LifeHacker has an article: how to jump ship from GoDaddy
"Burning Half a Million Korans" →
Religious intolerance and a grossly stupid act by a Christian inspires massive religious intolerance and horrificly stupid acts by Muslims. The peoples perpetrating these acts need to face criminal law, both the Christian and the pushers of the Muslim violence.
[link] [11 comments]
10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On Your... →
Well perhaps 10 thing you may not know. Some of them seem really cool but require hideous setup. However holding down keys is cool, and tapping safari’s title bar to get home is useful as is in-page search.
In search of the perfect remote access app:... →
Remote access application across multiple platforms including the iPad.
“Psychological studies suggest that conservatives are more sensitive to negative...”
– Does Your Brain Bleed Red, White, and Blue? - Science
Start thinking and stop reacting.
“Australian scientists say new research suggests it may not be worthwhile trying...”
–
Hairy-nosed wombat may not be worth saving. This makes me very sad.
(Source ABC News)
“Japan Earthquake: One Month Later This morning, nearly a month after the massive...”
–
This image set is amazing. Some are just masterpieces showing the devestation from the Earthquake.
Avoid 100% Discharges To Extend Your Battery Life →
Life Hacker has it almost right. The link to the Battery University shows that smaller depth of discharge leads to being able to have more discharge cycles. However the small discharge before recharging means lower time on battery and more frequent charging.
If we assume close to linear discharge to time used, and make the sum of all the time the battery is used with a full discharge cycle as 1 ...
Commodore VIC-Slim →
I don’t have a use for this … but as an ex-VIC-20 user the device calls to me. Of course I could go for the Commodore-64 style PC - but I don’t like the idea of that old keyboard layout.
THE SECRET OF NOAM: A CHOMSKY INTERVIEW →
submitted by JayRaow to worldpolitics [link] [3 comments]
Global Climate Change: Nature Conservancy's... →
Think global climate change is not your problem? A winning ad from The Nature Conservancy captivates & challenges us to tackle global warming today, not tomorrow.
Rejiggered
Re-added the various feeds from my external sources as it appears that the feeds have altered. Looking forward to seeing Tumblr start the posting!
March 2010
47 posts
Tightening Standards for Climate Change →
Widely publicized errors in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on global warming prompt the organization to tighten its standards.
The 5 characteristics of scientific denialism →
Wondering how to respond to idiots who reject all the world’s scientific warnings about cooking the climate? Here are five fallacies they’re sure to employ.
Texas Oil Companies Fight CA Law to Combat Global... →
An anti-tax group and a coalition of businesses quietly led by Texas oil companies have launched a signature drive for a November ballot initiative that would suspend California’s pioneering law to…
Crescendo to Climategate Cacophony →
Climate science has produced increasingly-stronger scientific results intentionally obscured by an increasingly-noisy anti-science PR campaign. This 185-page report details the long history of these…
Two Decades of Climate Anti-Science →
This 185-page report details the long history of these attacks, including funding flows, organizations, people and tactics. It highlights the reality behind a 2005-2006 campaign that purposefully…
Environmental Group Hits Back at Climate Skeptics →
An interesting albeit short Newsweek blog post about the attempts of climate scientists to fight back against the PR tactics of the deniers.
Global Mid Atmosphere Temps Shatter Dec-Feb Record →
Climate skeptics have challenged the accuracy of surface temperature measurements. They have said “Look at the satellite data”. They should. Satellite data show that global mid-tropospheric…
Large majority believe global warming is real →
75% of Americans believe that the world’s temperatures have probably been going up;Public confidence in what scientists say about the environment has remained constant over the last few years with…
Study Confirms Direct Link Between CO2 and... →
Photo by Norman Wu A team of scientists have confirmed a direct link between declining CO2 levels and the formation of Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago. It’s kinda like inverse Global…
Copenhagen climate summit undone by 'arrogance' →
The “disappointing” outcome of December’s climate summit was largely down to “arrogance” on the part of rich countries, according to Lord Stern.
How Climate Disinformation Spreads (Video) →
The indispensable Peter Sinclair is back with another one of his fine video segments from the Climate Denier Crock of the Week series. This one tackles the subject of exactly how anti-climate science…
Meat and Climate Change: It's Even Worse Than We... →
Junk science strikes again. We are all suppose become vegan and eat soy.
YouTube - What Do We Know About Climate Change? →
the science is built on thousands of publications and many decades of observation. In this video we’ll go over some of the fundamental discoveries, the basic facts that we know beyond a doubt, about…
Stanford Study: Media Stories w/ Skeptics Mislead... →
Providing climate skeptics a voice in “balanced” mainstream media coverage skews public perception of the scientific consensus regarding climate change, leaving viewers less likely to understand the…
BBC News - It's still real and it's still a... →
Recent controversies have failed to undermine the fundamental findings of climate science, and the need to address them.
Environmental Politics and The False Muddle →
A favorite tactic that Regressives like to use is to play on our self image as reasonable, objective individuals who look at the big picture and take a rational position. By skillful distortion of…