January 2012
6 posts
It’s a new House bill that stands for Stop TSA’s Reach In Policy and would...
– STRIP Act targets TSA uniform: End ‘impersonation’ of ‘real cops’ - latimes.com
Reasons I wish I had Congressional representation.
(via tiffanyb)
December 2011
3 posts
November 2011
18 posts
The Word of Notch: Kelvin is awesome. Celsius and... →
notch:
Some time many years ago, we decided to measure something that has a zero value on a scale where zero isn’t at the zero value. A temperature of no heat at all is -273 and -460 in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit respectively. This makes no sense. None.
In Kelvin, a total lack of heat is…
This is awesome.
Also, it’s like when the last NASA shuttle launch was hyped...
Scumbag Pocket
barsandpies:
via i.imgur.com
tbridge:
rationallywhitney:
Very good engaging economic video. The British accent doesn’t hurt AND the fact that he agrees with one of my fave congressman’s suggestions to get us out of this economic malaise…
I can’t speak to the veracity of the Professor’s claim, but the video’s worth watching for the fascinating chalk drawings.
October 2011
6 posts
1 tag
September 2011
4 posts
August 2011
6 posts
hurricane musings →
I’m always mystified by emergency weather shopping. Why are the first three things to disappear from the shelves: milk, eggs, and bread? Maybe the human psyche is hardwired to prepare for disasters by making french toast.
July 2011
5 posts
June 2011
15 posts