An interesting article. Seems a little bit like manufacturing the results one needs. Tsk, tsk!
The scandal we see and the scandal we don’t. Why it matters
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/30/crugate_analysis/
Climategate
December 1, 2009 by The WombatConversion!
December 1, 2009 by The WombatWhen does a Liberal become a Conservative? When he or she gets mugged.
When does a Conservative become a Liberal? When he or she loses their job & health insurance.
The new 1984!
November 24, 2009 by The WombatBritish police arrest people ‘just for the DNA’
More than three-quarters of young black men are on system, watchdog says
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34123395/ns/world_news-europe/
It was this way for me.
November 24, 2009 by The WombatA great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. -William Styron, novelist (1925-2006)
It was this way for me when I first read The Lord of the Rings! Exhausted, been to places new to me, and sad it was over.
I return to Middle-earth once every year or two.
When I travel, I often wonder: Where in Middle-earth am I?
Awwwe!
November 23, 2009 by The WombatLawyer: Hasan ‘has no sensation’ below chest.
Gee, ain’t that just too bad. There are 13 people with no feeling from the top of their head down.
Amtrak get with it!
November 23, 2009 by The WombatAmtrak is still in the 20th Century. I was looking into a cross country train trip. However, Amtrak does NOT support Wi-Fi. Laptops would be off the net. They need to deal with this.
Cool Panel at LOSCON
November 22, 2009 by The WombatI’m looking forward to moderating the panel on the Solar Updraft Tower at LOSCON on the weekend after Thanksgiving. I have 2 PhDs & a novelist on the panel. No fuel [well, there is the sun]/no waste, just energy. Sounds good to me.
Looking for seed money for a 15 billion dollar long term project. 
No change over the decades!
November 16, 2009 by The WombatThe cardinal doctrine of a fanatic’s creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God. -Andrew Dickson White, diplomat, historian, and educator (1832-1918)
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
November 15, 2009 by The Wombat“Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States”.
A good thing it isn’t usury!
November 13, 2009 by The WombatI recently was notified by BoA that the charge on unpaid balance was not somewhere about 27 to 29+%. Isn’t this higher than the Mafia used to charge? – All the credit card issuers have jacked up their rates just before the new law takes effect. – Hey, the banks need to make money for their stockholders. All the regular depositors have been laid off and don’t deposit anymore.
