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Daily Archives: November 11, 2007
When the Effects of Global Warming run Smack Into the Cause of Global Warming
Five ships have sunk, so far, in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, in an incredible storm. One of the ships was a Russian tanker carrying 1,300 tons of fuel oil. Claims are being made that this is one of the worst environmental disasters ever. One of the things that lends significance to this disaster, regardless of how bad the environmental effects are, is the large number of ships that have sunk or have been rescued, and the dozens of sailors that appear to have died. The catch is that this is a result of one of those extreme storms that we seem to be having more and more of all the time. There are those who will always say “well, you can never attribute a single bad storm to global warming… ” Fine. But on the whole, if climate conditions have changed as a result of global warming to intensify storms and/or increase their frequency, then we can not afford to refuse to acknowledge the connection. We simply have to find a way to appreciate the connection if it is there. Denying the link every time there is a big storm is not any longer acceptable.Anyway, this oil spill (plus the other oil spill going on in California) made me wonder if all the talk the Oil Industry used to spout (prior to Exxon Valdez, that is) about how tankers were going to become increasingly safe and that we really had nothing to worry about, meant that things were actually improving in the world of oil spills. So, I got some data and I have some numbers and pretty pictures for you. Continue reading When the Effects of Global Warming run Smack Into the Cause of Global Warming
Well, now that I see what Noah’s flood actually looked like…
… I believe it even less than I did before, and I believed it not at all, of course.This is an actual reconstruction from the Creation Museum in Kentucky, courtesy of Right Wing Watch:[hat tip: Pharyngula]
Androids Strike Fear in Microsoft Boardroom
Microsoft is like a 3 year old. You can always tell exactly what they are thinking by what they are doing. They can’t hide anything.As you probably know, Google has just released detailed plans pertaining to the Gphone. They call it the Android. It is, according to one fairly reliable and up to date source: Continue reading Androids Strike Fear in Microsoft Boardroom
Lewis Black on Evolution
The 3D Brush
Its a little long, and eventually gets a little annoying, but it is at least an interesting idea.You will recognize the musical trope as being from the 1960s.(Ah, just asking … I’m assuming this is not real, right? I mean, I can’t get one of these right?)