Daily Archives: April 30, 2012

Change

April 30, 2012UncategorizedUncategorizedGreg Laden

Green Energy and Rhino Porn (not work safe!)

April 30, 2012UncategorizedUncategorizedGreg Laden

How are these two things related? They aren’t. Well, actually, if you think about it, they probably are, but never mind that. For some reason. Scienceblogs.com is down, so I can’t post these videos there, so you’all get to see them instead. Continue reading Green Energy and Rhino Porn (not work safe!) →

Are bills regulating fireworks there to protect stupid people from themselves?

April 30, 2012Uncategorizedfireworks safety, mark dayton, Minnesota, UncategorizedGreg Laden

Yes. But don’t assume you know a stupid person when you see one.

Our governor just vetoed a bill passed by our Pointy Headed Republican Legislature which would have significantly reduced regulation on dangerous fireworks in the state, allowing everyone access to explosives that are currently banned.

Which reminds me of a story.
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New Catscans

April 30, 2012UncategorizedUncategorizedGreg Laden

The latest in Cat Scan Research:
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I reject your reality and I substitute my own

April 30, 2012UncategorizedJFK assassination, lee harvey oswald, Skeptical SkepticismGreg Laden

I don’t know if this phrase …

… originally from Adam Savage or if he’s quoting someone. I think it might be his.

Today, I was in an internet argument with someone (can you believe how many people on the internet are WRONG???) and I used a phrase like that. Then I instantly lost the argument. Here’s how it went:
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The American Economy

April 30, 2012UncategorizedUncategorizedGreg Laden

Would you like the USGS to place a seismograph in your home?

April 30, 2012UncategorizedUncategorizedGreg Laden

So you can help them collect data????? OMG, this is so cool!

The USGS is trying to achieve a denser and more uniform spacing of seismographs in select urban areas to provide better measurements of ground motion during earthquakes. These measurements improve our ability to make rapid post-earthquake assessments of expected damage and contribute to the continuing development of engineering standards for construction.

To accomplish this, we developed a new type of digital seismograph that communicates its data to the USGS via the internet. The seismographs connect to a local network via WiFi and use existing broadband connections to transmit data after an earthquake. The instruments are designed to be installed in private homes, businesses, public buildings and schools with an existing broadband connection to the internet.

Go here for more details, and click through to sign up.

They are mainly looking for people in Hawaii, and the West Coast, plus Utah, so I’m out of the loop. But maybe you are not!