tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552927634755854172024-03-12T21:51:50.463-07:00Back Talk MeThe highlight of my day is thinking of ways to turn cynical thoughts into pragmatic action in a sort of backhanded way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-71074589188819749912018-04-02T09:25:00.000-07:002018-04-02T09:28:35.817-07:00Banking on Short Term MemoriesThe Trump administration isn't dumb. They're smart at disseminating curated information to appeal to their voter base. They're also banking on the average Republican voter getting tired with the constant barrage of negative press.<br />
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Eventually, if you ignore it long enough, people tend to forget how bad the accusations are. Wait long enough, they may completely forget why they're angry in the first place. The general public has a knack for moving on to the next scandal (and it doesn't help the President constantly deflects to complete non-squitur like Hillary....)<br />
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Here's some reporting (definitely anti-Trump) that's worth a follow and a read.
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(THREAD) If you or someone you know suffers from Trump-Russia exhaustion, please read and RT this. Trump's strategy is to get us to cease caring about his coordination with Russia because investigating it takes too long. A long thread may seem an unusual antidote, but try it out. <a href="https://t.co/TIRiU1wJG1">pic.twitter.com/TIRiU1wJG1</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-43814577906910101772018-03-26T09:24:00.000-07:002018-04-02T09:25:11.446-07:00Pandering to a Base that Loves Lies - How Trump Gets Away With itLies.<br />
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It's one of the critical pieces to the Trump administration.<br />
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I'm thinking of people give the administration enough credit for answering to their bees. After all, he was the winner in the hotly contested election. You don't get there by being a complete moron. Rather, it takes careful strategy.<br />
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Let's ignore the Russian manipulation part, which seems to be an incredible expose ready to take the country over by storm. Let's look instead and why supposed patriots, and ardent Trump supporters, would never believe the press, and instead believe every Tweet the President mumbles.<br />
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It's what they want to hear.<br />
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The President knows this.<br />
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It is completely unlikely the Republicans are going to win any political battle in the foreseeable future. What they know now, they can stay above water if they continue feeding their base what they want to hear.<br />
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That base by the way is about 30% (or just under) of Americans. If they are continually fed the storyline they want to hear, regardless of truth, they'll be content.<br />
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Trump knows this. That's why he's been on record numerous times saying he flat out lies in his public releases. Everyone knows about it, except his voter base.<br />
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So it will be business as usual until mid-term and Presidential elections. Until then, there's really nothing that can be done other than to grin and bear the constant barrage of nonsensical misinformation coming from the White House.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-77644884938317268032017-11-01T08:44:00.001-07:002017-11-01T08:44:26.243-07:00Indictments It's hard to follow the news these days. When the indictments of Manafort hit the news, Fox NEWS refused to cover it. They had a bogus coverage on emjoiis. Yes, the hamburger emoji. Can you believe it? I can, and the worst part is, apart from the sheeple who only consume the news that makes them feel good, it makes people distrust media as a whole. That's how Donnie's 'Fake News' caught momentum. He's right in a way.
What he's not right in, and what's so blatantly obvious, is how much he's trying to deflect Russia attention to the Democrats. Wow, you'd think Hillary is President given the stuff he says. No matter. The FBI is conducting their methodical investigation and the pieces are starting to fall. Great news if you're a patriot.
If you're having trouble following the events here is a Twitter summary worth checking out.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(THREAD) Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are now indicted. This thread analyzes legal and political aspects of their indictment and surrender. <a href="https://t.co/Ir8zKaA1F2">pic.twitter.com/Ir8zKaA1F2</a></p>— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/924988111880417280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-45775641880939544182017-10-13T10:28:00.000-07:002017-10-16T10:29:07.324-07:00Another Tour for Ajit at FCCFCC is supposed to be regulator agency that protects consumer interests. After former Verizon CEO, and staunch Republican Ajit Pai took over, it;'s been a gongshow. If it's not the threat on the free press, it's net neutrality.
Remember when the net neutrality debate first emerged and Republicans were either silent on the issue or threw their support behind telecom? Corporate giant Comcast has only Republicans in their back pocket (and the odd Democrat) that they almost snuck through a net neutrality bill two years ago. Obama in support of net neutrality and the push to turn the Internet into the public utility.
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THe fight against net neutrality basically says if you pay more money you can get an unobscured and faster Internet connection. And the providers are trying to choke data through their cables. Because in most cities and places where Internet is provided there is only one provider, the essential monopoly has enabled some large corporations to do as he please and transmitters they want, and now they want to restrict access.<br />
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This is why reclassifying Internet cables as a public utility will prevent any attempts to restrict web access. This particularly relevant because the same contribution corporations that are trying to usher in the bill against net neutrality are also losing millions with lost cable revenues as people turn to online sources to view entertainment.<br />
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Now, with a President that's a loose cannon, fighting the media on one hand, and largely unconcerned about net-neutrality, there's no stopping repeated efforts to jam through a bill that will cripple the average consumer, make big telecom richer, and slow innovation in the country as a whole.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-26528707400195815212017-04-28T14:59:00.000-07:002017-05-02T15:00:51.352-07:00100 days and?What has the President done, legitimately, at a macro scale, other than repeal numerous bills? I'm genuinely interested in now what policy initiative or successful change has happened in the past 100 days, and pissing off liberals doesn't count.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-56133530234703435782017-04-08T07:32:00.000-07:002017-05-03T07:35:36.919-07:00Deflect Attention, Quick! It's a trap!If you have some of the lowest approval ratings ever for a President, what do you do? Well your advisors will tell you to brew up some deflection. What better way to appeal to the hungry American masses then a sensational story?
Well rightly or wrongly, Trump quickly intervened in Syria after a devastating chemical attack by the Russian supported Asad regime. Rockets destroyed an airstrip/airbase in retaliation.
Not to be outdone, the rhetoric with North Korea, and their race to become nuclear capable, is also taking away attention from the problems at home.
Trump can do well to focus attention away from his Russian ties with wars on two fronts. North Korea would be an easy win. Not sure if the country wants to do it though. Any notion that war is better for the economy isn't an economist. Billions in war tools is better spent at home in domestic consumption.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-16877016621255505482017-02-03T09:32:00.000-08:002017-02-08T09:34:27.411-08:00Moderate Trump?New President Trump is definitely showing his lack of experience as a politician with a number of his retractions and some ridiculous attempts at bypassing both the legislation and the judiciary with his executive orders. Although a President certainly has the power to enact executive orders, the level of sweeping changes he's attempting to implement are exceptional. His attempted ban on immigration won't meet the test of the courts; he certainly won't waste time complaining on twitter like a petulant child.
If there was an attempt to actually unfold some of his promises that will stick he would, a) try to attend a band that included the states and countries that were actually launching point for terrorists that attacked America. Saudi Arabia being chief among them. Instead he's trying to deflect attention ran. and b) what try to unroll executive orders that were in the very least stand some on the challenge rather than being so far out in right-field that they have trouble sticking.
That's just the thing, you wonder if this is just a test to see how far you can go before dialing back and rolling out sweeping changes that, in comparison, don't seem as harsh.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-14822427640933610712017-01-31T09:24:00.000-08:002017-02-08T09:34:16.668-08:00Does a day go by when Trump doesn't embarrass himselfSay what you want about Donald Trump, he is doing one thing that's expected, he's rocking the establishment. Despite his announcements being more in tune with his personal status, he's definitely showing he's not a politician, rather an egotistical celebrity looking for the approval of his fence. His fans are the electorate, and they are getting what they're paying for (or rather what they will pay for). A President with no experience, with little grasp of the magnitude of the system, how it works, and even basic fundamentals like the Constitution and the rule of law.
You can understand the appeal of challenging the establish political regimes. But it's coming at a cost of somebody who doesn't even know how those systems work. Instead you have a lot of positioning ironically from elite politicians, and nominees no I'm purely based on their contribution to the Republican Party, more interested in personal success and the rise of corporations, made at the expense of average American people. Time will tell whether or not the middle class American who voted for Donald Trump will be pleased with his results. At this point many are already losing faith, so let's see what happens in another year.
(I don't think he will be impeached within that time.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-8398969811160694772016-11-10T14:38:00.000-08:002016-11-17T14:48:54.762-08:00Results in Trump is the new President Elect, White People RejoiceIn an epic and stunning victory that few predicted, and you had the sense few in the Republican party even saw coming, Donald Trump, the man behind the Apprentice, will be America's next President. Just when you thought Britain when full crazy with Brexit, you had the sense America could do the same with Trump, and they did. Not only was the victory a shock, it was also a boon for Republicans who now control House, Senate, and Presidency. Bush v Gore was closer, this one was a shock, but uncontested. How did it happen? How were pollsters so wrong? (And I'm talking VERY wrong in their assessment, the American people all saw the polls, but millions were happy to keep their vote tucked to their chest and cast a ballot for Trump on election day).
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A few reasons:
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<li>The main motif, ironically appears to be one built out of a white-middle-class industrial complex. Despite very little in terms of a coherent platform, Trump appealed to the emotions of an electorate tired with putting up with the 'elites'. Wall-Street, career politicians, the kinds of people who are far and away from the upper echelons of society (ironic again because they voted for an elite as well, albeit 'self' made). The hatred for Hillary was enough to vote for the honestly of Trump, and he's not many things, but telling things exactly how they are is a strong suit that fits a lot of working class people, however, it comes with a problem.</li>
<li>The Trump vote also associates his voters (mostly whites) with the <i>things</i> he said, which in many ways are <i>scary</i> if you happen to be a minority of any kind. Xenophobia, homophobia, gender, isalamphobia, etc., were all topics that white people have a vested interest in--ways to keep things the same--retaining systemic power and privilege. There's no saying what may transpire out of a Trump regime, but minorities are worried, some even <i>afraid</i>. </li>
<li>Along with the vote was a staunch conservative backing, particularly from <a href="http://www.rohadi.com/">evangelicals</a>, which, again the irony, voted for a man whose character was absolutely the anti-thesis to the supposed faith of voters. There's apparently a way for the left hand to do what the right doesn't know, and evangelicals were happy to throw their full support in the ring behind Trump despite the hatred of the other (the opposite of a critical Christian tenant). </li>
<li>Lastly, the number of Democrats who didn't vote was staggering. Almost 6 million didn't arrive at the polls which gave very close votes, particularly in Ohio, Minnesota, maybe Florida, and Vermont. Democrats committed suicide by rigging the nomination in favour of Hillary. It seems many wanted Sanders, and their anger kept them away from the polls and lead to a Trump victory. </li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-77031037706606237182016-11-01T14:27:00.000-07:002016-11-17T14:38:46.379-08:00Trump Somehow inching closerWith the US election one week away somehow republican nominee Donald Trump, is closing the gap against Hillary Clinton. What's causing the shift? Pollsters don't always tell the whole story, but it does seem as though the demographics remained unchanged. Middle-class whites are staunchly supporting Trump. Clinton's ill-timed FBI connection to her email scandal, that resurfaced this past week, probably didn't help. What seemed to be set for, just weeks ago, I'm absolutely blowout, is now looking like more of a race. What is shocking to the moderate middle is how this shift is even conceivable. Where is Trump even getting his votes? The disdain for Hillary is SO huge that Trump is reaping the benefits, but that would mean an enormous amount of tunnel vision to ignore the sheer magnitude of inexperience and incredulous things coming out of Trump's campaign (and literally his mouth.)
We'll find out Tuesday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-86065895131153296612016-10-03T14:13:00.000-07:002016-11-17T14:23:40.816-08:00Brexit and then Trump? Is it possible racism will prevail in the US?There's not a single pollster, not even in the Republican Party, that has Donald Trump's wrecking ball in front. Although Clinton has had her share of problems, particularly with the email scandal that just won't go away, Trump has so many legal battles of his own to further hurt his chances.
Arguably the most polarizing figure to run for presidential election in recent memory, he's also so far behind that many have guaranteed his win. But there's still a vocal group that are stanch supporters. Unfortunately, the media enjoys a story, and too often Trumps supporters come from a very specific demographic including: xenophobes, homophobes, and racists. Essentially every conservative or religious person will be voting for Trump. That also brings to the forefront the issue WHY, despite the character assassinations, and mostly from his own doing, Trump isn't losing even more support.
The scary thing is the reason is probably because he's able to hit a dormant cord with a sizeable minority of people that want the 'good ol days' when jobs were plentiful and ethnic minorities were largely non-existent. The level of vocal support for some of the most troubling aspects of the Republican campaign surround the closing of borders and downright hatred of anybody who doesn't look right (right = caucasian). This is the same kind of thing that lead to Brexit. A largely fearful and easily swayed demographic, that proved to be just enough of a majority, that opted for the fear of the 'other' (immigrants), over more important things like economic policies. Speaking of which, there don't seem to be any solid plans other than outlandish and shocking statements designed to garner votes. Perhaps similar to Obama's victory, the idea or the vision speaks more than the policy (or lack thereof), and Trump's vision is an America of old, complete with segregation, a rewind of civil rights, and the reduction of women's rights. Or at least that's what's at stake if you listen to the bulk of media coverage, or most of what Trump has to say (I mean honestly, there were cringe worthy moments during the televised debate....)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-73727988853913415342016-06-06T14:17:00.000-07:002016-06-16T14:17:56.734-07:00Trump Presses on in Republican RaceIt seems as though what seemed inevitable not mere months ago is now going to happen. Donald Trump will win the Republican primary and become the presidential nominee for the party. There is considerable infighting within the party, but over the past number of months there has been little doubt who is the unmitigated frontrunner. What are we to attribute his popularity? His supporters believe that he is the change necessary to bring balance to, ironically, a corrupt government taking care of only the elite. How billionaire Trump become the face of hope largely has to do with his rhetoric.
His lack of political experience is the source gain within the party, and also the biggest problem if you were to win office.
At this point it seems the presidential race will be between Trump vs. Clinton.
May the best man or woman win, (and at this point it seems all the polls point to a woman).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-46783406095274306782016-02-08T21:09:00.000-08:002016-02-25T21:14:06.010-08:00Will Donal Trump Kill the Republican Party?On the Democrat side it seems to be a coin flip between Hillary and Sanders.
On the Republican side? The party is such a train wreck that Donald Trump appears to be the front runner. As incredulous as it sounds an utter incompetent politician (who's never actually been a politician), could conceivably be the next President.
Trump's credentials are essentially Mill when it comes to running a country, which is by large utterly different than a large corporation. What's worse is that he is gaining popularity among the uneducated Republican voting class. It goes to show that soothsayers can win votes if the run an effective campaign that captures media attention through celebrity tactics. It's not so much the content, rather the taglines. It's not about the death of ideas, but how easily they can be understood by, again, a largely uneducated voting pool.
I can't imagine how feels right now to be a Republican I literally watch your party implode. In that regard this is perhaps the best thing that could happen to them because it will open the door to complete reform. This might be the shift needed change Republican party forever. Frankly, this country needs it, because as it stands right now they have utterly totally and completely lost their way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-30914847052293517202016-01-11T21:01:00.000-08:002016-02-25T21:09:41.278-08:00Why Nobody knows anything about peak oil or future oil pricingas major world oil prices of around $30 a barrel, pundits are all over the map when it comes to predicting where the price goes in the future.
Who can we trust? Where will price go any year? Into years? And five years? In 10 years? Everybody seems to want to have their say but nobody seems to be able to predict future prices of any sense.
Occam's razor depends on choosing the simplest answer as being the most reliable. Let's take a look at the simplest answer to world oil.
Price is purely based on demand.
That's fundamental economics 101.
World demand for oil, because of the overall economic output decline, is down. In fact, there doesn't appear to be any robust economy ready to eat up the excess supply that's currently on the market. It doesn't help that one of the world's largest economies is slowing down, that being China, I'm slowing down quickly.
With demand is the other side as I already mentioned: supply.
Demand is decreased worldwide yet supply has increased. The United States has produced nearly double the amount of oil from their new shale exploits. Iraq is pumping oil, Saudi Arabia's not slowing, Russia won't decrease production, OPEC will not curtail. Iran will potentially come on the market when their sanctions are lifted.
Because everybody is working on the further themselves, the are all trying to take as much money as they can add to current oil prices. If you can turn profit on your creative then do it now as fast as you can; that's the current mindset.
That leaves many expensive producers such as the Canadian oilsands on the outside looking in.
This means apart from a catastrophe in the major oil regions, the price is likely to be depressed for a very long time and perhaps we should get used to new lows we are used to seeing 20 years ago. not only is demand diminished, the production is increasing globally.
If you recall in the 1970s as many cried the end of oil production (because peak oil had been reached), the sky hasn't fallen.
Once again the simplest answer is about should be looking at. The reason why we haven't hit peak oil, and may never, is because technology continues to improve meaning we can extract more oil from existing resources, existing resources wind up being bigger than we originally thought, and we keep finding new oil.
What's more likely to happen, run in the scarcity of oil, as the production of a new energy that Is cheaper than oil. It's also conceivable that the clean energy sources will be ones that developed nations choose to develop and invest in.
So get used to lower oil prices and hopefully you're economy is not dependent on the oil sector. It's your stay.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-3337007061252322012015-11-09T11:17:00.000-08:002015-11-16T11:22:47.731-08:00The oil conundrum and climate change: the Exxon ruseI don't think it would come as a surprise to anybody that the oil industry would work hard to mitigate any prospective or information that can harm their industry. In fact, corporations largely operate with their own interests in mind, or rather in the interests of the shareholders. As a scientific data becomes overwhelming to the point that deniers now looks stupid, we're just coming out that many oil companies including the giant Exxon,
New decades ago that climate change was a real event. Some have even dubbed the ruse by Exxon as the overwhelming <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/14/exxons-climate-lie-change-global-warming/">worst thing a corporation has ever done</a> in the history of the world. That's a tall order to achieve get the lights of the tobacco industry. but it seems that over the past <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/">four decades</a> Exxon has gone out of its way to ensure their activities and bottom line were protected.
Is a weather not the recent allegations will have any effect on the company but one thing we know for sure is that given the recent drop in demand of oil the future demand seems to be slowing. Every decade there is another call for the end of oil and even the end of peak oil, but in reality all use won't be going away anytime soon but its dominance is slowly eroding. That means Exxon and others will slowly be pushed out of the picture simply because of a demand problem cannot because they intentionally altered the world climate.
Can you imagine if this type of allegation ever ended up in a court? Only would've be tied up in litigation for decades upon decades, the penalty that would eventually come down (if it ever did) would likely not mounted very much in comparison to the alleged impact.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-8786293024692445762015-08-20T19:39:00.000-07:002015-08-20T19:39:10.539-07:00July 2015 Warmest Month on Record. Take that climate deniers.Right wing Christian fundamentalists, who prefer their individualized brand of 'Christianity' over the facts (ironically), will deny the evidence, but here it is: the Earth is getting warmer.
The consensus is overwhelming despite what the crazy old man down the street might say (and the only people who deny are crazy old men now....).
The NOAA released their data and July 2015 is the warmest EVER on record for the globe. Naysayers will suggest that the Earth has been warmer since we only have records going back 100 years, surely at some point in the past it's been warmer, now excuse me as I fill up my SUV.
<blockquote>Global highlights: Year-to-date (January–July 2015)
The year-to-date temperature combined across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.53°F (0.85°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–July in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2010 by 0.16°F (0.09°C).
The year-to-date globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2.41°F (1.34°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–July in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2007 by 0.27°F (0.15°C).
The year-to-date globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.21°F (0.67°C) above the 20th century average. This was also the highest for January–July in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2010 by 0.11°F (0.06°C). Every major ocean basin observed record warmth in some areas.
For extended analysis of global temperature and precipitation patterns, please see our full July report.</blockquote>
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for under the cost of a new football stadium, you too could send a ship to Pluto. After nearly 10 years in space traveling to the solar system, the New Horizon Mission is a success. Pictures started beaming back, starting with far away shots of the dwarf planet, and then higher resolutions that gave us our first glimpse of the rugged ice planet.
NASA was looking for a PR boost this is it. In his capture the attention of the world and Will help them gear up for their eventual manned mission to Mars.
Take a look at some of the pictures at the link below.
For more: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html">http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-83374117878278478252015-07-17T08:19:00.000-07:002015-07-23T08:21:40.912-07:002014 Warmest Year Ever, Climate ChangeClimate change deniers will continue to ignore the evidence despite being people who claim to "follow the evidence". I new study has emerged, another her in the plethora of research that continues to support the conclusion that the earth is warming as result of man-made influences, that states 2014 has been the warmest year ever recorded.
http://www2.ametsoc.org/ams/index.cfm/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/state-of-the-climate/state-of-climate-in-2014/
The American meteorological Society, has released the numbers of the state of climate change and the results aren't good. As world worms the problems multiply. The compounding effects of warmer oceans or holes in the O zone layer will be felt for decades to come.
In terms of public opinion the worst problem of a deniers to to be incapable of reading sound science. The best we can hope for is that education will prevail and eventually it will sway policymakers to enact some lasting changes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-91655664051947282722015-02-13T16:11:00.001-08:002015-02-13T16:11:06.683-08:00Worst Drought to Come? Climate Change to Blame?Apart from the naysayers, who are few and far between, who deny climate change, most rational people understand that our impact on the earth is affecting the climate. The very real ways we are noticing that not only is the earth getting warmer but is also having a huge impact our environment. It's a devastating impact. Hurricanes are longer, typhoons are stronger, and snowstorms are bigger.
Culturally America has to deal with these your consumerism. We have been developed to one and take whatever it is we need and have come to expect I will get it. Now ignoring a lot of rule parts America, We have taken things like freshwater, and clean water, for granted. Some places there shouldn't even be water are getting this stuff just live but also to, shockingly, water their lawns. There's a level of cultural change that needs to happen as we attempt to figure out ways to reduce our water draw. The fact remains as we are finding it harder and harder to keep our aquifers in intact.
A recent study has adjusted that America is due to experienced the worst drought in 1000 years. I'm not sure who is recording thousand years ago but the fact remains there's a water problem. How we deal with it and how we'll be forced to change because of it remains to be seen.
Welding is for sure it's here and now, for many it's not news at all call about for the rest of us there's a shift coming that we need to pay attention to.
<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-droughts-will-be-the-worst-in-1-000-years1/">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-droughts-will-be-the-worst-in-1-000-years1/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-43161473207994571652015-01-17T16:01:00.000-08:002015-02-13T16:05:52.909-08:00SpaceX Did What? Landed a Rocket on a PinheadIn case you been living underneath the rock there are a number of private companies that are challenging the field of rockets. Okay, I'm making a very complex science simple but it's true, there is a race to see if we can get into space cheaply. Not only is the pursuit to put private 'tourists' in space for a relatively low cost, they're our own words and prizes available for companies who can meet certain criteria. Then there's Elon Musk entrepreneur extraordinaire. You might remember him from such companies as PayPal. He's do some amazing things with his company spaceX. The most recent accomplishment? Nearly landing a rocket that went out into space on a barge no larger than a quarter of the football field. Basically a rocking went to space and they try to landed on a tiny strip of the boat in the middle of the ocean. Don't leave me? These guys are not only legit but the also celebrating their mistakes, Assuming you can call this a mistake. Can't wait to see what comes next, this is human achievement and pioneering at its finest.
<iframe src="https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK/embed/simple" width="480" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe><script src="https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-21207949729966766702015-01-06T10:24:00.000-08:002017-10-16T10:24:43.897-07:00Job Growth in US Economy Under Obama
Spent eight years destroy the economy and making the rich richer, as somewhere suggest, then Obama had the dubious distinction of picking up and putting back the pieces. This article looks at employment, and unemployment, and had some interesting facts. It would seem that job growth hasn't been this robust since the Clinton era. This is of course evidence but only the evidence that some people may want to pay attention to. It's ironic that under Democrat Presidents the economy has been better off job wise. Where is under Republican control the rich get richer and everybody else seems to suffer. The middle class is eroded. That's not to say that it's been reclaimed under Obama by any means, yet to see the job growth that we have it's in the very least a positive sign. Couple that with housing market and a slow uptake in housing starts and you have the impression that there is sustained growth.
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/05/thanks-obama-2014-year-job-growth-bill-clinton-president.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-58169503702465250372014-11-03T07:36:00.000-08:002015-07-23T07:45:25.410-07:00Mars Curiosity Drills DownCuriosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Finds Water...and, in that same sample, the first discovery of organic compounds.
The Mars Curiosity Rover as arrived on the red planet and is motoring around discovering. One of the attachments to the vehicle include a drill. The Rover has successfully drill the core sample and within evidence of water and the first discovery of organic compounds. This should make all the space and science nerds freak out.
For more on the news release: http://news.yahoo.com/curiosity-rover-drills-mars-rock-finds-water-122321635.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-54299917079017140312014-08-03T08:57:00.001-07:002014-08-03T08:57:42.138-07:00Earth to Israel, You should know betterThere's a stigma in the US where supporting Gaza in the recent conflict amounts to terrorism. Unfortunately, human empathy dictates that the injustice on civilians on both sides needs to stop. America, however, eats out of the palm of the Israelis and their American supporters (who somehow are Israelis first, then Americans.....) Any attempt to reprimand the alleged atrocities committed by IDF is met with rebuke from the Israeli government. Republicans would love to save Israel, since for many, their constituents have a false belief that the nation of Israel has a roll in return of the Christian Messiah.
The issues at hand are complex. Yes, Hamas is terrorism and they cannot rule in Gaza. But no, they are no solely to blame as many Conservatives would have you believe. If you enjoy shooting fish in a barrel then shelling Gaza is your thing. But if you're human, and if you're a Jew ,fo all peope, you should know better what it means to systematically annihilate a people group.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-4681569245931952302014-06-18T09:08:00.000-07:002014-06-18T09:08:58.953-07:00Tesla opens all their patents to open sourceIt's a stunning move. A corporation moving away from the hoarding of patents, and instead, opening them up for all. A corporation rather than stifling innovation, working hard to move it forward in their industry. THat's what Tesla continues to do--move the electric car market forward. There is pushback from nearly every possible walk of life in their industry. Car manufacturers dont want them to succeed, car dealers don't want to sell their cars.
The industry itself is set to reinvent itself, and this move will spur that along.
<a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you">http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you</a>
Of course, there are ulterior motives. If companies us their patents Tesla essentially controls the entire electric market because everyone will use their stuff, like their batteries.....
It's a risk and the only payoff is in the long long run. We'll see if Tesla survives until then.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855292763475585417.post-37809120534545446412014-06-12T09:09:00.000-07:002014-06-18T09:11:09.761-07:00World Cup 2014 Brazil opens to fanfare and controversyIt seems nowadays few countries can pull off large sporting events. Olympics or World Cups lead to heavy debt loads. That doesn't bode well for countries with significant social issues. Brazil is one. they will do both (WC and Olympics) in the next two years. Today the WC opened to much fanfare. This is, after all, the largest sporting event the world sees. So many countries, so many participants, so much attention. It's exciting, but it comes at a cost that the average Brazillian laments in between games.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0