Category Archives: Science/Engineering

Obamalot to run Texas

The permitting, via the executive branch’s EPA, beginning Jan. 2 that is, “on greenhouse-gas permits for companies seeking to build or upgrade power plants and oil refineries…”

Goodbye strong economy and high employment, hello increases in electric bills and the cost of gasoline—all to “stop” alleged global warming. The state will go to court, of course, but how long will that take and what will be the outcome?

Obamalot loves uncertainty and they’ve got at least two more years to whip it by imposing this and similar unilateral regulations without going through Congress.

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OMG I missed the Singularity?

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The unbiquitous cell phone

Approaching 3.3 billion—half the world’s population.

“No technology has ever spread faster around the globe: the mobile phone took less than two decades to reach this degree of penetration.”

Actually I had one at work, about the size of a WW2 Walky-Talky, in 1983—which is almost three decades back.

I have a cell, of course. But I usually keep it in the car for breakdowns or other contacts of sudden need. I do not carry it about with me all the time.

Weather is proof of global warming

“When everything is evidence of the thing you want to believe, it might be time to stop pretending you’re all about science.”

Via Instapundit.

Lunacy

“For the first time in many years, northern winter is beginning with a total lunar eclipse.  On Dec. 21, 2010, the date of the northern winter solstice, the full Moon will pass through Earth’s shadow, turning the lunar orb a delightful shade of coppery-red.

“Sky watchers in North America are favored with an overhead view as the eclipse unfolds on Tuesday morning between 02:41 am and 03:53 am EST.”

Obviously, only the very earliest bird will catch this eclipse.

Finishing the ISS

ISS_0They’re finally putting more windows in the International Space Station.

Banning Dihydrogen Monoxide

Give the Green Weenies a highfalutin’ name for something, tell them it’s just awful for the climate and for children and other living things, and they’ll vote to ban it. Thus for dihydrogen monoxide. The No. 1 greenhouse gas. Also known as water vapor.

Via The White Sepulchre.