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* [http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/truckling-to-the-faithful-a-spoonful-of-jesus-helps-darwin-go-down/ Truckling to the Faithful: A Spoonful of Jesus Helps Darwin Go Down] | * [http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/truckling-to-the-faithful-a-spoonful-of-jesus-helps-darwin-go-down/ Truckling to the Faithful: A Spoonful of Jesus Helps Darwin Go Down] | ||
==2011-06-15== | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/Joe.the.nerd.Ferraro/posts/228828623800387?notif_t=share_reply Facebook discussion] about childrearing and alcoholism | |||
* http://rootstrikers.org/win-keds/ did Keds make any special contribution to make this offer possible? Would be nice to know... | |||
* '''2011-06-14''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13760244 Facebook denies losing users] "hey, it wasn't MY turn to watch them!" | |||
* '''2011-06-14''' [http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/14/pf/doomsday_bunkers_cheap/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2 Doomsday bunkers for under $10,000!]: in Ellis's video, she cites the $9500 figure as being ''per person'' (for a total occupancy of 4); the higher-end is quoted as being in the ''$millions'', which is not mentioned in the text. Need to check the seller's web site for actual numbers. | |||
* http://www.stopfbi.net/ - do I already have this? | |||
* Googling 'stop TSA' returns these (among others): | |||
** '''2010-11-19''' [http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jborowski/stop-the-tsa%E2%80%99s-assault-on-freedom Stop the TSAs Assault on Freedom] | |||
** [http://www.dba-oracle.com/travel_tsa_reform.htm Calling for TSA Reform]: many of this "travel consultant"'s comments border on racism, but he does include some useful facts and sources (including news video about a soldier who was beaten up after asking questions to a TSA agent) | |||
** '''2011-05-27''' [http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislature/article_f1667bc1-bf7e-50ce-90fb-02416aaa8a37.html Wimmer wants to stop TSA searches]: Utah follows Texas's lead | |||
** '''2010-11-15''' [http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/doherty/tsa-petition/sign-the-petition-help-stop-invasive-tsa-screening/7149 Sign the Petition! Help Stop the TSA!]: New Jersey too | |||
** '''2010-11-17''' [http://www.ronpaul.com/2010-11-17/ron-paul-to-tsa-stop-radiating-our-bodies-and-fondling-our-children/ Ron Paul to TSA: Stop Irradiating Our Bodies and Fondling Our Children!] | |||
** '''2011-05-26''' [http://www.texasgopvote.com/stop-big-government/tsa-harasses-two-texas-wounded-veterans-airport-war-shrapnel-their-bodies-002905 TSA Harasses Two Texas Wounded Veterans at Airport with War Shrapnel in their Bodies] "Update: The bill is dead in Senate. Call Gov. Perry (800-252-9600) and ask for a special session" | |||
** http://stoptsascanners.blogspot.com/ | |||
** does '''not''' bring up this very relevant site: http://stoptsa.com | |||
* '''2008-07-01''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7484517.stm Mandela taken off US terror list]: labeling political enemies as "terrorists" is apparently not a new trick | |||
* '''date???''' [http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/trio-studies-point-spontaneous-gene-mutations-cause-autism-39008392 Trio of studies point to spontaneous gene mutations as cause of autism] "Two studies published in the journal Neuron describe a series of genetic variants that boost the risk of autism, a developmental disorder which appears by age three and affects about one percent of children in the United States." | |||
* '''2011-06-14''' [http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Most+hybrids+still+cost+effective+BCAA+says/4943156/story.html Most hybrids still not cost effective, BCAA says] | |||
My math on this -- at $3.65/gallon and driving about 12500 miles annually: | |||
* car A, 20 MPG, $2280/year | |||
* car B, 50 MPG, $912/year | |||
* Save ~$1370 / year | |||
* car B costs ~$20k to buy (CarMax) | |||
* after 15 years of ownership, added fuel economy starts paying. | |||
* as price of gas goes up, this time gets shorter | |||
Looked at another way: | |||
* car A takes 50 gallons to drive 1000 miles - $182.50 | |||
* car B takes 20 gallons to drive 1000 miles - $73.00 | |||
* break-even comes at (182.5-73=) $20000/109.5 thousand miles = 182,000 miles | |||
* more generally, where $P = purchase cost: | |||
** 1/MPG<sub>A</sub> - 1/MPG<sub>B</sub> = gallons saved per mile | |||
** ... x $gal = money saved per mile | |||
** ... / $P<sub>B</sub> = number of miles of driving needed to recoup purchase price of new car | |||
** '''final formula''': (1/MPG<sub>A</sub> - 1/MPG<sub>B</sub>) x $gal/$P<sub>B</sub> = break-even point, in miles | |||
This assumes, of course, that you don't pay any interest. | |||
==2011-06-14== | ==2011-06-14== | ||
* '''2010-11-04''' [http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz131/English Justice for Some] by Joseph E. Stiglitz: the mortgage crisis and the rule of law | * '''2010-11-04''' [http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stiglitz131/English Justice for Some] by Joseph E. Stiglitz: the mortgage crisis and the rule of law | ||
==2011-06-13== | ==2011-06-13== | ||
* '''2011-06-13''' [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/panetta-cyberattack-next-pearl-harbor_n_875889.html CIA Chief Leon Panetta: Cyberattack Could Be 'Next Pearl Harbor']: Important systems vulnerable to attack through computer networks. Pick one solution: A) make systems more resilient, able to fall back on non-networked systems in the event of network intrusion or failure. B) Give government more control over network. Which do you think Panetta favors? | * '''2011-06-13''' [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/13/panetta-cyberattack-next-pearl-harbor_n_875889.html CIA Chief Leon Panetta: Cyberattack Could Be 'Next Pearl Harbor']: Important systems vulnerable to attack through computer networks. Pick one solution: A) make systems more resilient, able to fall back on non-networked systems in the event of network intrusion or failure. B) Give government more control over network. Which do you think Panetta favors? | ||