Archive for April, 2008
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
April 23rd, 2008Thanks to the owner of thinkwholly.com for signing up for hosting with Blue Host. Cryptogon received $65.
Wall Street Journal: “Maybe It’s Time for Americans to Start Stockpiling Food.”
April 23rd, 2008Welcome to the public participation phase… Via: Wall Street Journal: I don’t want to alarm anybody, but maybe it’s time for Americans to start stockpiling food. No, this is not a drill. You’ve seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing world. Yes, they’re a long way away from the U.S. […]
Head of CDC Admits on CNN that Vaccines Can Trigger Autism
April 23rd, 2008Via: Mercola: Research Credit: IL
California: Foreclosures Up 327% from 2007 Levels; 517 Per Day
April 23rd, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: The number of California homes lost to foreclosure in the first quarter surged 327% from year-ago levels — reaching an average of more than 500 foreclosures per day — DataQuick said in a report, warning that the widening foreclosure problem could “spread beyond the current categories of dicey mortgages, and into […]
Dollar Over the Cliff
April 22nd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. USDX is printing 71.31. The strategic support was 71.34. There is potential for strong move down unless a multilateral intervention occurs right away.
Japan’s Hunger Becomes a Dire Warning for Other Nations
April 22nd, 2008One-straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka Via: BusinessDay: “In the past, Japan was a rich country with a powerful yen that could easily buy cheap imports such as wheat, corn and soybeans,” said Mr Shibata, who directs the Marubeni Research Institute in Tokyo. “But with enormous competition from the booming Chinese and Indian economies, that’s changed […]
Little Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System: $100
April 22nd, 2008Via: Wired: A group of volunteer engineers are finishing the design for a home-brewed wind turbine that will bring electricity to off-the-grid Guatemalan villages by this summer. After the U.S. engineers finish the design, local workers in the town of Quetzaltenango will manufacture the small-scale turbine. It will produce 10-15 watts of electricity, enough to […]
SuperMemo: Scheduled Reviews of Material Profoundly Improves Memory
April 22nd, 2008The story about the memory tool is fascinating, but I became even more interested in how the man behind the software turned his life into what seems to me like a sort of cybernetic hell. The Machine is funny that way. It has a tendency to take over, the extent that a person (or organization […]
Activist Under FBI Investigation Found Dead in Lake, Hands and Legs Bound, Eyes Covered with Duct Tape; Police Leaning Toward Suicide Ruling
April 22nd, 2008Via: American Statesman: Austin police said Thursday that they are leaning toward a ruling of suicide in the death of a middle school teacher and activist whose body was found Wednesday in Lady Bird Lake with his hands and legs bound and tape over his eyes. Police identified Riad Hamad, 55, at a news conference […]
Remember the Rice on Amazon That I Mentioned Yesterday?
April 22nd, 2008In yesterday’s post about food rationing, I mentioned that Amazon was selling RiceSelect Organic Texmati Brown Rice, 36-Ounce Jars (Pack of 4) with free shipping to the “lower 48” states. You guys ordered a total of seven cases. Surely, Amazon would have dozens or hundreds of cases in stock, right? Woops. “Availability: Sign up to […]
