Archive for June, 2008
Cryptogon Reader Sent $75
June 5th, 2008Pookie sent $75. Thank you.
British Government Calling for Bids to Build Up to 25 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Turbines
June 4th, 2008Via: Reuters: The government opened a major new phase on Wednesday in its drive for renewable energy, calling for bids to build up to 25 gigawatts of offshore wind turbines, triple the amount in the pipeline. The announcement by the government agency, the Crown Estate, which owns the seabed surrounding the country was welcomed by […]
Stockton, California: 3/4 of Homes for Sale Are In or On the Path to Foreclosure, More Inventory Coming
June 4th, 2008I’m sticking by my New Year’s analysis that Fall ’08 is going to get very strange. Via: Reuters: In some areas of California, so many foreclosed homes are available to buy on the cheap that real estate agents are discouraging prospective sellers from even putting their houses on the market. Perhaps the most extreme example […]
South Florida: Cops Evicting Old Ladies, NFL Players, Drug Dealers from Foreclosed Homes
June 4th, 2008…and everyone in between. Via: New York Times: In a decade handling evictions for the Miami-Dade County Police Department, Albert Fernandez has run across a middle-class father bankrupted by his daughter’s cancer treatment; an old woman scammed by a gambling husband; and countless families perpetually on the edge of poverty. But he has never turned […]
U.S. Soldiers Use “Drop Weapons” to Cover Up Murders of Civilians in Iraq
June 4th, 2008Say “hello” to the Future Pigs of America, coming to a police force near you. Via: Huffington Post: Several soldiers who have returned from combat zones talk with the American News Project about what they say is the widespread practice of using “drop weapons” to cover up the killing of innocent civilians in Iraq and […]
Babies Exposed to Chlorinated Water at Risk of Heart Problems, Cleft Palate or Major Brain Defects
June 4th, 2008Would you like some vaccines with that? How about a free mobile phone? Via: Telegraph: Babies born in areas where drinking water is heavily disinfected with chlorine are at double the risk of heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects, according to a new study. Expectant mothers can expose themselves to the higher risk […]
“Geothermal Sources Could Supply Germany’s Electricity Needs 600 Times Over”
June 4th, 2008Imagine my shock. Via: Renewable Energy World: Electricity from geothermal sources is set to soar in Germany — and all thanks to a law that has made drilling wells deep enough to hit the hot temperature water, which is needed to produce electricity, financially viable. Less than 0.4 percent of Germany’s total primary energy supply […]
“New Zealand Will Simply ‘Get Killed'” Unless Crappy Broadband Situation Improves
June 4th, 2008Our Telecom post goes underwater during strong rain storms. A few storms ago, the cover was off that post, washed away by the raging river that overflowed its banks. Of course, all we had on the line was crackling, popping static. I looked at the post and all the copper was soaked, muddy, with bits […]
U.S. Requires Visitors from Visa Waiver Countries to Register on Department of Homeland Security Website Prior to Travel
June 4th, 2008Major red flag. I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if the U.S. Government is going to use this program to collect millions of IP addresses that they may be able to associate with citizens of U.S. Visa waiver countries. Obviously, there are a lot of unknowns here, but the big question is: What capability […]
How One Man Went from Living the Urban Rat Race to Living Like a Desert Rat
June 4th, 2008Here’s an interesting read about a family who threw in the towel on big city living. I don’t agree that deserts are a good way of going, but to each his own. Becky and I have the same general philosophy as these people, and practice similar behaviors in terms of the local economy. In short: […]
