Archive for March, 2012
Inflation Rate on Typical Purchases: 8%
March 1st, 2012Via: CBS: Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government’s widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8 percent over the past year, according to the American Institute for Economic Research. The not-for-profit research group measures inflation without looking at the big, one-time purchases that can skew […]
Speech-Jamming Gun [???]
March 1st, 2012Via: ExtremeTech: Japanese researchers have created a hand-held gun (pictured above) that can jam the words of speakers who are more than 30 meters (100ft) away. The gun has two purposes, according to the researchers: At its most basic, this gun could be used in libraries and other quiet spaces to stop people from speaking […]
FDA Adds Diabetes, Memory Loss Warnings to Statins
March 1st, 2012As for the rest of this article, which is about how great statins really are *roll eyes*, I’d suggest reading, Cholesterol Drugs Are Dangerous, by Russell Blaylock, M.D. and Niacin Therapy, by Abram Hoffer, M.D. instead. Via: Reuters: Health regulators are adding warnings to the labels of widely used cholesterol lowering drugs, such as Lipitor, […]
McCaffrey Briefs NBC Executives on Upcoming War with Iran
March 1st, 2012Via: Salon: Apparently, not only does NBC continue to present McCaffrey to its viewers as some sort of objective analyst, but NBC News executives use him as some kind of private consultant and briefer on the news. On January 12, 2012, McCaffrey presented a seminar to roughly 20 NBC executives and producers — including NBC […]
The Virgin Father of Fifteen Children—And Counting
March 1st, 2012As I was reading this, I lapsed into thinking, “This is a cool sci-fi story.” Except… It’s not a sci-fi story. Anyway, I would be curious to know what Arsenault’s Aspie-Rating-Picture looks like… Via: New York Magazine: Trent Arsenault has never had sex, but he’s the father of fifteen children—and counting. The more he antagonizes […]
FBI Building Insider Trading Cases on 120 People
March 1st, 2012Via: Herald Sun: FEDERAL authorities are seeking to build insider trading cases against roughly 120 individuals on and off Wall Street in an expanding criminal insider trading investigation that has shaken the financial and corporate worlds. The disclosure – the first time authorities have quantified the number of people under scrutiny – comes on the […]
