Category Archives: idiocracy

Experts on the Internet, X-33, Gigaprograms and Real Progress

Posted on Fri, 2009-06-26 by gravityloss

Experts on the Internet A lot of internet discussion is ignorant speculation, rumor spreading, ranting and flaming. But that’s not all. The freedom and self-organizing nature of enables massive diversity. Newsgroups, mailing lists, IRC, forums, Twitter – and sometimes there’s … Continue reading →

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Coal is Bad

Posted on Wed, 2009-06-24 by gravityloss

And there could have been much less of its use – but the alternatives of the past lay in half finished ruins. Kirk Sorensen explores them and their history concisely. Grand total: 85,000 tons of coal each day that TVA … Continue reading →

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Tim on Tim

Posted on Sun, 2009-06-07 by gravityloss

Tim Lambert exposes another one of Tim Blair’s articles. How can Blair be one of Australia’s top bloggers (in terms of traffic)? Just read some comments at Blair’s – they’re horrible excercises in outrage based on completely false information. The … Continue reading →

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Magic Highway and the Astounding World of the Future

Posted on Mon, 2009-06-01 by gravityloss

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pUMlPBMQA] Changes of lifestyle in the future have indirect effects that are perhaps unexpectable to some but were probably predicted by many. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJjUVIIYptE]

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Truth Is Losing, Part 2

Posted on Tue, 2009-05-26 by gravityloss

In a long winded but well written way by Michael Tobis. I was pretty much ousted from the progressive community in Madison, WI, some years back when I defended the locally based Kipp Corporation against accusations of the most wanton … Continue reading →

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Serious Solutions, No Feelgood

Posted on Tue, 2009-04-07 by gravityloss

Finland is enacting laws that lead to building some more wind power. Like some professionals in the Finnish wind power association, Suomen tuulivoimayhdistys, have told me, perhaps the most important thing about wind power is that you have to be … Continue reading →

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Prognosis

Posted on Thu, 2009-04-02 by gravityloss

Methane escaping from melting permafrost is one of the identified potential (it is not certain) large and fast feedbacks. It could amplify human induced global warming a lot, and fast. Hot topic blogged about it. (Link via Stoat.)  I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Celebration

Posted on Sat, 2009-03-28 by gravityloss

Celebration elevates your spirit. It is wonderful what the increased wealth and free time enables the people to do. (Warning, not for the easily offended.)

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A Way To Assassinate Truth

Posted on Sat, 2009-03-14 by gravityloss

The First Phase: Get a media channel. This is usually a columnist in a large newspaper. Might also be a web news site reporter. Or a celebrity. Call this person X. X writes or says something completely false, basing it … Continue reading →

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Myths

Posted on Thu, 2009-02-05 by gravityloss

Tara C. Smith has a summary of how correcting false myths can actually make people believe in them. At least in one study…

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