Apr
28
This book has made more sense to me than anything I’ve read before about diet. Although the author doesn’t use this analogy, it makes the large-scale food processing industry look a lot like the tobacco industry: huge corporations in the business of finding out how to make a product that sells, not one that is [...]
Apr
27
We just got our renewal to our State Farm homeowner’s policy, and like every year, there’s a rider with new exclusions of coverage.
I thought this one was ominous:
“This policy is revised to exclude coverage for loss arising out of nuclear reaction, radiation or radioactive contamination from any source, or any detonation of, or release of [...]
Apr
24
The Coolest Electric/Hybrid Car
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This is in production and will be available next year. The electric-only version charges in a couple of hours, and goes for 120 miles. The hybrid version, capable of going 300 miles on a gallon of gasoline, will be on sale in 2009 for around $30,000. I want one.
Apr
20
What Passes for Debate
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Although I’ve been a Hillary supporter up to now, last week’s "debate" between Obama and Clinton on ABC was a turning point for me. Don’t get me wrong, I still support Hillary, and I think she’d make a great executive, but I no longer am cheering for her to win.
Notwithstanding the shameful performance by [...]
Apr
19
An engineer’s guide to cats
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Apr
3
Bumper Sticker Seen Today
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“If Evolution is Outlawed, only Outlaws will Evolve.”
I love living in Sebastopol.