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A Green Military

Fleeceman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:30:50 +0000

The new Sun Shade. Brilliant.

In a startling turn of events, the US military is finally going green.

The White House will have water and electricity solar panels installed in 2011, and based on government estimates will save a typical household $2300 a year in electricity and $1000 a . . . → Read More: A Green Military

Internet Tax

Fleeceman — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:51:47 +0000

This is what the federal budget looks like when a graphic designer turns it into a Grateful Dead poster.

While my talent for writing has led to paltry income at best, there was a brief time when I made scant revenue through my Amazon Affiliates link. Mostly it was a . . . → Read More: Internet Tax

Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Fleeceman — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:26:55 +0000

Tweet Don’t worry, nobody fishes here. And here. Or here.

The earth is going to blow up anyway, and everyone not in Japan is fine, so why this conspiratorial fear of nuclear power, you ask?

Ah, the green, environmentally friendly phenomenon of nuclear power. It’s emission free, abundant, and for the ratio of power . . . → Read More: Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

BP Oil Spill

Fleeceman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:13:56 +0000

I'm fairly certain Tony Hayward is Tony Blair's brother. And his nose hairs are fantastic.

BP CEO Tony Hayward wants his life back, or just a day off to go race his yacht. He wants the little people to stop complaining. He hopes the volunteers getting sick during the cleanup get well . . . → Read More: BP Oil Spill

The Conversation

Fleeceman — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:57:30 +0000

Tweet Super: (over black) The Conversation EXT. DAY — STEARNS WHARF

Probably not mind-controlled, nor communing with dinosaurs, but most possibly nutty.

An overcast day, mostly still with just a hint of onshore breeze. The tide is high and a south swell buffets the pilings. The sound is like small marbles rolling along . . . → Read More: The Conversation

Obama’s Health Care

Fleeceman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:23:18 +0000

Separated at Birth?

While Obama and his many pens may have been a big fucking deal, scientists continue to blow their own minds by creating replica bones made from stem cells.

From the NY Times:

Tissue-engineered bones have many implications, according to a leading figure in the field, Dr. Charles A. Vacanti, . . . → Read More: Obama’s Health Care

Taser Laser

Fleeceman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:29:54 +0000

I’m not normally one to complain about other people’s loud music. I like my music loud too, and some tunes are simply meant to be played at ear-splitting volumes: Ozzy, Jane’s, Metallica, … Chris Isaac.

I do, however, hold a certain angry, intense contempt in my heart for static: and on that note, a . . . → Read More: Taser Laser

The French fry Thief

Fleeceman — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:09:15 +0000

Separated at birth?

Tony Blair had entered the building.

For a week prior to the event, I kept thinking I’d be doing security for Tony Bennett, but no: the two are entirely different entities. The former was a diplomat with international connections, those connections continuing into his . . . → Read More: The French fry Thief

Movies in Time

Fleeceman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:30 +0000

The limited braintrust of Hollywood.

I was meandering around The New York Times online this morning, and after getting disgruntled over the $700 billion buyout of the idiots on Wall Street, I ended up looking at an interactive graph of movie revenue from 1986 to 2008, adjusted for inflation.

The layout . . . → Read More: Movies in Time