July 17, 2010
July 16, 2010
One more whiskey
One day, when an election is underway, we will celebrate it with whiskey.
These days we anticipate them as if we can dictate the outcome.
But haven't we had an election every time we've had an opinion poll?
How about some honesty?
How about a site which measures the people looking for your vote based upon their adherence the what we think are the real issues?
That's this site...and we want your content
Right? Left? Hot? Cool? We don't care, just send it to post@deeplyofftherecord.posterous.com and it'll go up here.
Just be a realist. Ask questions. Don't allow them to set the agenda, let us
July 12, 2010
The heat is on for change: coal | The Australian
Each step of the coal life cycle -- mining, transportation, washing, combustion and disposing of post-combustion wastes -- affects human health. In Australia, research is lacking but there is no reason to believe similar effects are not occurring in coal communities here. To deny it would be akin to holding smoking causes lung cancer in the US but doesn't in Australia.
The health burden of coal in Australia is estimated conservatively at $2.6 billion a year. There are also economic losses due to land pollution and degradation and the open mining of good agricultural land in the face of the projected world food crisis.
David Shearman is emeritus professor of medicine, a practising physician and honorary secretary of Doctors for the Environment Australia.
July 07, 2010
July 01, 2010
iPhone 4 Gyroscope Teardown - iFixit
"three red blood cells lined up side by side"
And we're worried about a bunch of people with minor reception issues?