How Murdoch’s Empire Influences the World
From the April 4, 2019 New York Times: Part 1: Imperial Reach Part 2: Internal Divisions Part 3: The New Fox Weapon
Politics
The Fake-News Fallacy
In the September 14, 2017 New Yorker, Adrian Chen wrote an essay on fake news. They use the byline ” Old fights about radio have lessons for new fights about the Internet”. Naturally, this containing some radio history, I was interested in the points made. “The greatest organizers of mass hysterias and the mass delusions … [Read more…]
US and Saudi Arabia blocking regulation of geoengineering
Again, from the Guardian: US and Saudi Arabia blocking regulation of geoengineering Delegates at UN environment assembly say the oil producers are protecting their industries The United States and Saudi Arabia have hamstrung global efforts to scrutinise climate geoengineering in order to benefit their fossil fuel industries, according to multiple sources at the United Nations … [Read more…]
US official reveals Atlantic drilling plan while hailing Trump’s ability to distract public
A lovely piece of journalism in The Guardian today about this Trump Administrator who thinks drilling for oil off the coast is great for the country. US official reveals Atlantic drilling plan while hailing Trump’s ability to distract public
Today’s data centers are massive facilities that consume an estimated two percent of the global electrical power worldwide and emit as much CO2 as the airline industry.
If you put this into a search engine “Today’s data centers are massive facilities that consume an estimated two percent of the global electrical power worldwide and emit as much CO2 as the airline industry. “, not only will you get more than a million hits, you’ll be contributing to the problem.
U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site
U.S. sues Lockheed Martin over alleged kickback scheme at nuclear cleanup site – From the Washington Post, 02/10/19. Oh, what fun we have at Hanford!
Five Enduring Government IT Failures – Costly consequences go on and on
Lest we forget our legacy in failed IT systems, Robert N. Charette takes us for a survey of some special governmental IT failures. It is in the current IEEE Spectrum (02/07/19) and here
Narcissistic personality disorder Also called: NPD
After the State of the Union address by Trump, this popped up in a search for something not related to the President, but it seemed so right and timely that I had to make note for later reference. Definition The hallmarks of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, … [Read more…]
Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Makes Progress, But Questions Loom
IEEE Spectrum, in its ongoing reporting on the Hanford cleanup project, gives us an update on the vitrification process and some questions concerning the classification of hazardous waste. Read the article here: Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Makes Progress, But Questions Loom
We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right
A good interview in the Guardian: We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’ – David Neiwert on the rise of the far right – it holds up well: “The current conservative movement has decided it no longer wishes to be part of a liberal democracy.” The principal reason, he thinks, is greed. “By the time … [Read more…]