by Tom | Aug 2, 2012 | Google+
Prison is broken: could flogging fix it?There are too many statements with no evidential backing to make any compelling case, but the argument is still intriguing one, and the idea of restitution-based punishment (in the comments) is also interesting. The...
by Tom | Aug 2, 2012 | Google+
Remember Eyjafjallaj̦kull?Spectacularly beautiful, if inconvenient. (Yes, I did have to look up how to spell it). APOD: 2012 July 30 РAsh and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along...
by Tom | Aug 2, 2012 | Google+
Fruity but sad Mr Lim? Nice pair of #numberplates today.
by Tom | Aug 2, 2012 | Google+
Fab that #dangleboris is going strong.http://dangleboris.wordpress.com/
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Dare great things. On Mars. Not just an Olympic-appropriate motto, but also something to look out for on Monday 6th August. Let’s hope all this crazy technology works (a Sky Crane is too much like a Sky Hook!) and we have another rover on Mars.
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Neat summary of what's required to dig us out of our economic hole.1. Take the hit from writing down unpayable household and sovereign debts.2. Borrow at today's historically low interest rates to fund infrastructure projects (and therefore jobs) which will...
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Maybe a little shrill, and uses fewer rather less often than he should, but this is a spot on summary of why we should decriminalise all drugs, based on the Portuguese experience.
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Avoiding shark attacks (and lots more of interest about sharks).Summary don't wear "yum-yum yellow"."Don’t swim at dawn or dusk, when many sharks feed. Don’t swim in murky water, especially near river mouths. Don’t urinate in the water, or...
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Neat summary of what's required to dig us out of our economic hole.1. Take the hit from writing down unpayable household and sovereign debts.2. Borrow at today's historically low interest rates to fund infrastructure projects (and therefore jobs) which will...
by Tom | Jul 31, 2012 | Google+
Are energy companies also dying?Equally fascinating and worrying article from Rolling Stone which describes the fossil fuel energy companies as dying. The theory being that they can't burn their known reserves without causing extreme global warming and...
