Via ZeroHedge, Iran seems to have sent a little message to the World that any interference with their reactor loading program will probably end in tears : Nothing like a little geopolitical ruckus to spoil the fun...the fun. Xinhua reports that hours ago, and just a...
What is a Ph.D?
Reproduced in full from Gizmondo as it is damned amusing (with credit to Tavi in Estonia for the link) : What Exactly Is a Doctorate? Ever wondered what getting a doctorate really means? Matt Might, professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, explains it...
Muddy shite.
The shite in the title being the unfortunate phrase used by BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker whilst trying to say muddy site when forecasting thunderstorms at Glastonbury in 2009. Always funny how someone trying not to laugh makes you want to laugh yourself when you...
Israel vs Iran – eight days to go.
Eight days to remove the nuclear plant at Bushehr that is, at least according to former US envoy to the UN, John Bolton in an interview with Fox Business News. ZeroHedge has the story (emphasis of the amusing comment is mine) : In an interview with Fox Business News,...
Engineered Economic Collapse
Neithercorp Press has a very interesting article suggesting that the current economic problems in the world may be more by design than recklessness. Starting with a great quote from Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh Sr, who wrote in 1913 : “From now on, depressions...
Maths and humour
You don't often expect to find mathematics and humour in the same title sentence but the following cartoon from xkcd allows me to make the exception in this case : The tagline from the site is equally amusing especially when you imagine what liberal arts majors may or...
Nuclear Rumblings in Asia
Pravda (the Russian one, not the BBC) has an interesting article about the state of nuclear development in Asia. Currently, the USA guarantees security of a number of countries in order to prevent them developing their own weapons : "American security guarantees keep...
Smoking – BBC righteousness and bias.
According to this BBC article, Dutch researchers have performed a study to look at what lifestyle factors are most relevant when estimating who makes the most use of Doctors surgery time : The research is published in Family Practice. The team from Maastricht...
Clock change confusion.
One thing guaranteed to upset the Scots is to suggest that UK time be advanced by one hour to give lighter evenings, especially in winter when it currently starts getting dark around 4pm at the latest. The Scots, being so far North, have a problem with this due to the...
Rabbits raping cats – Christians blame gay sex!
Not a post title I expected to write anytime soon but, thanks to Christwire,org, I am now up to date on household pet sexuality and the evil and depraved acts that rabbits perpetuate on poor kitties. I kid you not : Something disturbing is happening all across...