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By robot_dave on April 30, 2010 8:04 PM | Permalink

Exposed: climate change doubter with PhD only in spin - The Irish Times - Fri, Apr 30, 2010

However, when it comes to climate science, this is exactly what has been happening. A small band of people operating entirely beyond their training or competence have, largely thanks to their skill in playing the media, emerged as international experts, advising politicians and shaping policy, with jargon glossing over a hard core of ideology.

(tags: environment climate_change)

By robot_dave on April 24, 2010 8:04 PM | Permalink

Business News from Asia & World | SCMP.com

"Credit-rating agencies allowed Wall Street to impact their analysis, their independence and their reputation for reliability," Senator Carl Levin, who leads the investigative panel, said on Thursday. "They did it for the big fees that they got." E-mails released by the committee show Moody's and S&P deferring to investment banks that were paying them to assign ratings to securities composed of pooled mortgages.

(tags: finance corruption)

By robot_dave on April 23, 2010 8:08 PM | Permalink

Buffalo Dave | Channel 2 Recommends Spam Site

If you check that site out, you will see that it is a total spam site. The site is completely loaded with ads, mostly Google Adsense. If you read the supposed solutions to the problems on there, you will see that for the most part these so called expert answers are super low quality pieces of crap. In fact, it appears that the overall business model for this site is to flood the internet with highly optimized posts that provide zero value to the end user so that visitors just click on an ad to leave the page.
Olympus E-P1 outfitted with Rollei EVF -- Engadget

Looking to add even more retro flavor to your Olumpus E-P1? Then you might want to consider taking after Flickr user Lok Cheung, who was inspired by the Rolleiflex TLR to create this Rollei EVF (of sorts) for the Micro Four Thirds camera.

(tags: photography)

By robot_dave on April 22, 2010 8:07 PM | Permalink

Hong Kong News Headlines | Hong Kong's premier newspaper online | SCMP.com

Hong Kong’s leading authority on air quality said on Thursday he was leaving the city to avoid its polluted air and keep his respiratory problems under control. Anthony Hedley, best known for creating the Hedley Environmental Index, which tracks the public health and economic costs of Hong Kong air pollution in real time, is relocating to the Isle of Man.

(tags: hongkong pollution environment)
Google Reader (215)

First, I’m fascinated by their apparently cavalier attitude regarding the legal implications of their actions. I’m not offended by their decision to obtain this unit and publish everything they were able to ascertain regarding it. It simply boggles my mind the stakes they have effectively wagered that Apple will not pursue this legally. Second, publishing the name, photographs, and personal information of the Apple engineer who lost the phone is irrelevant to the story. It was the dick move to end all dick moves.

(tags: apple news)
Gerald P. O'Driscoll: Why Government Regulation Fails - WSJ.com

Piling on more rules and statutes will not produce something different than it has in the past. Reliance on affirmative principles of truth-telling in accounting statements and a duty of care would be preferable. Deregulation is not some kind of libertarian mantra but an absolute necessity if we are to exit crony capitalism.

(tags: moronic libertarian drivel lies)

By robot_dave on April 21, 2010 8:07 PM | Permalink

Hong Kong News Headlines | Hong Kong's premier newspaper online | SCMP.com

Police and conservation officers took over five hours to catch two wild boars in North Point on Tuesday morning. About 9am, police received reports that two wild boars were on a hillside opposite Comfort Terrace at 62 King’s Road in North Point.

(tags: hongkong whiskey_tango_foxtrot)

By robot_dave on April 16, 2010 8:05 PM | Permalink

Universal healthcare proposals - The Irish Times - Fri, Apr 16, 2010

"3. Let every person have from birth to grave, their own personal data stick, on which goes their PPSI number, current photo, all medical details, tests, scans, prescriptions, donor status etc. and let every health-related outlet have a reader/writer for same." NICHOLAS GRUBB, [DAVE: tying long term records to a single storage medium is not very clever. How can you guarantee that a 2010 USB data stick can be readable in 2080?]

(tags: health ireland)

By robot_dave on April 5, 2010 8:03 PM | Permalink

Hong Kong News Headlines | Hong Kong's premier newspaper online | SCMP.com

Spencer Law, a financial planner who lives nearby, represents another school of thought: "An escalator link is good as it will boost property prices and redevelopment here, just like the system has done in SoHo."

(tags: greed short_termism)

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