One Century and Almost Two Months
The United States officially entered World War I on April 6th, 1917. For countries not named “Spain”, this marked the
Read moreMonth: May 2017
Our Changing Oceans
Even people who pay attention to climate change tend to think in terrestrial terms: aridity, extreme weather, crop management changes,
Read moreCooperative Hunting by Cuban Boas
A news item I ran across talked about research showing coordinated hunting by Cuban boas. As someone associating with one
Read moreIn Hot Water: Second Sous Vide Dinner
The maiden voyage with the new Anova Bluetooth Sous Vide Precision Cooker was a dinner with pork chops cooked to
Read moreNew Thing for Me: RepRap
I’ve got a Folger Tech FT-5 3D printer kit that I’m putting together. I’ve just gotten the mechanical parts of
Read moreThe Big Leak
There are a couple of things that were said in defense of President Donald Trump’s release of sensitive, formerly classified
Read moreIn Hot Water: Cooking with Sous Vide
For several years now, I’ve been thinking about home-brew approaches to sous vide cooking. When I first heard of this,
Read moreThe Zombie MP3
This is an interesting article from NPR, not just for the content on how better alternatives to the MP3 lossy
Read moreThe End of Win32
An article on ZDNet discusses impending changes in Microsoft Windows products. In order for the Windows brand and Microsoft’s software
Read moreNet Neutrality for Opponents
There seems to be a lot of confusion about net neutrality. Of course, there’s also a lot of corporate propaganda
Read moreHunter and Biosonar — Again
The Discovery Institute featured a post by Cornelius Hunter on how echolocation (biosonar) is a problem for evolution. This has
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