Thursday, August 27, 2009

Federal pay They take care of their own

Source =>Cato Institute
Now the source of $'s to pay those salaries comes from _____(fill in the blank).



Wednesday, August 26, 2009

12 Facts about Climate you don't hear much

Even if you question the bias of the source the main point to consider is that there is a DEBATE and the points that are raised are legitimate.
Read the whole thing here

Austin, Texas

Cool video retrospective of Austin and how the music scene transformed the city

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Post-Normal Science - Gotta love the labels!!!

Well now we have a label for the new kind of science driving the Climate issue. For the last couple of years I've been scratching my head wondering how scientific people could justify ignoring the scientific method and accept the hypothesis (meaning "un proven") of man made global warming.
Quoting Silvio Funtowicz and Jerry Ravetz, the definition is ... “the application of science to public issues where `facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent.’”
For more on this click here
Per the author: " Issues that are put into the category of “post-normal science” are no longer subject to the cardinal requirements of true science: skepticism, universalism, communalism, and disinterestedness."