Strangely Perfect

Is Nuclear power Safe? Watch how the politicians duck and dive. Watch how they pick and choose which bits of ‘science’ to believe! Last week, smiley Alan Johnson fell out with serious Professor Nutt because the professor said some factual scientific things, things proven by statistics and analysis to have an overwhelming degree of proof.  [...]

Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, aged 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, is a member of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Fort Richardson, Alaska.  He was captured in circumstances that aren’t clear and has appeared in a Taliban video (prev at http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-soldier20-2009jul20,0,4913063.story), seen world-wide. So far, it appears [...]

This is the full text of an ‘article‘ posted on the Michigan State University (MSU) news section by ‘the State News opinion writer’ apparently.  Zack (for it is he) has his own particular version of personal rights and responsibilities, somewhat at odds with US law.  His article worked though – he has had a shed [...]

Hospitals ‘infested with vermin’ In the latest bout of the fear and gloom sweeping the country, (BBC link above), this time it’s the tories mixing facts and data up with proper information – and typically, the media are going along with it because it makes good copy. Read the article, illustrated with a picture of [...]

Two comments on a recent CTC mailing. The death of Sheldon Brown and the aquittal of a Critical Mass Event person, arrested for obstruction of the highway with a “non-motor vehicle”. The post veers off on an entertaining rant about freedom of the individual and also Monty Python and the Lupin sketch. (Dennis Moore)

This is the text of a message I’ve posted to National Express this morning regarding a near squashing experience I endured in Bridgwater just after half nine this morning. Hi. I’ve been forced to use this system as there doesn’t appear to be a local telephone number to use. While cycling to work today, I [...]

A bit like Jill’s drive across Africa see here, which was powered by pure will and determination, these guys are doing the same trip but in a chocolate miss-shapes powered van. Fair play – but not as hard I hazard. Still, they’re leaving the vehicle much like on Jill’s expedition.

Thanked the “High Density” for citing Crawling Chaos as an inspiration. “My Realisation” sounds a bit like one of our experiments, so yes, I agree in part. The stuff on My Space is nowt like us though although we might’ve evolved had we progressed, but not like that, I hazard.