Thursday, June 07, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist
Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Gri
how to answer skeptics
how to answer skeptics
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Yet another weird SF fan
Yet another weird SF fan
On the other hand, if a leak is fixed but the water isn't conducted away, it will recur. According to to former blog Trolling in Shallow Water (quoted here):Immigration is basically a plumbing problem - our border leaks. When you have plumbing that leaks, you fix the leak before you start cleaning up your house. Build a fence and stop the leak, then decide how to clean up.
Note that the leak is cause by a pressure differential across the souther border - lots of people want to come here. (Compare to northern border). Economic opportunity here far exceeds that in their own country, and there is little risk of associated with coming here illegally. So pressure builds to our south. Once the leak is stopped, we can look at ways to equalize the pressure. Strict enforcement and deportation would do it. Getting Mexico to reform would help as well. I'm also fine with increasing legal immigration through carefully regulated valves on our southern border.
Ironically, amnesty will only increase the pressure.
Yes, I am an engineer.
One phrase the inspector seemed to like was "water will win." Apparently this is an aphorism he picked up in the Army Corps of Engineers. What it means is that, unless you give water an easy route to somewhere harmless, it will make its own route by wearing through whatever is in the way. A roof is not kept in good condition by waterproofing alone; that will fail unless there are appropriate gutters and flashings to let the water run off the roof. Likewise, the rain gutters must give water a clear path to a point far from the foundation, or the crawl space will flood no matter how solid the foundation is. Water will win.Also see here:
If you build in the path of moving water, sooner or later, water will win.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Econbrowser: Peak oil in America
Econbrowser: Peak oil in America: "I do think that the war would not have happened if Iraq was a country with no resources. The risks from having someone like Saddam Hussein in control of such a vast sum of wealth, and fear of the damage he could cause with it, was in my opinion a key reason that the U.S. initiated that ongoing profound bloodshed."
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Francis W. Porretto - Great tome on Islam and America
Francis W. Porretto - Eternity Road
America, the supreme expression of Enlightenment civilization, must not allow its political and philosophical basis to be compromised by an influx of persons whose avowed creed is antithetical to all our assumptions, practices, and public norms, and who've capitalized on every opportunity to impose themselves on excessively "tolerant" others. Europe and Britain have allowed it, and the results are before us. This is not a subject upon which we can afford to refuse to learn from the mistakes of others.
America, the supreme expression of Enlightenment civilization, must not allow its political and philosophical basis to be compromised by an influx of persons whose avowed creed is antithetical to all our assumptions, practices, and public norms, and who've capitalized on every opportunity to impose themselves on excessively "tolerant" others. Europe and Britain have allowed it, and the results are before us. This is not a subject upon which we can afford to refuse to learn from the mistakes of others.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
My new golfing book
The Boiling Point: April 2007
I believe my new book on golf gives the reader valuable playing tips and insider information that I have gained through my years of struggle with this fooking game!
Listed below is the table of contents for your review:
Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Third Putt
Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough, when You Hit a Titleist from the Tee
Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a Bunker
Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance off the Shank
Chapter 5 - When to Give the Ranger the Finger
Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings
Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management
Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9:00 a.m.
Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round
Chapter 10 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water
Chapter 11 - Explaining Why Your Cart is Stuck in the Sand Trap
Chapter 12 - How to Look Pleased as you Let a Foursome Play Through Your Twosome
Chapter 13 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting Three Off the Tee
Chapter 14 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent
Chapter 15 - Effective use of your Caddie for Club Selection on the Green
Chapter 16 - When to Regrip Your Ball Retriever
Chapter 17 - How to Safely Return to the Fifth Green from the Eighth Tee to Retrieve Your Sand Wedge
and finally,
Chapter 18 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 for a Beer from the Beer Cart Girl and Give Her a $3.00 Tip, But Will Balk at Paying $4.00 at the 19th Hole and Stiff the Bartender.
I'll be happy to send you a signed copy for just $19.95 plus shipping.
My New Golf Book
Many of you may not know it, but I have been very busy over the last 2 years putting my thoughts and ideas together in a book. I am very proud of the results.I believe my new book on golf gives the reader valuable playing tips and insider information that I have gained through my years of struggle with this fooking game!
Listed below is the table of contents for your review:
Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Third Putt
Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough, when You Hit a Titleist from the Tee
Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a Bunker
Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance off the Shank
Chapter 5 - When to Give the Ranger the Finger
Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings
Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management
Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9:00 a.m.
Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round
Chapter 10 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water
Chapter 11 - Explaining Why Your Cart is Stuck in the Sand Trap
Chapter 12 - How to Look Pleased as you Let a Foursome Play Through Your Twosome
Chapter 13 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting Three Off the Tee
Chapter 14 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent
Chapter 15 - Effective use of your Caddie for Club Selection on the Green
Chapter 16 - When to Regrip Your Ball Retriever
Chapter 17 - How to Safely Return to the Fifth Green from the Eighth Tee to Retrieve Your Sand Wedge
and finally,
Chapter 18 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 for a Beer from the Beer Cart Girl and Give Her a $3.00 Tip, But Will Balk at Paying $4.00 at the 19th Hole and Stiff the Bartender.
I'll be happy to send you a signed copy for just $19.95 plus shipping.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
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