This is a quote from Carl Gibson, founder of US Uncut: “I have one dollar in my wallet. That’s more than the combined income tax liability of GE, ExxonMobil, Citibank,[…]
Read moreMonth: February 2011
On Pirates and Why You Don’t Have to Worry About Us
Piracy is not dead. Ships are targeted regularly by folks who want the ship, want the ship’s cargo, or want the crew for ransom. There’s a breaking story on a[…]
Read more101 Reasons Not To Race
Of course, that’s a bit simplistic…some of these boats don’t look like racers, but they’re all pushing some limits…or this wouldn’t happen: Aaaand silence. The youtube video disappeared.
Read moreOn the Beauty of Weapons
The weapon was not itself; nothing was solely itself. The weapon, like anything else, could only finally be judged by the effect it had on others, by the consequences it[…]
Read moreNOAA defunded in the new budget
This is bad news for everyone… NOAA Funding Cuts
Read moreYay Norfolk!
Norfolk now makes offshore wind farm generators!
Read moreDirty Dealings in the Amazon – Chevron’s Fucked
A historic judgment has awarded Ecuador $17 billion for using a system that dumped toxic waste for 30 years. Chevron has fought this in all the dirty political ways they[…]
Read moreIncreasing Solar Efficiency
I really like this: Atom Voyages: Solar Tracker. (Oops, broken link.) On S.V. Sapien, James and I had a small solar panel on a cup-and-ball mount and another on a[…]
Read moreIncredible!
…Sometimes revolution can be so beautiful. Thank you Egypt for having, so far, the sexiest uprising of the 21st century…
Read moreNew Tattoo
I got a new tattoo! I went to Dragon Moon, to Mick Beasley. It was a lovely experience – she has a great dynamic for talking while I’m coping well[…]
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