Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

This is big folks!

We’ve successfully created a genome, injected it into a bacteria, and got the bacteria cell to boot up and start doing what the genome told it to do. Not bad for a bunch of violent, hairless monkeys.

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Good essay

How can one pass reasoned judgment on public policy if one is ignorant of the principles of constitutional government, the operation of the market, the impact of society on perception and belief and, not least, the competing opinions about justice … Continue reading

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Preparing You For Insertion into the Matrix

Glucose Fuel Cell can power internal medical devices. And, hopefully, all those cool ass cybernetics that the clinics in Hong Kong will be offering any day now.

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Well that was sobering

Why don’t more medical breakthroughs become cures? This sucks, because I have a bad knee that really needs some new cartilage (I get a new MRI on it tomorrow to see how bad it’s gotten lately, since I can hear … Continue reading

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The Onion inadvertantly reports real news

Politicians Don’t Trust Citizens

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Well that is a big bucket of “Duh!”

Zero tolerance policies actually make students feel less safe. Now can we repeal all these idiotic rules and get back to showing some sense?

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Doing wind power right! …or at least doing it better.

Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT), the giant propellers that dot the landscape in various parts of the country, are just about done.  Technologically, we’ve pretty much hit the limit of size & efficiency given the current state of the art.  … Continue reading

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Interesting Analysis

Of a SCOTUS paradox, by way of Popehat.  It’s short, so go RTWT.

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Earth Moving

Quite Literally I don’t think there is any water involved with this, I think it is just sand giving way.

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Growing a Better Brick (maybe)

Pack some sand in a form, add some very common bacteria (they live in dirt), add some rather common compounds (Calcium Chloride and pee), let sit for a week, and voila’!  You have a brick, sans oven. OK, yeah, it … Continue reading

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