Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to the recent findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency, I respectfully request that you continue to refrain from invading the sovereign nation of Iran. I quote from a recent analysis of the Iranian situation:
All materials and centrifuges are under Agency seal and surveillance and the Agency guarantees no diversion without their knowledge. [...]
Posted by Chris in Government, World on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
A while back I shared a few hobbit-style homes people had built, but my favorite so far has to be the Low-Impact Woodland Home that Simon Dale and his family built in Wales:
Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to [...]
Posted by Chris in Architecture, Art, Environment, Fun, World on August 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This just in from some crazy left-wing blogger making up stories:
In a stunning reversal of Bush administration conventional wisdom, a new assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies concludes Iran shelved it’s nuclear weapons program over four years ago.
“We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program,” reads a declassified version [...]
Posted by Chris in Iraq, News, Oddly Enough, World on December 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »
When Michael Moore made his recent documentary “Sicko”, he left out a segment because he thought no one would believe it. Now, through the power of the Internets, you can watch for yourself and discover the amazing infrastructure and services in Norway.
Posted by Chris in Government, Travel, World on November 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
No, it’s not an Eddie Izzard routine. It’s the U.S. Army assigning social scientists to combat units in Afghanistan, and it’s awesome:
[Tracy] is a member of the first Human Terrain Team, an experimental Pentagon program that assigns anthropologists and other social scientists to American combat units in Afghanistan and Iraq. Her team’s ability to understand [...]
Posted by Chris in Anthropology, Oddly Enough, World on October 4th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Oh, can we please order about a dozen of these?
A French high-speed train, with a souped-up engine and wheels, breaks the world speed record near Grigny, eastern France, Tuesday, April 3, 2007, reaching 574.8 kph (357.2 mph). The black and chrome train with three double-decker cars, named the V150, bettered the previous record of 515.3 [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, News, Technology, World on April 3rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Nick sent along this depressing article entitled “Thirty-Six Sure-Fire Signs That Your Empire Is Crumbling.” In other words:
You know your empire’s crumbling when it’s considered an achievement to pretend that you’ve halved the rate at which you’re adding to the massive mountain of debt you’ve already accumulated.
You know your empire’s crumbling when you’re spending tens [...]
Posted by Chris in Economics, Iraq, World on February 12th, 2007 | No Comments »
As Jaime would say, “Sweet Nantes!”
Hundreds of protesters in France have rung in the New Year by holding a light-hearted march against it.
Parodying the French readiness to say “non”, the demonstrators in the western city of Nantes waved banners reading: “No to 2007″ and “Now is better!”
The marchers called on governments and the UN to [...]
Posted by Chris in Community & Activism, Humor, Oddly Enough, World on January 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s Senegal, plus India, plus Brazil, plus biofuel. Everyone works together. It makes me happy. I know, I’m easily pleased. Link Now I’m off to find out what jatropha is…
Posted by Karen in Agriculture, Environment, World on November 3rd, 2006 | No Comments »
This is the coolest 90 seconds I’ve spent on world history.
Posted by Deb in Academia, Alien Invasions, Culture, Education, History, Politics, Travel, World on October 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
