How Not to Do Science

"Even if WMO (World Meteorological Organizaiton) agrees, I will still not pass on the data. We have 25 or so years invested in the work. Why should I make the data available to you, when your aim is to try and find something wrong with it." (emphasis mine).

- Dr. Phil Jones, Climate Research Unit Director, University of East Anglia

This is *science* ! How dare you question my results!

Exurban League.

Exurban League

Exurban League has a rollicking way with its commentary. See here, here, here, and here.

Who Knew? Arlo Guthrie's a Republican!

See here.

And go here to see and hear Alice's Restaurant again.

Myths About Obamacare

Myths:

1. Health care costs are soaring.
2. The Canadian drug story
3. Socialized medicine works in some places.
4. Socialized medicine is better because the countries that have it have a lower ratio of expenditure on medical care to gross domestic product (GDP).
5. We can have health care without rationing.

These are refuted with common sense here, followed by an explanation for why they are believed.

Here a link to a PDF.

French Bread Van that Will Do 180 mph

It helps to have seen an unmodified Citroen 2CV ("deux cheveux"). They seem to be made out of tin.

See a modified one.

A Jazz Choir Does a Storm to Introduce "Africa"

Janeanne Garofalo is Going to Make it Easier to Give Up Watching "24"

The repugnant Garofalo is making it easier to say good by to the Fox Network's 24. Sorry, Jack.

Don't Recycle, Reuse

Lawn care division

Science Shows that Unborn Babies Learn

The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) had no comment.

Click through to the original article to read about a 2003 study that showed that unborn babies prefer the voices of their mothers to other voices, a preference that continues after birth.

The Consequences of Cutting Carbon Footprints by 80 %

More than most people have considered.