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Scary coming soon.

Mark — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:24:14 +0000

Question: How do you convince the world that – even though you’re armed to the teeth and have a bad track record of invading countries – you really have “no choice” but make a “pre-emptive military strike” against another country … Continue reading →

Running out of oil.

Mark — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:28:36 +0000

“Economists and politicians continually debate policies that will lead to a return to economic growth,” the authors note. “But because they have failed to recognize that the high price of energy is a central problem, they haven’t identified the necessary solution: weaning society off fossil fuel.”

This weaning will require a large deployment of efficiency measures, nuclear power, and renewable energy sources. All of this will take time, which is why efforts need to be started now..

http://arstechnica.com

“Economists and politicians continually debate policies that will lead to a return to economic growth,” the authors note. “But because they have failed to recognize that the high price of energy is a central problem, they haven’t identified the necessary solution: controlling the fossil fuel.”

This weaning will require a large deployment of troops and other weapons of war. All of this will take time, which is why efforts need to be started now..

FTFY.

I want to go here.

Mark — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:22:34 +0000

Glass igloo provides an one of a kind opportunity to admire the northern lights and millions of stars of the crystal clear Lapp sky in a comfortable room temperature. Based on a groundbreaking idea and years of research and development, glass igloos are a marvel of modern technology. Built from a special thermal glass the temperature inside the igloo always stays at a normal level. It also prevents the glass from not getting white frosted, hence keeping the view clear even when the temperature outside drops to under -30°C.
http://www.kakslauttanen.fi

Bone breaking

Mark — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:45:52 +0000

Once the skin was softened and the muscles were relaxed, the foot binder would curl the child’s toes down towards the sole of the foot as far as the bones would allow. The binder would then curl the toes farther than the bones would allow, snapping the toddler’s phalanges and forming a kind of twisted foot-fist. Damn Interesting

Mark — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:36:30 +0000

“But the French have taken against it for cultural reasons. Apparently, a smear of ketchup is the equivalent of watching a Hollywood movie or playing Adele on your iPod or greeting a gendarme with a cheery “Wozzup, dude?”

Petty french guy bans ketchup.

The monster of Monsanto

Mark — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:07:11 +0000

The greatest threat to the future of food production in the world is the introduction of genetically engineered foods from the bio-tech industry.

via Monsanto and the mortal danger to traditional agriculture | Axisoflogic.com.

Mark — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:42:34 +0000

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Colours at Kiva

Mark — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:26:08 +0000

There are now some prettier images at kiva for the what where and why of loaning. My loaning more to females is deliberate as is loaning to the Phillipines / Cambodia and other countries there.
You should loan at kiva.

portablueloo

Mark — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:44:59 +0000

This image is taken from http://www.terena.org/webcam/.

There is a bright blue object near the centre of the picture. It wasn’t there yesterday, it will disappear late Sunday / early Monday. It’s a toilet. More specifically it is a urinal.

So of an evening after much beer men can use that instead of a street corner or the river. Must feel odd the first few times you use it (I nearly said flip it out in public) but it is also a really good idea. And it really is a toilet – watch and see the body language used later. At no other time anywhere do men use those positions. As my wife says though – what about the women?

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Mark — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:15:02 +0000

I’m sitting in a english village and yet I can lend directly to someone halfway around the world. I – and every other Kiva lender – can help people to help themselves, to improve their life and those of those around them.
I think that is amazing.

I just passed the 50 loan mark at Kiva hence this post and I look forward to my 100th.

Kiva’s mission is to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty.

Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.

Go lend $25.