I’m flattered, really I am. But maybe we could make some sort of financial arrangement? On four occasions this year, CNN has published similar content right after I did. They should start citing my site as a source so I can say “as featured on CNN.” 1st Example – Judgment Day May 21st My post: [...]
Yes. There has been a lot of discussion lately on the rising cost of tuition and the piles of student debt that is crushing recent graduates, but the fact remains higher education is an excellent investment. It will remain so until employers stop valuing college degrees. And I don’t see that happening anytime soon. You [...]
I was at softball when the news broke, and I didn’t hear about it until I got home. Not on the TV or any news site, but from Facebook, which is where I first hear about most breaking news these days. Originally this was going to be a post collecting my favorite one-liners about bin [...]
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In the wake of the recent Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor trouble, there has been a lot of discussion about the future of nuclear energy and its safety. I found a couple interesting graphics. The first shows the relative radiation of different events: http://xkcd.com/radiation/ (opens in a new window) Fascinating really. I had no [...]
The Sierras received a nice dusting this week. Hopefully it’s the start of a big year! -Nick
Earlier this week, this was on the front page of CNN.com: Obviously the answer is no. God is way too busy creating floods, voting Republican, and making up crazy rules about shellfish and/or hooved animals to give a crap about sports. The best quote from the article was from Mariner DH Mike Sweeney: “If I’m [...]
