Archive for March, 2010
maybe it uses the energy produced by a star
which is a LOT.
a secret federal investigation revealed that many products labeled with the energy star logo aren’t in fact energy efficient., “In a nine-month study, four fictitious companies invented by the accountability office also sought EnergyStar status for some conventional devices like dehumidifiers and heat pump models that existed only on [...]
bill not-so-much hemmer
bill hemmer’s audio interview with the pittsburgh post-gazette is worth a listen
maybe that’s why he’s so opposed to the bill
that tax we told you about a while back–the 10% tax on tanning beds? well, it made it in the current health care bill. i’m betting this is the reason why the man with the darkest tan ever, minority leader john boehner is so unhappy.*
* before you say it, dude probably gets a spray tan.
you’re not socialists, you’re hippies
the republican senators held up meetings of the judiciary, energy and natural resources, and get this– the senate armed forces (even though they flew in commanders from korea and hawaii to testify) committees. the party so much more concerned than the whimpy democrats about the safety of the american people and [...]
pick your poison
here’s an interesting bubble chart from the peeps at information is beautiful analyzing the efficacy of dietary supplements we’re bombarded with on a regular basis. it charts supplements according to their popularity, efficacy, and associations (i.e., lessen the effects of the common cold). it does other cool things like, update automatically based on new and [...]
think before you upload
who knew that random photo you uploaded to flickr.com might be contributing to some statistical analysis. we use flickr a lot here on sacredbird so this new study from cornell which found the most photograph places based on the photos on flickr was interesting to us. the most photographed landmarks on earth? that would be [...]
having a ball
a band of rogue knitters, part of the “salty knits” syndicate, are secretly outfitting knitted sweater-like sleeves on trees in the middle of the night. the knitters located in west cape may, new jersey say they do this to make their boring hobby seem a little more exciting. according to one of the rogue knitters [...]
