This blog is dedicated to posting all the cool stuff from the internet without any of the junk you hate sorting through.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Your Happy Planet Index

This site calculates your happy planet index, how many earths you use, and a bunch of other information. Czech it out.

I got a HPI of 67.3 and use 1.57 planets
Score.

Energy Subsidies

Once again, we are doing it wrong.

College: Helping the Rich get Richer

"But new data reveals a painful truth: During college, students not only do little work, but learn virtually nothing while they're there."

Monday, December 6, 2010

I Wish This Was

I Wish This Was more common in all cities all over america.


























This originated in New Orleans where the stickers can be found in many stores are are given out for free.
DO WANT THESE STICKERS.

10 Questions Science Must Answer

The Royal Society recently released a top ten list of the goals of science.
They are:

1. What is consciousness? —Kathy Sykes, science professor
2. What happened before the Big Bang? —Joan Bakewell, writer and broadcaster
3. Will science and engineering give us back our individuality? —Mark Midownik, physicist
4. How are we going to cope with the world's burgeoning population? —Tracy Chevalier, novelist
5. Is there a pattern to the prime numbers? —Marcus du Sautoy, professor and author
6. Can we make a scientific way of thinking all pervasive? —Brian Cox, physicist
7. How do we ensure humanity survives and flourishes? —John Sulston, Royal Society chairman
8. Can someone explain adequately the meaning of infinite space? —Andrew Motion, former poet laureate
9. Will I be able to record my brain like I can record a program on television? —Lionel Shriver, novelist
10. Can humanity get to the stars? —Piers Sellers, astronaut

Schooling in California

I thought the numbers were interesting but I really couldn't have cared less about the programs.
in summary:


Each year California currently spends...
$9,740 per student
$36,000 per inmate

75% percent of inmates are highschool dropouts
60% of people on unemployment did not complete high school.


Perhaps more effort should be put into the future than into the past.

Comparing the Koreas

This compares the armies of North and South Korea

All of Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Played At the Same Time

SPOILER ALERT: It sounds exactly like you'd think.



Hint: There's a minute or so of just Captain Jack at the end. wooo