Before humans knew how to create smog; volcanoes and cows had the job. Earth’s climate has always been in a state of flux, and the environmental systems on the planet always had a way to keep it in balance. I believe it is called homeostasis, which is Latin for “Al Gore hates sunny weather”. Problem [...]
The topic of immigration policy has been in the news a lot lately, and I found myself caring much less about the topic than I used to. In the past I kind of viewed illegal immigration as theft – where somebody who doesn’t have the right to be here was stealing my opportunities. I know, [...]
In my previous post, you may have noticed Y2X in the title. If you did, thanks for reading it, and you can use it all you want. I decided to coin 2010 as Y2X simply because it was nerdly delicious. An algebraic decade! But the more I think about the moniker comes from, and where [...]
I think drugs are going to be a major news story in the 20-teens. A small but increasing faction of Americans has been crying out to legalize drugs for about 50 years now. And they are quietly winning… sort of. The current drug boom started in the 1960′s and 70′s with Marijuana and then LSD, [...]