Powerful Ideas
Let’s hope that the idea that comes along is one of compassion — for one another and for the natural environment.
Are There More Toxic People than Aaron Rogers?
So sad to see this. It’s actually kind of nauseating.
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That Darn Second Law of Thermodynamics
Most middle school kids know enough about science to understand that this idea can’t work in the real world, as for every Joule of energy you gain in the generator, you lost more than one Joule in the gas tank or battery.
If you can rig it so that it only kicks in when the driver needs to slow the car down and would ordinarily use the brake, that’s a reasonable idea, if you’re a hobbyist.
This is how the “brake mode” works in a Toyota Prius; it converts some of the kinetic energy in the car to electrical energy to charge the battery, rather than turning it into waste heat via the brakes.
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Let’s Not Turn New York into a “Forbidden Place of Darkness”
I didn’t know presidents could legally overturn the results of our elections.
I suppose what Jon Voight is calling for here is the illegal overturning of the NYC mayoral election. Trump is no stranger to things like having his people storm the U.S. Capitol to overturn the results of far more important stuff.
Getting Money out of Politics
It’s good to see that the world hasn’t given up on overturning the “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision that provides corporations the same free speech rights as people, enabling them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections.
That decision came down 15 years ago, and corruption has steadily gotten worse ever since.
Btw, I would be interested to know what the other two out of ten think on the subject.
Chevron Looks Forward
Here are the highlights of a presentation Chevron’s CEO gave recently.
There was a day not too long ago when such a speech would have contained numerous promises regarding biofuels, environmental sustainability, and so on. None of that now.
In a way, the honesty is refreshing. With the backing of their investors, they’re baking the planet, and they make no pretenses otherwise.
In the United States, Times Have Changed
American presidents used to befriend our allies. That was before the guy we elected someone with questionable allegiance to our nation.
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How Concerned Should We Be by Unlicensed Truck Drivers?
Truck drivers are scrutinized far more closely by the 1.2 million fulltime state and local law enforcement personnel and DMV weigh stations than drivers of passenger cars. Given that, what’s the average lifespan of an unlicensed truck driver, before he’s arrested? A few days?
We all understand that we live in a country full of racist idiots, but this takes the cake.
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The Catholic Church Is Making Progress, But It’s Not Instantaneous
The last two popes have brought a wonderful array of humanitarian values to Catholicism, but as shown at left, some church officials are not completely on board.
Here’s a question, even if you accept the dubious claim that the LGBTQ community tends to be atheistic. How does having atheists in your church inflict damage? Isn’t the point to convert folks?
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Stephen Miller Vs. the U.S. Constitution
The only problem that Miller may face here is that the U.S. Constitution expressly says that the census must count every living human being, regardless of their status as citizens.
Are you saying that the Founding Fathers intended that one lone racist could undermine the Constitution? Seems hard to believe.
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