7 Deadly Sins

Sloth: What I learned…

Sinner — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:37:33 +0000

by watching TV with my daughter.

If 4 teenagers and a great dane pull up in a green van… its time to go…

Seriously, you should go.

Anger: Don’t

Sinner — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:45:05 +0000

Here is a bit of free advice for certain, unfunny and bigoted PhD(uh)s …

Don’t go to Canada, specifically British Colombia.

7 (1) A person must not publish, issue or display, or cause to be published, issued or displayed, any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that

(a) indicates discrimination or an intention to discriminate against a person or a group or class of persons, or

(b) is likely to expose a person or a group or class of persons to hatred or contempt

because of the race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation or age of that person or that group or class of persons.

Though it might be interesting to see which pro-censorship force would prevail, it might rend asunder the very fabric of the universe for these titans of stupidity to do battle.

Anger: FlexFuel/Corn

Sinner — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:27:53 +0000

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. makes the case for Flex Fuel mandates that I completely support. He likens the high price of gas (which isn’t high enough yet) to a tax on the American peeps without representation. While that’s an interesting way to see it, I tend to disagree. A “tax”, at least in modern day America, implies that the money would be put to use for “the public good” (depends on how you define it), while the profits on oil go to fund terrorists and their brand of radical Islam.

In any case, the point is that we need to be independent of oil for National Security. By that I mean that the threat of no more oil (or at least severely decreased amounts) is a real stick to keep the Saudis in line. It also would tend to dampen the speculation of the oil market that OPEC engages in. WTF am I talkin’ bout?

Unlike perishable agricultural products, oil can be stored in the ground. So when will an owner of oil reduce production or increase inventories instead of selling his oil and converting the proceeds into investible cash? A simplified answer is that he will keep the oil in the ground if its price is expected to rise faster than the interest rate that could be earned on the money obtained from selling the oil. The actual price of oil may rise faster or slower than is expected, but the decision to sell (or hold) the oil depends on the expected price rise.

That’s from the interesting piece in the WSJ by Martin Feldstein. Of course like Ed Morrissey of Hot Air, Mr. Feldstein can’t resist taking an uninformed (IMHO) potshot at ethanol and the price of corn.

Two words: distiller’s grains

The corn that goes into ethanol production comes out as distiller’s grains which can be fed to livestock in place of, get this, the CORN that goes into the ethanol plant.

As I have written many times before, I am no fan of corn as a feedstock for ethanol based on efficiency, but there is no reason to demonize ethanol because it is currently made from an inefficient feedstock. With new technologies (i.e. algae, coal gasification) in development, it seems like a smart move to be prepared for ethanol and biodiesel in the entire transportation sector.

Sloth: LOLBat?

Sinner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:54:21 +0000

For fans of LOLCats, here is a comic worth looking into…

(HT: Snoopicus)

Anger: Censorship

Sinner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:51:59 +0000

OK, I admit that this story resonates with me mainly because of the incident a while back when a lone, insane PhD got my other blog shut down with a single phone call, but it still burns my britches when people get silenced. In this case they we not paying for the service, so my argument isn’t as strong, but when you are paying for a service and a single nutjob can throw the entire site into the dumpster there is something wrong.

The hosting companies have to protect themselves, but a single phone call? What are we Canada?

Sloth: Off my game

Sinner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:06:35 +0000

Yeah yeah… whatev

I am off my game lately and I know it. I blame society.

Well society and Julia Nunes.

And, yes I have repeatedly played all her YouTube Videos… whats it to ya? You want a piece of me?

Anyway…

Until something else shiny comes along (like my new uke), I’ll be playing Julia’s videos (my current favorite) here at Casa Sins.

And yes, I know I’m old enough for her to my legitimate daughter, but that bubbly cuteness gets me every time.

Sloth: More Uke

Sinner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:32:51 +0000

For more from Julia Go here.

Sloth: Attack Kitteh

Sinner — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:03:49 +0000

Looking for a home for an attack kitteh on Craigslist.

He makes it sound so inviting…

(ht: Snoopicus)

P.S. Dude, theres no way it could stand up to Chuck Norris… just sayin’

Sloth: Plastic ukulele anyone?

Sinner — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:05:42 +0000

via AOSHQ comes an introduction to some slothy fun!

As the author/performer says: “Attention ukulele fans! This is your one-stop-shop for ukulele-based entertainment.“

I couldn’t improve on that…

Seriously, its awesome! Here is my favorite so far…

UPDATE: Looking for a Nice gift for you’re ‘ol uncle Sinner?

Sloth: Pics

Sinner — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:26:00 +0000

REALLY cool pics of Mars with interesting commentary.

Check it out!