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Odds 'n Sods:
Hawaiian K. pointed us to an article by Robert Silverberg, over at Asimov's: The
Death
of Gallium. The Peak Oil crowd may be interested to hear
about disappearing elements. The crux of the problem: Infinite demand, and
finite
supply. Reading this makes me want to go out and invest in Gallium, Hafnium,
and
Indium--the
elements themselves, or
mining companies.)
Or perhaps I should go for the speculative gusto and invest in a deep
sea vent mining company.
o o o
Tim P. mentioned this piece over at WorldNetDaily: Congress
examines EMP threat--Iran believed to test missiles for attack on U.S.
o o o
Arlyn sent us this article (also linked at The Drudge Report): With
resources tight, Californians
take on wildfires themselves. These folks sound a lot like SurvivalBlog readers!
Arlyn's comment: "Here is a story about rural California towns pulling together
to fight the wildfires when the state government is out of resources to help
them. I think this story shows that prepared Americans can fend for themselves
when their government fails to help them. Improving one's skills in self-sufficiency,
fire fighting in this case, pays off when things get tough."
o o o
This Washington Times article describes something so ludicrous that
only a bureaucrat could have seriously considered it: Want
Some Torture with Your Peanuts? (A hat tip
to KAF
for sending
the
link.) OBTW, if this is such a great idea, then why not take it a step further
and give each passenger a Running
Man-type decapitation collar, so stewardesses can get prompt 100%
compliance when they order "seat backs and tray table to their full upright
positions."
