Odds ‘n Sods:

What varmint is killing your chickens? Ellen F. suggested this informative predation web site.

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Slate conducts a thought experiment: The End of America 2009: How it will happen.

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In case you missed it when it aired in June, the US ABC television network’s “what if” documentary Earth 2100 has been posted to YouTube. Although it has plenty of Al Gore-style guilt-ridden “we ruined the environment” hand-wringing, it is still worth watching.

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Some rules of civilization (outside of a handful of cruel exceptions like the Ik tribesmen) are almost universal: Living in Tents, and by the Rules, Under a Bridge. (Thanks to “Ant” for the link.)