Odds ‘n Sods:

A bad portent of future lawlessness, in hard times: The End of Empathy. “A University of Michigan Study of nearly 14,000 college students has found that they have less empathy than college students did during the 1980s or 1990s. In fact, today’s college students scored about 40 percent lower in empathy than their counterparts did 20 or 30 years ago.” (A hat tip to Rebecca S. for sending this link.)

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Jeff B. flagged this troubling news story: Mystery Crop Damage Threatens Hundreds of Acres.

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Reader James C. pointed us to a YouTube “low tech” instructional video: Homemade 12 VDC Coffee Can Heater. (A Strong Proviso: I linked to this just to show some “outside the box” thinking–not to encourage anyone to build one. All the usual safety disclaimers apply. This gent’s project has some serious safety issues!)

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Will somebody please tell Al Gore: Pacific islands growing, not sinking

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More tricks from the gun-grabbing Chuck Schumer: Making NRA Membership Lists Public. (Thanks to P.D. for the link.)