Michael Z. Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large mentioned this fascinating TED talk: Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
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Pierre M. sent this food for thought: Global Temperature Trends From 2500 B.C. To 2040 A.D.
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J.B.G. sent this news from England: Fuel strike: pumps go dry as ministers provoke a panic. [JWR’s Comment: Politicians often make blithe statements without considering their consequences. At any given time, the average car’s gas tank is only half full. The unfilled portions collectively represent a huge reservoir. There are about 34,300,000 cars registered in the UK. Let’s assume the average gas tank is just 12 gallons. (Yes, most cars are small there.) But assuming an average of 6 gallons of available capacity, that is collectively 205,800,000 gallons. So if 80% of the population decided to “top off” in a 24-hour period, then every petrol station in the country would soon be sold out of fuel. And that’s not to mention Jerry cans…]
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My recent interview on CBC Radio’s The Current has now been archived. The editor of CanadaPrepared (who produces an interesting podcast) had this to say about the CBC show.
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Gracie, the Packing Pretty gal, reviews the CRKT M16-14SF-Tanto folding knife.