Article on the Greenland ice sheet and how it appears to be on it's way to a complete meltdown.
Saw the movie "Chasing Ice" a couple weeks ago and visually displayed the black holes of bacteria described in the article. They were everywhere.
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/01/look-out-coastal-cities-greenland-melting-fast/4481/
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
School Security Guards
The National Rifle Association's response to the mowing down of 26 1st graders in Connecticut: Put armed security guards in every school!!! Talk about putting out a fire by throwing gasoline on it.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/18/1180123/-School-s-new-armed-security-guard-forgets-gun-in-school-bathroom?detail=hide
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/18/1180123/-School-s-new-armed-security-guard-forgets-gun-in-school-bathroom?detail=hide
History of the Video Arcade
Spent a good part of my time in the late 70s and early 80s in video arcades.
Started with Space Invaders, then moved on to Defender, Missile Command, Robotron, Xybots.
Guess my affinity was with Williams based games.
Used to play many others: Asteroids, Galaga, Tempest, 1942, Smash TV just to pass the time.
Never got into the shooters, Mario themed games, racing games, nor pinball, albeit they were very popular.
All there seems to be today are shooters and racing games, nothing original anymore.
Intriguing quote from the article. Article implies that the decline of video arcades was a result of parents fears as opposed to at home video games:
"It’s shocking, of course, to realize that the "golden age" of video game arcades lasted just a few, short years, but if we tie it onto the turbulent history of pinball, we’re looking at a much longer, institutional part of our culture which, in the 1980s, began to pass away. Like roller skating rinks and other public spaces "for young people only," our culture seems to have decided that kids are better off when they’re not alone with other kids, and worried parents have been victorious in their mission to rid us of these troublesome spaces for loitering, described by New York City in 1942 as a "menace to the health, safety, and general welfare of the people.""
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only
http://www.arcadefly.com/
http://www.arcadelocations.net/
Started with Space Invaders, then moved on to Defender, Missile Command, Robotron, Xybots.
Guess my affinity was with Williams based games.
Used to play many others: Asteroids, Galaga, Tempest, 1942, Smash TV just to pass the time.
Never got into the shooters, Mario themed games, racing games, nor pinball, albeit they were very popular.
All there seems to be today are shooters and racing games, nothing original anymore.
Intriguing quote from the article. Article implies that the decline of video arcades was a result of parents fears as opposed to at home video games:
"It’s shocking, of course, to realize that the "golden age" of video game arcades lasted just a few, short years, but if we tie it onto the turbulent history of pinball, we’re looking at a much longer, institutional part of our culture which, in the 1980s, began to pass away. Like roller skating rinks and other public spaces "for young people only," our culture seems to have decided that kids are better off when they’re not alone with other kids, and worried parents have been victorious in their mission to rid us of these troublesome spaces for loitering, described by New York City in 1942 as a "menace to the health, safety, and general welfare of the people.""
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only
http://www.arcadefly.com/
http://www.arcadelocations.net/
Monday, January 7, 2013
Best Countries to be Born In
Not sure this takes into account "The Happiness Index".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/07/a-surprising-map-of-the-best-and-worst-countries-to-be-born-into-today/?tid=pm_pop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/07/a-surprising-map-of-the-best-and-worst-countries-to-be-born-into-today/?tid=pm_pop
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