Michael Foody

The title of this post is really hifalutin, that’s just for fun. OK. Older people are more conservative than younger people. Partially this phenomenon is due to individuals maintaining their outlook overtime as new people are born and the average outlook changes. In this sense people aren’t becoming more conservative so much as the world around them [...]

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I want a new drug
One that wont make me sick
One that wont make me crash my car
Or make me feel three feet thick
Not being sick or crashing a car are good qualities for the perfect drug to have. A number of drugs can make one sick either through intoxication or withdrawal. Also I could see [...]

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There’s a big move to replace incandescent bulbs with compact florescent bulbs. Compact fluorescents require much less energy than traditional incandescents. Which means that they’re much more efficient. Yes, they’re much more efficient at converting electricity to light. Compact florescent bulbs are probably going to be more efficient as a rule, but the truth isn’t [...]

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Most economists agree that a seriously big stimulus plan is needed for the economy. The question then becomes how can you spend money quickly enough to help without spending it on things that aren’t completely useless.
Infrastructure takes time: High speed rail, high speed broadband, a modern energy grid, alternative energy sources, these things are worth [...]

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