Monthly Archives: April 2011

Most scientific code is written in a remarkably primitive and largely unintelligible language – Fortran – which has impeded scientific progress for generations. Below is a code fragment which had me baffled for much of the day. CALL GBYTE(Z,I4,(K+0)*8,4*8) CALL … Continue reading →

What a pathetic excuse for a scientific institution they have become. http://www.therepublic.com/

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Berkeley has brought no new information to the table. http://articles.latimes.com/

http://www.businessgreen.com/

Biofuels. He can make extra money and starve people in third world countries at the same time! http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20050804-54.html

http://www.opposingviews.com/

Franny Armstrong hoped to reduce CO2 by having school teachers murder skeptical students, but the cold winter in the UK ruined her plans. http://www.guardian.co.uk/ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE3g0i2rz4w]

Forget the World’s Fair, we now have a new way to celebrate human accomplishment. Instead of going to see a vision of the future, we turn off the lights and sit in the dark for an hour. Earth Hour shows … Continue reading →

The David Cameron world apology tour. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/