Reality-Based Engineering

I'm a liberal chemical engineer swimming in a sea of right-wingers. My cohorts and I (The Gumbinator, Lemon-Lyman and Johnny K-Street) will post about such things as "green" science and engineering, other engineering/IT and how they may relate to politics and economics, and economic issues such as tax policy and government transparency. Electoral stuff too. Of course, I'll bash the Bushies...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

45 Years Ago: Apollo 1 Fire

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Apollo 1: The Fire That Shocked NASA - Yahoo! News
Monday, January 09, 2012

Santorum - Lest We forget about His Actual Record

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Santorum Surge Brings Ethics Questions - Yahoo! News Rick Santorum 's powerful finish in the Iowa caucus is bringing fresh attention to...

The Most Important Graphs of 2011

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The Most Important Graphs of 2011 - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic

Films for 2012

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17 Films to Look Forward to in 2012 - Scott Meslow - Entertainment - The Atlantic

Ron Paul and the Libertarian Movement's 80's Ghosts

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The Story Behind Ron Paul's Racist Newsletters - Michael Brendan Dougherty - Politics - The Atlantic
Monday, December 19, 2011

Bad US Economic Underpinnings??

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50 Facts About The U.S. Economy That Will Shock You - Yahoo! News “Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy ...
Friday, December 16, 2011

Triple the Wind Power? Will be cheaper than coal?

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Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Cain Fueled by Koch Bros.

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Long ties to Koch brothers key to Cain's campaign By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press | AP – 57 mins ago IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republ...
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Koch University

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Nice article about how the Koch brothers move their agenda forward (h/t DKos)
Monday, November 29, 2010

John Danforth on Wingnuttiness

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ThinkProgress » Former Republican Sen. Warns GOP May ‘Have Gone So Far Overboard That We Are Beyond Redemption’
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Hi, I'm a Tea Partier

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YouTube - Hi, I'm a Tea-Partier
Monday, August 30, 2010

Recovery Act Part II

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Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America - Yahoo! News

New Yorker Article: Koch Brother's Covert "War" Against Obama

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The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker
Monday, July 26, 2010

Jailbreaking Legal - Eat That Steve Jobs!

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iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal - Yahoo! News
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Close To Destiny

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Obama close to health law success that eluded past - Yahoo! News
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Oldies But Goodies In The Budget, Redux

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Ezra Klein - Oldies but goodies in the budget
Sunday, January 03, 2010

Maddow Fact Checks GOOPERS - what a concept...

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Sunday, October 04, 2009

Like no Duh - pharma direct ads are concerning

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As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns - Yahoo! News
Friday, September 18, 2009

British POWs Escaped with the help of Special Monopoly Games

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Monopoly's Hidden Maps Help World War II POWs Escape - ABC News
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Lieberman - Shut Your Pie Hole

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Lieberman says many health care changes can wait - Yahoo! News
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Hitler thinks himself sexy?

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While trying to catch up on the news of Sara Palin's exit, I found this footage of Hitler finding out about it. It's pretty rich.
Friday, July 10, 2009

This is What I Feared - And We Still Dont Know Anything About It!

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Report: Bush surveillance program was massive - Yahoo! News Just end the damn thing already!
Thursday, July 09, 2009

Fox Eugenics Society

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It ain't just about Khan Noonien Singh I guess...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Owl Power picks Worcester manufacturer for Vegawatt systems

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For a while now, some restauranteurs have been selling their waste fryer oil for about $0.10 to $0.25 per gallon to others who use it to fu...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Why The Poor Pay More

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Excellent WaPo Article on the actual costs of poverty
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

The end of oil looks a lot like a cell phone contract*

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but the phone is an electric car, the anytime minutes are anywhere miles, and if you use more than you paid for, they pay you **. * (Googl...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

FL Needs 5 RO Plants to Keep Up With Expansion

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Water Supply In Jeopardy Full article here

Wyeth Cheated Medicaire

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US: Drugmaker Wyeth cheated Medicaid
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Reagan DOJ Convicted TX Sherriff of Waterboarding

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GFY, all you neo-cruds, GFY...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Rediculously Awesome Timeline of BushCo Torture Policy

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