A ramble, the moon and a sunrise
Cold morning ramble around Spencer Butte on Christmas Eve morning Earlier in the week, the moonrise was perfectly clear And another day, the sunrise painted a dirty sky red and orange above our neighbor’s house
US Dept Energy – WOW! what a cool resource for battery costs
Every once and awhile the US Government surprises with outstanding output that is scientifically sound, interesting and necessary – meeting that age-old measure of ‘necessary AND sufficient’. Here’s a snapshot from the site, which is dynamic for different scenarios or … Read More
Great review of dollar value since 1971
One of the better FX commentators on Seeking Alpha published a great piece on the dollar’s history since 1971 and where his team sees it going in the intermediate term. This chart is key to the post Key to the … Read More
ELAW published “Advocate”
There are a couple of really good reads contained in ELAW’s recent “Advocate” : The piece on Lottie Cunningham is not to be missed. She is just an environment hero no matter how you slice up that word – she’s … Read More
A new book / community to check out
This new book crossed my desk today. I have not yet read it, but the background information and the contents merit a read – on my list. https://www.allwecansave.earth/ Clipped from the website, quote: There is a renaissance blooming in the … Read More
Food scarcity and price increases – danger, danger, danger …
H posted an update on a missive from Albert Edwards (Bio – nobody to be taken lightly). The graphics are key (copied from H) These rising prices will have significant impact to all corners of the world … and less … Read More
Role model data analysis from H
Sometimes writers just nail it. More for the ‘how’ than the ‘what’. Here’s a great example from Dr H. Read this post on today’s Phily Fed report and ask yourself, ‘did i understand the point and the nuance?’ – most … Read More
WAPO on recent Russian hack and the gang that couldn’t shot straight
WAPO published (subscription may be needed) and article updating us on the recent Russian hack to federal systems. Senator Wyden made his usually spot-on comment, quote: “DHS spent billions of taxpayer dollars on cyber defenses and all it got in … Read More
Good news – Bowhead whales in US waters
Grist published a quick update on NOAA’s recent report, and called out a nugget of good news wrt Bowhead whale numbers. They also acknowledged that this conservation effort was mostly a result of stewardship from the indigenous people’s organization Alaska … Read More
WAPO’s Cybersecurity “Network” – WOW
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/powerpost/thenetwork/ This is an incredibly smart group of people and from across a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines. Some I’ve worked with, and some I’ve heard of … What do they produce? A survey on the efficacy and failures … Read More