Monthly Archives: July 2011

Vernon Smith on the housing bubble, Adam Smith, and libertarianism — [VIDEO]

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CERN scientists are gagged from discussing the close correlation between cosmic ray penetration and temperature. — [CHART + VIDEO]

The quantity of cosmic rays has an influence on climate, but this isn’t factored into the IPCC’s consensus science. The Sun alters the climate by influencing the cosmic ray influx and cloud formation: UPDATE:

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MSNBC female journalist trying to ‘educate’ a US Congressman: “Do you have a degree in economics?” – Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL): “Yes ma’am, I do. Highest honors.” — [VIDEO]

Via RCP.

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In Q1, the iPad was equal to 7% of the PC market. Now, it’s at 11%. — [LINK]

“[I]f the iPad were lined up against all other computers, it would be the fourth-biggest computer brand in the world — after HP, Dell, and Lenovo [...].

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Apple stock today — [CHART]

Via Jason Ruspini. -

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The economics of Sea Shepherd — [VIDEO]

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Carl Bernstein on Rupert Murdoch — [VIDEO]

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Apple’s initial legal victory over rival HTC in a patent infringement suit could pave the way for Apple to collect high royalties from devices running Google Android. — [LINK]

” [...] the iPhone maker could garner a deal that’s similar to or even higher than the $5 per unit that Microsoft collects on HTC Android devices.”

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Scientific pointers about the Andrea Rossi’s Nickel-Hydrogen nuclear reactor (E-Cat) — [LINK]

Sergio Focardi: The nuclear reaction inside the energy catalyzer takes place once the reaction chamber is heated to 60-70 degrees C. Once this heat has been achieved, and the reaction has begun, the heat source can be removed and the … Continue reading

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Foxes are better predictors than hedgehogs. OK, BUT WHY…????… — [QUESTION]

Here’s a question to my readers. Do you believe in intuition, and do you think that that’s the reason foxes are (a bit) better at forecasting than hedgehogs?

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