The Noodle House

I've been watching a pretty good deal of the Olympic games, in spite of NBC's pathetic coverage. Why can't the US networks get it right? Anyway I suppose one has to figure that with all these young, fit athletes, from all parts of the world milling about, something has to be going on at Olympic village after dark - wonder no more :) Here's an article by Matthew Syed, a former Olympian, over at the http://www.timesonline.co.uk: "I am often asked if t… Continue

OK - how many of you saw this coming? From the San Francisco Chronicle: "Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital reportedly has signed a deal to supply Norwegian entrepreneur Lauri Venoy with 3,000 gallons-per-week of liposuction leftovers harvested by its clinics. This bio-fat could produce 2,600 gallons of biodiesel, sufficient to fuel a Hummer for a year." http://www.sf… Continue

Boy, this is sobering... Albert Bartlett, “Arithmetic, Population and Energy”, aka “consequences of the exponential function”. If you have the time to view these, it would be well worth it. http://www.newsnet7.com/view/103/the-most-important-video-youll-ever-see-1-1/ I don't think I've come across a better presentation of what, exactly, we are fac… Continue

Ugh. I really don't know where to start. Those who though this war had nothing to do with oil, think again: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle… Continue

Ha - Who would've though that Bluegrass/Gangsta Rap mash-up would work so well? So far so good. Have a listen for yourself and decide: http://www.gangstagrass.com/ - free download an… Continue