Alright, I've had enough of this. Politics and philosophy.

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 12:55 PM PDT

2010/05/28 · 12:55

Alright, I've had enough of this!

It is very clear that Obama has failed to do everything possible to stop the leak, prevent future damage to the Gulf of Mexico's coastline, and to help control the fears and concerns of local residents.

In this, I totally agree with our Republican friends.

Dcoronata

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Friday March 19, 2010 · 10:55 AM PDT

2010/03/19 · 10:55

There are so many tangible and complicated parameters to our planet's climate that after centuries of examination and decades of high-level accurate predictions about what the future may bring. This is a topic so vast, so magnificent in its scope and so vital to the future of all ecological niches on Earth that I can't possibly do it justice, and can only examine the most important potential details.

Climate is the interplay of dozens of inputs and outputs, of energy radiated and transmitted through several different strata. But what makes it so damned hard to figure out, is when a change in one value leads to unexpected changes in another. This isn't comprehensive, this isn't even close to being a full analysis and I won't pretend it is. But it is a start into the wonderful world of feedback and control systems.

Dcoronata

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Friday February 26, 2010 · 8:30 AM PST

2010/02/26 · 08:30

They really can't seem to catch a break, can they? First came the problem with unintended acceleration, originally attributed to sticking floor mats. Then came problems with their hybrid powertrains, and their deceleration failure over rough terrain. And finally the steering issues with the Corolla, the world's highest selling car model. Things have gotten so bad, they've been forced to appear before Congress, to repent for their sins. Those sins appear to be multiple in nature, not just manufacturing but political and marketing. We'll stick to the design and manufacturing ones here.

Dcoronata

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Sunday January 03, 2010 · 4:58 AM PST

2010/01/03 · 04:58

Yes, its been a while since I've done one of these. Gotta break out the camera, remove 4 inches of dust, clean the lens, awaken photoshop from its slumber, and then I've got to actually write something useful.

Well I figure, new year, new bird diary! Jump behind the fold to see a seasonal bird blog, filled with birds you should expect to see in the winter, and some rather pretty photos of one most of you will never see this time of year, unless you get very, very lucky.

Dcoronata

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Tuesday December 01, 2009 · 4:25 PM PST

2009/12/01 · 16:25

I usually do a bit more work on a diary, and I usually support it much more heavily.

But I won't do much of either, because I must confess this isn't an original work. This is a "cheat", I found this on Sully's sight, which is really a repost of an Atlantic article, which is really a repost of an Obama op-ed in the NY Times.

Join me below, for the skinny.

Dcoronata

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Sunday November 01, 2009 · 4:43 AM PST

2009/11/01 · 04:43

This was originally intended as a reply to a diary on how human population pressures aren't a threat to the environment, and I think the issue is much too important to leave as a comment in a diary that was so poorly constructed and thought out that the tip jar was hidden.

So I've decided to expand this into a diary.

Dcoronata

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Saturday June 27, 2009 · 4:09 PM PDT

2009/06/27 · 16:09

I was thinking about doing a diary about Michael Jackson this morning while driving. Had NPR on the radio, listening to several people being interviewed about Michael Jackson. Now I must preface this by saying that I wasn't a big fan, that I don't have a single album of his post-Jackson Five days, and frankly if I was given a concert ticket I'd probably stay home.

Dcoronata

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Friday April 24, 2009 · 2:18 PM PDT

2009/04/24 · 14:18

Through my myriad connections in the film industry I was able to get into a double-secret showing of a rough cut of the new Star Trek movie. Scribbling manically with pen and paper I was able to transcribe the following shocking dramatization of the future of Republicans.

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Tuesday April 21, 2009 · 2:38 PM PDT

2009/04/21 · 14:38

This is not in any way a political diary. This really has nothing to do about anything, except for the fact...

Dcoronata

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Tuesday April 07, 2009 · 1:53 PM PDT

2009/04/07 · 13:53

Every time someone writes a diary about the latest electric car or battery technology, someone makes a comment about how easy it'll be to own an electric vehicle.

How we'll be able to plug them in, and in 10 minutes you'll have a fully charged vehicle, ready to drive 250 miles in comfort and style.

Bollocks!

Dcoronata

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Tuesday March 31, 2009 · 3:20 PM PDT

2009/03/31 · 15:20

Way back when I was just a pup, I did a series of diaries on energy and lighting.

That was when oil was in the $50's, Obama was an unknown senator who we only heard about from NPR's "Wait, Wait don't tell me", and most people still had jobs/health insurance/hope.

Well that's all changed, but the laws of physics and modern energy management haven't changed. So let's return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, and update the world.

Dcoronata

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Saturday February 07, 2009 · 4:54 PM PST

2009/02/07 · 16:54

I've threatened to do this diary for a while, since another diary which was anything but "educational" on evolution was published in late fall.

About a year ago I had a glorious moment when I had the chance to see thirteen prepared specimens of the Galapagos finches at the American Museum of Natural History, here in NYC. It was one of those precious moments in life where you see the culmination of years' worth of work appear in front of your eyes fully-formed. (I can imagine many feeling the same way this week ;) )

Join be after the break, for more on little tiny weenie birds.

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Alright, I've had enough of this. Politics and philosophy.

Global Climate Change and Feedback Potentials

Toyota's Problems - an Engineering Perspective

Birding Blog- Mixed Winter Flocks

Obama's strategy is exactly what he said he'd do

Technology and Unsustainability

Say nothing but good of the dead

ST XI: The Future Of Republicans

Fire? Where's the fire?

Powering Electric Vehicles- from the wire to the wheel

Electric energy and lighting- a reprise/update

Darwin's Finches- an evolution primer