In the future, everyone will be CEO for 15 minutes
(and then have some pie)
I would guess this is because as you age, your muscles and bones maintain themselves better because you have more to carry around (but not enough to overlard, er, overload your heart). Also, those fat reserves can come in handy in emergencies, etc. Still, it does seem a bit counter-intuitive.
Anyone want a pop-tart?
In 1927, for example, President Calvin Coolidge’s sixteen-year old son Calvin Jr. developed a blister playing tennis without socks. It became infected. Five days later, he died. Before the advent of antibiotics, tragedies like this were routine.
1927???? Holy cow.
*Update* - they changed the article and removed all of these numbers, and added an amusing mistake: 1.5F (-17C) – heh.
If today’s generation acts on climate change, the average US temperature will rise 0.4C-1.83C (4-6.5F) by the end of this century, said the draft, which was finalised in April.
If it does not, average temperatures could rise by about 2.1C-4.3C (7-11F) with catastrophic consequences for human health and the economy.
First, there’s no way those pairs of numbers go together, unless you roughly double the number, and add three.
Assuming that 180 degrees Fareinheit == 100 degrees Celsius (32 – 212 vs 0 – 100), then 0.4 degrees Celsius == 0.4 * 1.8 –> .72 degrees Farenheit, and 1.83 Celsus –> 3.3 Farenheit.
I mean, if I said the temperature rose from 25 degrees Celsius to 25.4 degrees Celsius, that’s…
C*9/5+32 == 77 –> 77.72 Farenheit.
A little over a year ago, I had an idea for a YA novel that would use an infant dragon as the protagonist. It turns out that someone’s already written that, so I can just enjoy their hard work instead!
Coyote sez:
“Archives: You gotta go see the big documents. The Bill of Rights, a copy of Magna Carta, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence are all there (though the Declaration has really faded).”
Ha!
(My emphasis)
May of 2009 – Global temperatures are now just 0.04 degrees above the 20th century average. Compare and contrast with the 0.75 degrees above average we saw in 1998.
hat tip: Watts Up With That?
*update* – fixed a wayward quote mark to fix the presentation.
Robert Reich makes some ridiculous claims:
Boy, if this were true, it would imply that we should not worry about the loss of manufacturing jobs. that the migration of factory work to China is essentially meaningless. That an economy (and a populace) focused on invention and creative expression has a much brighter future than one based on raw physical labor. That societies that seek to control and manage people are going to be less successful in the “Designer Economy” than those that let people express themselves with vigorous debate.
