Monthly Archives: May 2010

ooh, the BP ROV camera shows one big ass…

ooh, the BP ROV camera shows one big ass rotary saw blade – first interesting thing I’ve see :) Live Video They’re cutting away the extraneous “stuff” around the main case – you can see the BOP and the bent … Continue reading

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The BBC-led so-called flotilla off the c…

The BBC-led so-called flotilla off the coast of Gaza has been attacked by Israel. Nobody will care about the oil leak now.

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Can I get Strontium-90 with my fish?” -…

Can I get Strontium-90 with my fish?” – last year, Vermont voted to force the shutdown of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. A perch was caught in the Connecticut River that tested positive for Strontium-90, a radioactive byproduct of nuclear activity. … Continue reading

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“It’s Bush’s fault” just took a seri…

“It’s Bush’s fault” just took a serious hit – CNN (OMG!) is reporting that in March the MMS of the Interior Department was told BP was having problems with the well casing and the BOP, and the MMS said in … Continue reading

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The good news is oil isn’t infinite. Ne…

The good news is oil isn’t infinite. Neither is the pressure in an underground reservoir. The estimate of this well was it has 60 million barrels total, but sea pressure will overcome the upward pressure long before all the oil … Continue reading

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Busted…

Busted Sec. 73.1206 Broadcast of telephone conversations. Before recording a telephone conversation for broadcast, or broadcasting such a conversation simultaneously with its occurrence, a licensee shall inform any party to the call of the licensee’s intention to broadcast the conversation, … Continue reading

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Today’s Skype update (phone calls over …

Today’s Skype update (phone calls over the Internet) now allows the iPhone to connect over 3G (not just WiFi). This seems likely to be related to AT&T’s network problems. Last week, Leo Laporte had a painful call from a Skype … Continue reading

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Really bad radio – the first 36 laps of …

Really bad radio – the first 36 laps of the Indy 500 was about 2 minutes of coverage and 34 laps of commercials. A large portion of the non-commercial time is being spent reading the list of affiliates (supposedly) covering … Continue reading

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Herman Cain has a new show – in addition…

Herman Cain has a new show – in addition to his evening show on WSB-AM in Atlanta, and frequent replacement host for vacationing Neal Boortz, Herman has a new show “Herman in the Morning” on the religious American Family Radio … Continue reading

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Michael Reagan update – after Radio Amer…

Michael Reagan update – after Radio America ended the syndication of his program, the adopted son of Ronald Reagan landed at American Family Radio. AFR is run by a 501(c) organization led by Donald Wildmon. Reagan was given one hour … Continue reading

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Math time….

I have a theory…. when they cut off the riser, the oil flow may stop by itself :) In fact sea water may start going down the well…. The bore at the bottom is 9 5/8″, which means the area … Continue reading

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Leo Laporte is on the warpath against Fa…

Leo Laporte is on the warpath against Facebook. He was mildly annoyed with them until they suspended the account of KNOI-FM for discussiong the Facebook Privacy issue. Leo is now aggressviely urging people to leave Facebook. You may have noticed … Continue reading

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Brian Lehrer on WNYC interviewed Zev Cha…

Brian Lehrer on WNYC interviewed Zev Chafets, the author of the biography of Rush Limbaugh (“Rush Limbaugh, an Army of One”) on Friday. Brian tried a few attempts to get Zev to call Rush a racist, but to no avail. … Continue reading

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BP is “borrowing” a BOP from the 2nd r…

BP is “borrowing” a BOP from the 2nd relief well. While they haven’t totally given up on the top kill, this is tangible evidence they are preparing to cut off the riser, and then put the second BOP on top … Continue reading

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Illegal Alienaphobia in Massachusetts St…

Illegal Alienaphobia in Massachusetts Story So in the Massachusetts Senate, only 5 out of 40 are Rebublicans. The Senate voted 28-10 in favor of a harsh measure to crack down on non-citizens leaching off the Massachusetts social welfare system. So … Continue reading

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