Listening to a presentation from the International Association of Drilling Contractors on the Macondo fall-out. Demands for containment resources x00% x max spill potential available on site or within x hours are being used to reject permits to deep water drill since the moratorium ended in October. A little bit “no spill ever again” level [...]
Entries from February 2011
Macondo “Permitorium”
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February 24, 2011 at 12:28pm
by Psybertron
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What did they ever do for us ?
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February 14, 2011 at 3:02am
by Psybertron
The Romans and Greeks that is. The title of the 2011 Voltaire Lecture organized by the British Humanist Association 20th April, London. Sadly as my diary stands, I can’t be there. Rats. Philosophy is not new and yet it really should be part of an enlightened modern curriculum, and what better location than Red Lion [...]
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Sense May Yet Prevail
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February 14, 2011 at 12:12am
by Psybertron
It seems the West Ham proposal for the Olympic stadium does now include Man City style retractable seating. Still not sure how this can be retrofitted to a design that didn’t originally allow for it, but great news if true. Give them the benefit of the doubt on that “misleading” artists impression.
F111′s
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February 13, 2011 at 3:12am
by Psybertron
Strange gig last night. Heavy looking line-up at Brisbane’s Globe Theatre, 4 or 5 (?) on the line-up, I saw three. Gold Coast’s F111′s I wanted to see, they are (were) local legends. The whole event was low key – none of the acts pre-set-up on stage, no roadies, just the one sound guy, really [...]
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Cosmic Man
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February 13, 2011 at 12:41am
by Psybertron
Finished Rebecca Goldstein’s “Betraying Spinoza” the other day, and found it an excellent piece of work. Having been very busy for a couple of days, I’ve not really had a chance to compose a detailed review. For now … Radical objectivism. Ultimately the self-other dualism is dissolved by expanding the scope of self. I am [...]
Olympic Con
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February 9, 2011 at 5:13pm
by Psybertron
The story is West Ham will keep the running track when they take over the Olympic stadium – but that “photo” is without a running track. Con trick and a bad decision.
Kansas, Land of Zen
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February 6, 2011 at 12:08am
by Psybertron
Experienced the drive across Kansas, east to west, a few years ago on our way from Alabama to Bozeman, Montana. Another from Rivets. The Zen link ?
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Brisbane Before & After
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February 5, 2011 at 11:48pm
by Psybertron
Collection of after and during the flood aerial photos of Brisbane. from ABC, via Rivets. CBD Riverside most interesting.
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The Manchester Factor
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February 3, 2011 at 4:49pm
by Psybertron
I did ask why the Manchester option wasn’t included in the Olympic stadium plans. And now we know why.
