Random links
- You Eat That?
- "Disgust is one of the six basic emotions—along with joy, surprise, anger, sadness and fear—but it is the only one that has to be learned ... One of the best places to look for the vast differences in what is or is not considered disgusting in different parts of the globe is food, especially distinctive foods, like every culture's favorite fermented dish."
- Biomass projects burned by low natural gas prices
- "To reduce its natural gas use, a Benson, Minn., ethanol plant installed technology to gasify wood chips and corncobs. But the low price of natural gas makes the alternative energy uneconomical." Apparently even with the equipment installed it's not economical to use compared to just burning natural gas.
- Why I still use the Oxford comma
- Normally not a grammar nerd, but I do indeed prefer this style of comma.
- Driving With A Cold Just As Bad As Driving Drunk
- I guess it's fairly obvious once you think about what sneezing involves. Somehow I'm not expecting governments to ban it though.
- Getting a Degree: Less Rigor, More Value
- I wouldn't describe it as an increase in value, but more a devaluation of the high school diploma resulting in a decrease in average wages for individuals with only that credential.