Random links
- That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think
- I'm guessing that my interest may have more to do with me being allergic to cats than the environmental concerns herein: "cats are far deadlier than anyone realized... The estimated kill rates are two to four times higher than mortality figures previously bandied about, and position the domestic cat as one of the single greatest human-linked threats to wildlife in the nation."
- Opinion: Sun News Network wants same regulatory treatment as its competitors
- The closest I've seen to a good argument for mandatory carriage of Sun News, though I'm still not sure I buy it. In general you're likely to get the best overview of what's going on by examining news sources from a bunch of different perspectives.
- Urban Heat May Warm Faraway Places
- "The massive amounts of heat produced by cities may be heating up rural areas 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away, atmospheric researchers have found in a new modeling study." If the urban heat effect plays out that far from city centres does this count for or against complaints about weather station placement as an argument against global warming?
- Folds - Origami Game
- I wasted a bit too much time with this one.