Random links
- Seal attack! Hungry creature eats five blue sharks in rare images of sea mammal turning the tables on predator of the deep
- Looks a bit unusual but not too surprising given that these seals were larger than the sharks. Apparently the seals were only interested in stomach and liver contents - would this be the more-ethical way to make shark fin soup? Reminds me a bit of the killer whales trapped in the Arctic a while back - given that killer whales are as the name suggests killers I wonder if them escaping is actually bad for biodiversity (as otherwise they'd have become fish food instead of feeding on fish (and whales).
- IPCC AR5 draft leaked, contains game-changing admission of enhanced solar forcing – as well as a lack of warming to match model projections, and reversal on ‘extreme weather’
- Interesting. The IPCC already seemed to be doing a little backtracking with its Special Report on Extremes as noted here.
- Drinking Wine Through Time, From a Chore to a Choice
- "most wine for much of history was vile, nasty stuff. ... Yet people drank it anyway, because they had no choice. Other beverages like water and milk were disease ridden. Wine might have tasted awful, but alcohol was a built-in disinfectant."
- 15 Frugal Billionaires Who Live Like Regular People
- "Have you ever wondered what you would do with a billion dollars? These 15 frugal billionaires have answered that question for real, and their response is 'not much.' Instead of dropping dough on jets, yachts, and mansions, they have saved up, lived modestly, and given away huge amounts of money to charity."