Monthly Archives: December 2009
Hydroponic Urban Rooftop Greenhouse Farming
NYC has thousands of empty rooftops… flat, unused, full sun, vacant land. It’s enough space to feed 50 million people. Check out this video about state of the art urban farming techniques:
US Govt War Spending Usurps Domestic
The U.S. spends more for war annually than all state governments combined spend for the health, education, welfare, and safety of 308 million Americans: here’s more This country doesn’t have a manufacturing industry, we really rely on the military for … Continue reading
Eagle Attacks Photographer
Good thing he wasn’t standing near a cliff!
Female Wasp Photograph
Incredible shot, what kind of camera equipment do you need to capture this kind of detail? Wow, here’s the link to flikr
New Years Eve In NYC
The Nerd is going skiing in Upstate NY, but if you are looking to find some good parties here in the city I recommend checking out Joonbug’s New Years Eve 2010 Party Guide.
Obama’s Big Sellout – Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi has written some incredibly good articles this year about the banking industry. His latest piece for Rolling Stone about how Obama campaigned on the promise of reforming the banking industry and reshaping the economy in favor of the … Continue reading
School Lunch Really Is That Gross
Fast food restaurants McDonalds & Burger King test their meat 5 to 10 times more often than the USDA tests school lunch meat. Same sickly feedlot cattle, just without the testing. Via USAToday.com
2BG2FAIL – Morgan Stanley Vanity Plate
The plate belongs to Morgan Stanley Vice-Chairman Rob Kindler. What is wrong with these people?