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POPSTime to end waste at the Pentagon These are complex problems that will require multifaceted solutions. A good way to start would be by slowing down the “revolving door” that allows high-level Pentagon bureaucrats and military officers to go to work for major defense contractors. The problems with the revolving door are twofold. First, officials looking forward to employment in the arms industry may favor certain companies in hopes of getting lucrative job offers after leaving government service. Second, once they have moved into the private sector, these former government employees can use their specialized knowledge and inside contacts to give an unfair advantage to their new employer. It's a shame that we have to put up with this crap every year and nothing changes except the scum make MORE $$$$
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POPSCharging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic Think about it--the telecoms have us by the short hairs. They also have immunity (or soon will) from prosecution for helping the Gov't spy on us if they want. We need to speak out about this, wherever possible.
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POPSCharging By The Byte To Curb Internet Traffic
“Based on current trends, total bandwidth in the AT&T network will increase by four times over the next three years,” the company said in a statement. All three companies say that placing caps on broadband use will ensure fair access for all users. Internet metering is a throwback to the days of dial-up service, but at a time when video and interactive games are becoming popular, the experiments could have huge implications for the future of the Web. Even if the caps are far above the average users’ consumption, their mere existence could cause users to reduce their time online. Just ask people who carefully monitor their monthly allotments of cellphone minutes and text messages. “As soon as you put serious uncertainty as to cost on the table, people’s feeling of freedom to predict cost dries up and so does innovation and trying new applications,” Vint Cerf, the chief Internet evangelist for Google who is often called the “father of the Internet.”
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POPSField biologist George Schaller to receive 2008 Indianapolis Prize "Dr. Schaller turns 75 in May and shows no signs of slowing down. He has worked for months on the Tibetan Plateau at altitudes of 16,000 feet and more; traveled remote, war-torn areas of Afghanistan; and, in 2006, revisited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the site of one of his early forays into the wild in 1956 and the start of his lifelong devotion to conservation." "In recognition for his lifetime achievements, Dr. Schaller will receive $100,000 and the Lilly Medal at a gala ceremony presented by the AES Corporation and hosted by award-winning actress and environmentalist Jane Alexander on Sept. 27, 2008, in Indianapolis." "True to his view of working with locals and an eye on the future, Schaller plans to use the Prize money to give grants to young biologists in their own countries enabling them to gain experience in wildlife research and conservation." Thank you, Dr. Schaller!
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POPSIt Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth - Part 1 Can people learn to "turn on a dime"? Or will humanity continue to plunge headlong into the abyss like the Gaderine swine? Those who turn fastest, decoupling themselves from the growth / money economy, for example, by NOT consuming, doing with as little as possible, taking as little as possible, and giving back (to the earth) as much as possible. All people have to do is change their minds about what is important.
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POPSOur Thorny Oil Energy Policy "Valero believes there will never be another refinery built in the U.S.," spokesman Bill Day told IBD. He cited costs, environmental regulations, neighborhood activism and lawsuits. "For a new refinery, it would take five years for a permit and five years for construction, and it's very expensive. A company would have to know it would pay off." Given these conditions, is it any wonder companies such as Valero are looking for friendlier climes? The laws by which Congress hamstrings energy producers have had the lethal effect of slowing down the economy while driving up prices. It's high time for measures that do just the opposite.
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POPS$10 Airline Flights Too bad. I never heard of them before this article! But it sounds like they were on to something and should have just been more aggressive with it! I mean how about just charging people luggage per pound, just as you would for frieght! and other things like that. I bet people would love it, and it would reduce all the bullshit of people carting tons of crap onto the plane and slowing everyone down. What do you think?
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