The World According to Nick - Comments

Comment by Ally on "Flickr Friday"

suppressed@unknown.org (Ally) — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:17:57 GMT

The tulip shot is great.

Posted by: Ally

Comment by Nick on "My Gas Plan"

suppressed@unknown.org (Nick) — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:13:08 GMT

Well Steve, I won't say its not possible. You can see that the map I have is a little dated, so things could have changed... but I couldn't find anything easily using my Google-fu that contradicted this in more recent information I saw (I just couldn't find as cool of a map that was newer). If you have more solid information that contradicts this, then I'd love to see it.

Posted by: Nick

Comment by steveegg on "My Gas Plan"

suppressed@unknown.org (steveegg) — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:37:01 GMT

I could have swore that, outside of California's special CARB blend and Minnesota's corn-a-hole mandate, we are currently down to either regular gas, a single blend of RFG or a single blend of RFG with an oxygenate. At least that reduction in the number of blends was the excuse Rep. Sensenbrenner gave in voting for the huge ethanol mandate in 2005.

Posted by: steveegg

Comment by The Asian Badger on "And Don't Stop With Oil Companies"

suppressed@unknown.org (The Asian Badger) — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:13:49 GMT

Couldn't agree more on the subsidies, Nick.

Posted by: The Asian Badger

Comment by The Chad on "My Gas Plan"

suppressed@unknown.org (The Chad) — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:51:34 GMT

Nick..stop it...you're making sense

Posted by: The Chad

Comment by Ally on "My Gas Plan"

suppressed@unknown.org (Ally) — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:09:27 GMT

Ha! Nice intro.

Posted by: Ally

Comment by Joel on "My Gas Plan"

suppressed@unknown.org (Joel) — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:19:20 GMT

Isn't that Feingold's old plan? Although I think he wanted to cut it to 3. Incidentally, In firefox, these edit boxes go past the edge of the center column. IE works fine.

Posted by: Joel

Comment by Sheri on "Has Anyone Else Noticed..."

suppressed@unknown.org (Sheri) — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:48:29 GMT

Turn it upside down and see what it looks like!

Posted by: Sheri

Comment by The Chad on "And Don't Stop With Oil Companies"

suppressed@unknown.org (The Chad) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:59:51 GMT

I agree. If a business can't stand on it's own, it should be allowed to fail. oh...wait...if we did that, we wouldn't get our lovely ethanol.

Posted by: The Chad

Comment by 3rd Way on "Because Poets Build Great Bridges"

suppressed@unknown.org (3rd Way) — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:23:19 GMT

My chosen profession, architecture, is one of the few discipline that requires the application of both art and engineering. All architecture has the engineer oriented problem solving aspect to it, but the best architecture is enlivened with a touch of artistic expression. Swaying to far to either extreme usually results in bad architecture. Our society as a whole should be designed using this same principle of balance between the pragmatic and the phenomenological. Building this school in Wauwatosa might be the most expediant and pragmatic solution, but the experience of the student, the scholar and the communities that house them should be taken into account. If the experiential quality of the school and the community are enhanced by locating the school within the urban environment of Milwaukee, then it should be located there.

Posted by: 3rd Way

Comment by John Foust on "And Don't Stop With Oil Companies"

suppressed@unknown.org (John Foust) — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:54:21 GMT

Is this another Ron Paul post in disguise?

Posted by: John Foust

Comment by Nick on "Because Poets Build Great Bridges"

suppressed@unknown.org (Nick) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:33 GMT

I couldn't agree with you more John. There is a balance. But with limited time and money to spend on university education, and the ever complicated world we live in (which has allowed us to have the quality of life that far exceeds what any generation has previously had), it is necessary for higher education to concentrate on applied science for those who choose to study it over liberal arts. One should not completely exclude liberal arts, but it is necessary to concentrate on applied science. If you choose to go to school for an Engineering degree... you should actually be able to learn Engineering. And hopefully, you'll have the experience that I did, which gives you enough of an appreciation for everything else so that you pursue it outside of the university. That's why I blog, enjoy music, and pursue art through photography.

Posted by: Nick

Comment by John Washburn on "Because Poets Build Great Bridges"

suppressed@unknown.org (John Washburn) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:34:03 GMT

It is good for us engineers to remember there is more to life than the Puzzle-To-Be-Solved and that the solution itself has consequences; both good and bad and often beyond the merely technical. All Science and no Philosophy is a recipe for disaster. But, liberal arts which help to consider these non-technical costs and benefits needs to remember that because of entropy the nuts are continually working loose. Regardless of how you feel, in engineering answers are True or False, Correct or Incorrect. Nature always gives a grade, passing or failing, to every engineering project; sometimes in catastrophically, brutal ways.

Posted by: John Washburn

Comment by John Washburn on "Because Poets Build Great Bridges"

suppressed@unknown.org (John Washburn) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:23:12 GMT

What better rebuttal is there than a poem? The Sons of Martha, by Rudyard Kipling The Sons of Mary seldom bother, for they have inherited that good part; But the Sons of Martha favour their Mother of the careful soul and the troubled heart. And because she lost her temper once, and because she was rude to the Lord her Guest, Her Sons must wait upon Mary's Sons, world without end, reprieve, or rest. It is their care in all the ages to take the buffet and cushion the shock. It is their care that the gear engages; it is their care that the switches lock. It is their care that the wheels run truly; it is their care to embark and entrain, Tally, transport, and deliver duly the Sons of Mary by land and main. They say to mountains ``Be ye removèd.'' They say to the lesser floods ``Be dry.'' Under their rods are the rocks reprovèd---they are not afraid of that which is high. Then do the hill-tops shake to the summit---then is the bed of the deep laid bare, That the Sons of Mary may overcome it, pleasantly sleeping and unaware. They finger Death at their gloves' end where they piece and repiece the living wires. He rears against the gates they tend: they feed him hungry behind their fires. Early at dawn, ere men see clear, they stumble into his terrible stall, And hale him forth like a haltered steer, and goad and turn him till evenfall. To these from birth is Belief forbidden; from these till death is Relief afar. They are concerned with matters hidden---under the earthline their altars are--- The secret fountains to follow up, waters withdrawn to restore to the mouth, And gather the floods as in a cup, and pour them again at a city's drouth. They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the nuts work loose. They do not preach that His Pity allows them to drop their job when they damn-well choose. As in the thronged and the lighted ways, so in the dark and the desert they stand, Wary and watchful all their days that their brethren's ways may be long in the land. Raise ye the stone or cleave the wood to make a path more fair or flat; Lo, it is black already with the blood some Son of Martha spilled for that! Not as a ladder from earth to Heaven, not as a witness to any creed, But simple service simply given to his own kind in their common need. And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessèd---they know the Angels are on their side. They know in them is the Grace confessèd, and for them are the Mercies multiplied. They sit at the feet---they hear the Word---they see how truly the Promise runs. They have cast their burden upon the Lord, and---the Lord He lays it on Martha's Sons!

Posted by: John Washburn

Comment by PaulNoonan on "Six as Jesus May Be Pushing It"

suppressed@unknown.org (PaulNoonan) — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:49:59 GMT

I believe the clue lies in Judas's seat being empty.

Posted by: PaulNoonan

Comment by Keith on "Six as Jesus May Be Pushing It"

suppressed@unknown.org (Keith) — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:29:14 GMT

I agree... I don't have a problem with it or anything, but it seems like they are going in that direction with Baltar, not Six.

Posted by: Keith

Comment by Aaron on "Long Term Solutions"

suppressed@unknown.org (Aaron) — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:21:22 GMT

I wonder what Jay's joke was ten years ago.

Posted by: Aaron

Comment by Tom on "Unintended Consequences Are Often Not Unforeseen"

suppressed@unknown.org (Tom) — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:33:12 GMT

Nick... First-time comment. I've been thinking about this post for about a week. At best - ethanol and other bio fuels are a stepping stone to fuel independence. At worst they are aoutright bogus. Sure - food prices have risen by about two-fifths over the past year. Have you considered the impact of factors such as bad weather, population increases and greater wealth in emerging nations? According to the International Food Policy Research Institute only about one-fourth to one-third of the recent inflation in food prices is a direct result of bio fuel initiatives. Ehtanol and other biofuels are wasteful and they need to go away. I am not dismissing the impact that they have had on food prices - as they have had an impact. I think you have overstated their impact. Just my .02. Tom

Posted by: Tom

Comment by Curt on "Brickabrack"

suppressed@unknown.org (Curt) — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:31:18 GMT

Buzz Out Loud. Entertaining way to keep up to date on the latest tech news. http://www.cnet.com/8300-11455_1-10.html

Posted by: Curt

Comment by John Foust on "More Proof of the Danger of Our Government to Our Rights"

suppressed@unknown.org (John Foust) — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:09:27 GMT

"The good folks". You can tell just by looking at them whether they're good or not! Just give the guns to the good folks, and let them shoot the bad folks!

Posted by: John Foust

Comment by Ally on "Monday Music"

suppressed@unknown.org (Ally) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:02:24 GMT

Chad you suck.

Posted by: Ally

Comment by The Chad on "Monday Music"

suppressed@unknown.org (The Chad) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT

I love this song! and it's not disgusting Ally...it's awesome!!

Posted by: The Chad

Comment by The Chad on "Monday Music"

suppressed@unknown.org (The Chad) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:00 GMT

I love this song! and it's not disgusting Ally...it's awesome!!

Posted by: The Chad

Comment by james wigderson on "Thought for the Day"

suppressed@unknown.org (james wigderson) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:25:32 GMT

Revenge is for writers.

Posted by: james wigderson

Comment by Ally on "Monday Music"

suppressed@unknown.org (Ally) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:47:05 GMT

This is disgusting.

Posted by: Ally