Flares into Darkness

A real Turing machine . All by themselves, words can cause pain . iPad lockin . Chinese quality strikes again . The newest Gulf war...

The oil export crisis has already arrived. Iran will punch Western powers. China starts to dump . Is the Sahara blooming ? Spray...

Buff up your T-cells . Old media caught at their usual double-standard . How to demo your startup . Drill and conserve —why is this hard? Bi...

Are you Gay ? The audacity of hubris . Practical jetpacks are almost here. Stiffing our allies to favor our rivals. The blinding light . T...

Why cold weather really does spread the flu . 25 skills every man should know. Say you're sorry, make more money . Is this why wild mon...

Has anyone else noticed that pump prices aren't tracking the futures prices ? Usually, pump prices move up in matched lockstep (down, f...

Personal jet-packs (finally!) for sale. The BBC's Brain Story is available for free download . "He has no idea what it's like...

Iran, oil, inflation, Venezuela, Russia, and all the trouble in the world . Why do they hate us ? The nano-mechanical computer . The lies o...

Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master. — Sallust Barry Ritholz has a rant . Barry Ritholz believes that oil ...

Ethanol production is eating our lunch . China is blocking Flickr. Decorative pencils . World's cheapest car . Nitrogen pollution is ca...

Let's talk about oil. It's black and ugly. And cheap. Which seems an odd statement, because the price of gasoline is now at an all-t...

That's the question upon which the "peak oil" theories turn. This article provides a fascinating analysis which seems to indi...