26 Feb 2009
Prehistoric global cooling caused by CO2, research finds

The intriguing bit for me in this was the system used to run the simulations: Purdue Pete, a 664 CPU Linux cluster.

A paper published this week in the journal Science, a team of researchers found evidence of widespread cooling that triggered glaciers to form at the South Pole. Additional computer modeling suggests the cooling was caused by a reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

19:45 /Technology | 0 comments | permanent link

Mule skinners need background checks, too

I've heard of lots of stupid government policies over the years: this one has to take the cake! I can only imagine what a mule skinners idea of a "dirty bomb" might be ...

A federal anti-terror law that requires longshoremen, truckers and others to submit to criminal background checks has ensnared another class of transportation worker -- mule drivers.

(link) [CNN.com]

19:43 /Politics | 0 comments | permanent link