Global Warming Made The Dinosaurs!

This is an old story from way back in 2010 but I found the link through a new story on the BBC news site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8580444.stm

In this article scientists reported that there may be a link between apparent sudden global temperature rises caused by volcanic activity and the dinosaurs rise to become the most successful group of land animals the Earth has ever seen. Apparently this was caused by 'global warming', which killed off the large primitive reptiles which dominated before hand allowing the dinosaurs a window of opportunity.

So the BBC, usually the flag carrier of state propaganda posts information which flies in the face of global warming fears. Surely if cosmological or geological influences can adjust temperatures and carbon dioxide levels in the age of the dinosaurs, it can still happen today? Right?

Temperature variations happen, continue to happen, and until this planet is either vaporized or turned into a ball of ice and thrown off into outer-space, will always happen.

There is this strange idea that has somehow got into the minds of everyone in society, including scientists on the payroll of Government agencies, that the planet must stay the same. Historical evidence flies in the face of such ridiculous assertions.

Look back at periods of British weather. The Neolithic period was warm and wet, one of the main reasons that farming techniques were able to be brought into Northern Europe.
Then there was the 'Warm Medieval Period'. This period was warm enough in England to grow vineyards for the Roman occupation. In fact it was this warm period which enabled large viking settlements on Greenland and the finding of Vinland (or Canada as we now call it) by so called uncivilized Danish brutes. Of course this doesn't mean that the weather stayed nice enough for them to stay there.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/101123-native-american-indian-vikings-iceland-genetic-dna-science-europe/

http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/greenland/

Vikings travelled to America and Greenland in Longboats.

Ironically today we have the worlds media doing the rounds about 'extreme cold weather fronts' whatever that means. Of course the idea is to try and trick those of us with short memories into believing we are all going to die relatively soon of some kind of climatic disaster. In some roundabout way, 'climate change' can either be attributed to any kind of weather, be it hot or cold. This latest cold snap in the UK however is nothing compared to the arctic winter felt almost two hundred years ago in 1814 when the Thames froze over and there were entire carnivals pretty much held on the ice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames_frost_fairs


Of course there may be a negative side to all this. I mean, if global warming really did create dinosaurs (like global warming to reptiles is like that radioactive spider to Peter Parker) we could theoretically be creating Godzilla right now.

Health Fascism: Nanny Knows Best

These days it seems that you can't even enjoy a cheeseburger if the Government doesn't agree. The latest news reports coming from the UK Government regarding obesity and health in general are nothing short than facism.

On the third of January the BBC ran this report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20897681

Essentially the Government wants to reduce benefits of anyone who is both on the dole and obese. However this rather over-simplified idea doesn't go into details of the cause of obesity and also doesn't explain how fat you have to be before you are believed to be obese.

This is somewhat concerning as it is already known that the drinking 'units' in the UK are actually plucked out of the ether at random. There was an article in the Sunday Times after Christmas which went into this at great length and was written by one of the members who drafted the advice which was later passed onto Government to be enacted as a rule. Fact of the matter is that if the Government decides how fat fat is, then they could presumerably stop benefits for half of the population if they wanted. This is just another way of cutting benefits with some psudo-intellectual backing.

Of course alcohol is different and I would assume it has more to do with taxation and preventing anti-social behavior than it has with any form of health concern in most cases. For instance, I fail to see how I'm labelled a binge drinker for drinking six pints when normally I can go months without touching any tipple whatsoever.

Here is a short article which gives some details about the alcohol units and how it was a load of crap:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timcollard/100026019/all-this-talk-of-units-of-alcohol-is-just-puritan-propaganda/

Of course I'm sure many of these nobs in office who actually think up these schemes realise that half the reason why many people on benefits are obese in the first place is because half the time it is much cheaper to buy unhealthy pre-packed meals than it is to buy fresh ingredients and make something healthy from scratch. Perhaps therefore, Mr.Cameron, you ought to offer some form of fruit and veg food stamp which invariably would be better and cheaper in the long run than any of the other bizzare ideas.

Then there was this wonderful news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20914685

In a nut shell, the Labour party (maybe they should be renamed the Mary Poppins Party) want to legislate how much fat, sugar and salt is in our food.

In two words: Fuck off.

Despite the failings of common sense and general intelligence in todays society, Im pretty sure that we can still look after ourselves when it comes to choosing what we eat.

Still, even when you can afford to buy all fresh ingredients, it seems that the health nazi's will still come after you.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9750464/Jamie-and-Nigellas-meals-unhealthy.html

Celebrity chefs have being slated for having recipes which are more 'unhealthy' than microwaveable meals. Oh, but it goes further.
Some idiots actually want 'unhealthy' recipes only shown after the 9pm watershed, as though it were as offensive as thai ladyboy porn. As hilarious as it may seem for the rest of us, unfortuantely its these kind of idiots without a ounce of common sense or sense of humour who run the world these days.

The main point is missed time and time again: You can eat whatever you want so long as you have a well balanced diet in general and actually have a use for the calories. Calories are made out to be bad thing thats out to make us fat. Its wrong. Calories are what fuel us. The average consumption of calories should be around 2500 for an adult male but that goes up and down according to how much manual work that they do in a day. Saturated fats and salt are the ones to be concerned about, but even then, so long as you lead a generally healthy life style and eat enough vegetables too, there is no problem!

It vexates me to see so much crap given to us as half-truths being taken as gospel by the idiots!

End of the day: Eat what you want. Exercise. Vary what you eat. End of.

Falling Guy

Sometimes you get those news stories which seem so random that they just can't possibly be true.

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20644402 

 An Angolan guy who it seems was trying to enter the UK as an illegal immigrant fell to his death from a passenger plane near London's main airport at Heathrow. No sympathy here. 

 Strangely, its not the first time this has happened, and it seems its a bit of a well-known gutsy trick which involves holding onto the undercarriage at take-off and remaining there in the freezing, unpressurized conditions until touch down.

 http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/mans-body-found-in-undercarriage-of-nigerian-plane/ 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/09/romanian-stowaway-vienna-heathrow 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19562101

 Rather them than me... The only people I feel sorry for are the poor bastards who woke up like every other day, went out their doors and found a body splattered on the ground. I just hope no kids saw it. Sheer randomness.

Drone Warfare: Watching You Watching Me

I've been meaning to highlight the possible applications of next generation R/C planes for a while as we see an increasing drive with police and military (particularly in the US) towards the use of drone technology. It seems that CCTV and constant GPRS tracking via your phone among other tracking capabilities aren't enough these days so small drone vehicles are under development to track and follow us with particular use in large events and protests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6676809.stm#graphic

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/01/british-police-more-drones



All seems lost until you discover that low-budget 'FPV' (first person view) aircraft are relatively easy to make at home and could help with many civil rights issues in the future.
Using over the counter bits and pieces you can create a 'First Person' R/C aircraft that not only is incredibly cool and fun to fly about, but could help defend political activists in the future and perhaps more importantly help provide evidence against heavy-handed




Baring in mind that in the past, Police who use undue force during protests etc often get away with it (the case with Ian Tomlinson in the G20 protests in London is one example of where evidence provided with witnesses camera footage at least helped gain a court case - but unfortunately failed to be enough to secure a conviction) especially in highly populated areas like protests where its difficult to get a decent view, helicopter FPV recording all which the police do could provide exceptional evidence against police brutality and also those dodgy cases where you see agent provocateurs mysteriously disappear through police lines. Having personally been at large, high profile protests it is incredibly frustrating when you see such misuse of power (aka, girls of fifteen, sixteen being hit with batons) and you haven't the time or ability to record events on the ground as it happens. This could really help in those situations.

Learn more about this awesomeness:

General Info:

http://www.fpvuk.org/

http://www.fpvpilot.com/Pages/default.aspx

http://rcexplorer.se/Educational/FPV/FPV.html

Pre-Made Kits:
These kits are of course not the best, and you would do better with a much greater radio equipment and airframe but would be good for practice:

http://www.hubsan.com/products/FPV/H301F.htm

http://www.readymaderc.com/store/

I imagine that not only would these planes be good in protest or foreseeable domestic conflicts but might also be useful in a SHTF scenario. If you live in the countryside it might be an ideal way of patrolling the perimeter of your land and immediate area without the danger of coming into contact with any dangerous groups or people. Or to simply check on livestock or check where that herd of deer is grazing so you know where to walk to with the gun later on.

I've been meaning to get one of these for a long while, but money is tight! I definitely will get one of these eventually though, even if its just for the lol's!

Or for perv'n! lol.