Errors in the GISS data set
In response to Steve McIntyre's discovery of errors in the temperature data provided by the GISS, Gavin Schmidt has stated that the errors and the resulting corrections are not material ... read more
My $39 Glasses
The most recent accident I had with my glasses proved to be a little too much for the frame to handle. That's when I decided to take a chance and order a new pair on the web ... read more
How to Calculate Your Car's MPG
Measuring gas mileage for all cars of a particular brand is pretty difficult as driver habits, the overall condition of the car, where you drive, how fast you drive, the weather etc all affect how many miles you can get out of a given gallon of gas ... read more
The Perils of Others Using My Email Address
A couple of years ago, I received a strange looking email from Yahoo. The subject line read Unlock your Yahoo! Account. I was perplexed. As far as I knew, my Yahoo! account was not locked. In fact, I had just used it to send a message ... read more
The Hockey Stick
The Hockey stick graph is featured prominently in most alarmist literature on global warming. It is meant to show that temperature anomalies were nice, small fluctuations throughout the past millenium, and that industrial revolution messed the whole thing up. Read more about the Wegman Report on the Hockey Stick ...
United 93: Too soon?
Is it really to soon to make and watch United 93? Read more about my thoughts on whether it was Too soon for United 93 to be made ...
Policies that won’t result in lower gas prices
I examine some ideas whose proponents claim will help reduce the price of gas. Read more about Econ 101 and How not to Lower Gas Prices ...
Government Responses to Disasters
On April 27, 2006, a number of senators declared that FEMA is dysfunctional, and recommended the formation of a new government agency to replace it.“FEMA has become a symbol of a bumbling bureaucracy” that must be dismantled, said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Some of my thoughts on Government responses to disasters ...
Miles O’Brien Reveals Cell Number
I am a news addict. I wake up early in the morning, and watch news for a couple of hours before I go to work. Sometimes, I get lucky, and catch a news story which I can talk about in the economics classes I teach. And, sometimes I get lucky and catch Miles O’Brien revealing his cell phone number on live TV!
The Legend of Haydarpasa Train Station
These plaques, specifically the language, have driven me nuts for the last 15 years or so. I have written letters, and complained to various station personnel at various times regarding the broken English used on the plaques. No one seems to care, so I decided to let other people in on the fun. This is some of the best writing I have ever seen in my life. Read more about The Legend of Haydarpasa Train Station
Kolej Marsi
Kolej Marsi in Turkish