So to be honest this website got a total of mayhaps 50 views a week back when Joel and I cared about it. BUT, hopefully I can resurrect it and give it a true aim. Not easily done with such a random imagination such as mine.

Little update; Obamas President (hell yes), I still play WoW. Joels 6th anual Eat at Joels was a success save for my dislocated finger and yet another year of people offering a pool and failing miserably at fulfilling their end of the deal.

So I need to figure out a direction to take this website. Maybe see if I cant get joel to do some nonsensical whimsical ramblings, Dr. David Scott im sure will be returning to explain more about Gnarples and Gnarplism, he hasnt been to happy with the fact that Gnarples have yet to make it onto wikipedia. Maybe Theoretical stuff with the occasional rambling. I like writing about Universal expansion and the theory of Special Relativity, it makes me feel smart.

In closing I offer you few readers to spread the gospel according to Brown pocket! may it grow into an outlet of pur geniousity and fake words!

So every now and then I read parts of a book that talks about the speed of light and stuff. It sometimes stimulates my dreaming into thinking of possibilities of what can happen to the universe or blackholes within the universe.

So this topic is mainly about “If the Universe started in a bang, how will it end”

The way I see it is, The universe formed with the big bang throwing everything outwards from the point of origin and that energy is still exhistant and you can prove that by looking at the stars finding one thats a bit red(through a telescope) and look for a white one near it. Now watch the white one for a decade to a century It will begin to turn Red. this of course is caused by light waves and how fast they move and at what frequency Red being the longest and slowest waves Violet being the Shortest and Fastest of the spectrum. You can use this as a measurement of distance a red star would be very distant and would be getting into the group of stars that are furthest from Earth. If a star becomes red it would mean one of two things A. its about to Die B. the distance between Earth and that star is expanding.

This is one of the supporting Factors in The Big Bang Theory that the universe is still growing and expanding over the Trillions of years its been in existence. What if The universe stops expanding through loss of energy granted this wont happen for a long time but if and when the universe stops expanding the gravity of each Mass in outerspace will act more greatly upon each other mass beginning an implosion. Decreasing distances between Planets and solars systems Galaxies coming together and possibly impacting each other something Kind of like the Moon in Zelda: Majoras mask looming on the Horizon except its mars or something. Impacts between planets would in theory crush the core and cause massive earthquakes and eruptions in and of its self causing Nuclear winter.  In order to survive we would have to exploit the shrinking distances and hop from planet to planet Just to survive.

If you ask me the Threat of Global warming pales in comparison to having another planet squash our great great great……………great great Grandchildren.

Hello, after Dwayne’s post I see no need in introducing myself, for he did a fine job. It is indeed true that I Dr. David Scott am one of the pioneering researchers on the Human Gnarples. To help you on your way to understanding the Gnarple I will first talk about What, they are.

A Gnarple is a gland that is surrounded by muscle, it can range from marble size to golf ball size depending on age and race. Every person has two (2) Gnarples, but one is completeley able to live with just one or with Gnarples in absentia.

Where are they located? There is no certain place for a Gnarple or set of Gnarples as they have been known to move. Strange organs they are, depending on what kind of activities one partakes in the Gnarples may be located around the kidneys, inner thigh’s, base of the skull and other loci depending also on Sex and Race.

As far as we know Gnarples are used as pain centralizing organs. The glands are spongy and have a tendency to stay along the nervous system between where injury is caused and the brain. What happens when one gets a small bump is the Gnarple absorbs any harmful pulses from the nervous system and releases enzymes that contract the muscle surrounding the gland causeing shooting pains in a more bearable place in the body. If it werent for Gnarples people would go into shock from the smallest of injuries like a needle prick or bug bite.

In closing I will be opening up my email account to accept questions about Gnarples and what if questions regarding pains. I will post the address soon.

Antarctica is the type of place where the cold gets down the your blood, slows your hemoglobin, makes your capillaries pull back from your skin’s surface. It’s been a haven for scientists for years, a place where they can study and research in peace. Vacationers sometimes venture to the Ice Land, looking for adventure, experience, and a good story to tell their friends back at home. Cruise ships head there, just in case anyone would like to feel the true purpose of a hot tub.

That haven is not for long. Many countries have decided that the land of Antarctica is theirs. The demand it. There might be oil or other resources. There might be hidden scientific findings. One thing is for sure, there is money to be made. For now, it is safe. Safe from oil bounty hunters, safe from governments with sticky fingers most commonly associated with red tape, safe from the end of era. It could become its own country, in theory, but that is unlikely. Who will claim to be an Antarctican? What establishes residency? Rich people might come, but once they realize that there is no skiing, they will be gone. The poor cannot come and subsistence farm. The only people who would want to stay the scientists looking for privacy, for a home.

The Arctic is another matter entirely. The countries that have claimed it truly believe that it is theirs. They demand control, resources, wealth. Whose tectonic plate it is on seems to be an important issue. The historical lessons of colonization have not been learned. Russia believes that a flag planted under the North Pole means that it controls the whole Arctic. Yet, what real claim does anyone have? There are no claims that hold water. No, the claims say that a country that desires control of land undistributed should be given that control. A past connection between Russia and its northern neighbor does not mean that Russia deserves it. Millions of years ago the Unites States was attached to Africa. That does not provide us with control over that land not them over ours.

But there will always be struggles for for open land. Expansion may not be in our blood, but control is. Our nature is to control and there is little land left to desire or contest. What of the space? The United States had already “flagged” the moon, so by Russian logic, controls it. Space is the next frontier because there will always be frontier. Without exploration and expansion, we are stagnant. There must be a new home. There must be something for which to strive. Unless we begin to build our underground cities, space is the most obvious place to go. Until then, we shall fight over the scraps.

Antarctica and the Arctic 

By now everyone is aware of global warming and most scientists accept that we are contributing to it. I see Atrazine as becoming the next topic in the great science debate. Atrazine Is early 50 years old and was very recently the most commonly used herbicide (plant killer) in the world (it is now 2^nd). 80 million pounds are applied each year in the US alone, and it does not matter if you eat organic food because it is found in drinking water and even precipitation. Scientific literature reports that it may cause cancer in humans and may cause harmful effects in the environment at levels as low as 100 parts per trillion (that is really low even in science). Atrazine has been tagged as an endocrine disruptor (aka it turns males into females). Currently, a debate on whether these reports are accurate or not has erupted in the scientific world.

Where Al Gore was the figure head for global change, Dr. Tyrone Hayes is a likely candidate to lead the Great Atrazine Debate. I saw Tyrone Hayes at a major scientific meeting in November, and it was like being at a rock concert…for scientists. The room was packed; rumors of the shenanigans he had pulled the previous year circulated the room like tall tales. Dr Hayes approached the podium. A short man with thick hair that jutted down around his head like a Darth Vader helmet, when he spoke, his presence filled the room like a rock star. He brings a certain flair to his presentations: whether it be pulling up pop culture icons or rapping his conclusions. He has an “in your face” attitude to his speeches and in his research. His research is mostly on frogs and how atrazine forces testosterone to be converted into estrogen. Dr Hayes reports that it can cause the male frogs to grow ovaries and create eggs in their testis (owwww!).

Europe has since denied regulatory approval of Atrazine. My understanding is that he EPA still allows Atrazine to be used because they are not satisfied with the methodologies of the studies showing the potential harm of Atrazine, and do not feel there is enough evidence to show adverse effects. This is not too surprising, since Europe has become a lot more environmentally proactive, while the US, under the current administration, has rolled back environmental regulation for a more pro-industrial stance. It will be fascinating to see where the next ten years of research will land us. Could it be the next DDT? Or will it be like the unwarranted mass-hysteria of physteria? Either way, be prepared for talk-shows galore on Atrazine of conservative screaming about prissy liberal tree-huggers, and liberals screaming about thick-headed conservative morons. Well, if this debate goes on and Atrazine really is an endocrine disrupter, at least there will be one winner: male-enhancement pills. Time to take the old spam-filter off; I know I don’t want my bits and pieces shriveling up!

If you are interested in listening to Dr Hayes speech, learning more about his research or if you were a fan of “An Inconvenient Truth” you should check out one of his presentations on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4lijvIjpRw

I was fiddling with a flashlight earlier today trying to get it to work. I did the usual hit it on something, or hit it with your palm action. Nothing seemed to work, even turning the battery pack the other way! When I did this I paused for a second and said ” I sure do hope this doesn’t create a black hole!” which in my mind should have happened. Think about it you have everything in right, exactly how electricity should work and you create light. Now flip everything the opposite way, reverse the polarity, stand upside down, whatever. You should create darkness, a void that sucks the light out of the room. Pretty much a black hole imagine the scientific breakthroughs to follow. FINALLY a way to prove everyone wrong and that someone doesn’t get stretched when thrown into a black hole.

So I think everyone should just accept the fact they will be using open source applications more and more in the next few years. You may ask how such a lofty claim could be made by such a person as myself. Well I will have it be know that I probably know more about ridiculous underground ideas and half baked theories than any one person ever should. (Hence the title of the post.)

I will put it in perspective. I used firefox before it was even called that. Way before meebo, adium, and google were trying it…I was combining all my IM accounts…yeah even jabber and icq (using gaim .10 now known as pidgin). I also called AMD’s ascension to former processor king and then again I called its present fall from the throne. Hell I even beta tested AOL 6 and knew it sucked way before everyone else. Further more I knew Bear Grylls sucked way before that article came out.

Some of you may say this means nothing….”that doesn’t make you better than me trip.” Well you are right…THAT particular reason is not why I am better than you. All these incessant efforts to get there first have resulted in me trying out many many many more things than the average user and for every one of those successes I mentioned I have also been horribly horribly wrong like 5 times. But the following claims I feel are pretty legit.

EDIT: I am adding time frames per Joel’s request

• Linux will be on a computer (or entertainment related electronic devices) in your house. (5 years)
• OpenOffice though it will continue to blow goats for awhile will become more noticed by the corporate world. (2 maybe 3 years)
• The multiple core kick on processors will last I dunno like 4 more years before it becomes similar to the multiple blade debate. Honestly who needs a terabladed shaving device. (4 years)
• Batteries as we know it will change drastically. Future batteries will be more like super capacitors than what we consider current batteries. (5 years)
• You will still not have a flying car. (Neither will your kids, and if they do it won’t be a car as we think of it)
• I will still be better than you. (As long as I can predict…which is automatically more than you)

Good luck and Godspeed (Today…that’s it…after that you are on your own)

Once again, science myths have lost the battle and the real message is that people are stupid. Have I stated some of these myths as fact at some point? Yes, I am sure. Which ones, I don’t know. But I am people, and as I pointed out, people are stupid. Here are the myths:

 

Drink at least eight glasses of water a day

We use only 10% of our brains

Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death

Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight

Shaving causes hair to grow back faster or coarser

Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals

Eating turkey makes people especially drowsy

They are lacking in evidence or have been refuted. The eating turkey one pleases me. I think people want to nap all the time and that eating turkey is just an excuse. Plus, people don’t want to hang out with family so they are all like “Oh, I think I’ll head home. I’m tired.” The drowsiness may actually be the result of carbohydrates (now, I am wont to cite too many Wikipedia entries, but the primary sources are fairly inaccessible).

Truly, science is not ftl, but these stories we hear about are. I especially like the 8 glasses of water thing because I remember hearing that back when I was a little kid and being worried. That’s what I get for listening to adults!