In yesterday’s post about climate change, I didn’t have space/time/continuum to post my favorite cartoon related to climate change: Turns out, as it was meant to turn out, that this is a pretty famous New Yorker cartoon by Tom Toro. Pretty cool (and inspiring) interview on NPR on how Tom Toro got his first cartoon […]
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WLBOTT R&D has been looking into the current state of climate change science and mitigation recently. Some take-aways: All tables and charts are linked to the host source. I tried to use mainstream sources for data. How We Got Here Basically, it boils down to how many people we’ve had, have, and will have on […]
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¡Feliz cumpleaños! Today we celebrate the anniversary of Unindicted Co-conspirator #3’s birth. Public Service Announcement We can’t emphasize this enough, people. Do not confuse these two: Yesterday’s News in 1 Screen Shot Behind the Curtain: WLBOTT IT Song of the Day WLBOTT Team Building: NYC WLBOTT team building in NYC included a trip to The […]
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Windy Martha
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s topic. Windy Martha sounds like either a cocktail or a digestive condition. But today, let’s look at the massive wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard: Vineyard Wind. This is kind of corporate Rah-Rah, but it’s still pretty cool…. Fun Facts Carbon Cost Let’s say that this […]
Started writin’ this BLOTT about Big Tide and Internal Waves, ended up writin’ it about Oil and Vinegar and an incredibly cool cycloid drawing machine. Kris Kristofferson / The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Started writing this song about Chris Gantry, end of writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Norman Norbert, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobbie […]
Today, I am the egg man. You are the egg man. We are the egg man.Hoy, soy el hombre huevo. Eres el hombre huevo. Somos el hombre huevo. [ed. note: UC#4 is trying to learn Spanish] Total Consumption Per Capita Back of the envelope Calcs Key take-aways: Fun Facts From the Old Farmer’s Almanac…. It’s […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #2 for today’s topic. It would be impossible for me to provide any value-add to this, other than to say that during the course of this 4:11 video, you will learn of roving gangs of stoned adolescent male bottle-nose dolphins, spy-camera sea turtles, and neurotoxins.
Had an interesting chat with my pal chatGPT this morning…. Turns out, as it was meant to turn out, that the full article can be found on the wright-brothers.org page. Mr. Root, it is our honor/honour to present you with the Medal of the Royal Order of WLBOTTness. Medina and A.I. Root Today A.I. Root […]
Paterfamilias In junior high, many years ago, before the internet, before the internal combustion engine, even before the introduction of Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Smoky Ghost Pepper Puffs, we had a school newspaper. I remember one article, where the reporter asked students, “What is a paterfamilias?” and this yielded a variety of goofy junior high responses. […]