[20 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Abuso de antibioticos

Um artigo interessante mas assustador sobre a forma como a industria agro-pecuária americana continua a abusar dos antibiótics na criação de animais (especialmente porcos) para consumo.
O resultado é a proliferação de organismos resistentes aos antibiótics, principalmente MRSA.
O que considero absurdo é a continuação de uma prática nos US quando existe um concenso (incl. nos US) que é uma prática perigosa. Apesar disso, os lobbies conseguem manter o status quo. Aqueles sacanas continuam a fazer merda de uma forma tão consistente que mete medo. Não há limite à ganância permitida (basta …

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Featured, Tecnologia »

[3 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | ]

One knows a company has done something right when you see a stocky mid-40s nerd in an ugly cyan t-shirt& jeans, open a computer case and show the inside to a 20s super hot girl dressed in the latest fashion and the result is a wonderful smile, big eyes and a delighted throaty “Total ordnung!”
Then, she stayed glued to his speel on the cleanliness of the Mac Pro cooing and purring for the next 10mins! Amazing.
Yep, Apple is doing something right. ;-)
Seen last December at Zurich Apple store

Palermices, US of A »

[23 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]

From “This is True” (here: http://www.thisistrue.com/):
BUT HEY, LET’S NOT RUSH INTO ANYTHING: “Texas Will Soon Make Sure That Competent Lawyers Handle Death-Row Appeals” — Houston Chronicle headline

Tecnologia »

[6 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]

Techtalk interessante sobre um tipo novo de reactor nuclear:
Successfully developing a liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) would essentially solve our planet’s energy problems for thousands of years, because it would allow us to fully utilize the energy in natural thorium, which makes up 0.0012% of the Earth’s crust.

https://video.google.com/a/google.com/#/Play/contentId=e744b860162889a7

Palermices »

[31 Jul 2009 | Comments Off | ]

While reading an article on the latest bacon technology (see here) I stumbled on this one: “Extreme Sports Involving Cows” ;-)
In America, it seems, there is a sport which involves sitting on an angry cow.
I’m a bit confused why anyone would want to sit on an angry cow, but sit on them they do. In fact, they do it for a living. Yes, that’s right, there are people who make a living out of sitting on the cows. The cows clearly really dislike it. It really annoys them. That’s why …

Sociedade, US of A »

[28 Jul 2009 | Comments Off | ]

It would be so funny if it wasn’t so true.