2018 Wasn't all shit

It is easy to bash, be salty, throw "shade" or sip that hatorade, it really is. It is easy to complain and easier to criticise. Obviously the world isn't a perfect place but there are moments of bliss and things not to forget. It is easy to forget about all the good in the world so here's a lovely reminder

This just in: Rolling stones Calls DOE out on their Bullshit (and I've had my suspicions too for years)

"We're doing the worst thing people can do: lying to our young. Nobody, not even this president, who was swept to victory in large part by the raw enthusiasm of college kids, has the stones to tell the truth: that a lot of them will end up being pawns in a predatory con game designed to extract the equivalent of home-mortgage commitment from 17-year-olds dreaming of impossible careers as nautical archaeologists or orchestra conductors. One former law student I contacted for this story had a nervous breakdown while struggling to pay off six-figure debt. It wasn't until he tapped into one of the few growth industries open to young Americans that his outlook brightened. "I got my life back on track by working for a marijuana delivery service in Manhattan," he says. "I've had to compromise who I am . . . because I started down a path that I couldn't turn away from. Student loans aren't hope. They're despair." 

That is a concluding quote from this rolling stones article (found HERE) Ripping off the young: The College Loan scandal

Update!: Science is coming your wayyy and T-rex sex too (gotcha with the title)

So I came across a new science journal today (technically last night, but that was 2am so double technically it WAS today....nvr mnd), AWEscience, and it is AMAZING! I found out about it last night while stumbling and reading and just perusing the internet when I found that page on liquid oxygen. The rest is short-term history! But I am getting sidetracked (which is fun also) so here's the point: I want to present a BUNCH of articles from their website. SO HERE WE GO!


Article #1 starts us off: One solar tower to rule them all!

Twice the height of the Empire State – EnviroMission plans massive solar tower for Arizona

Hell yeah, solar energy, now you've just gotta construct Sauron's solar tower and you can begin

to rule 3rd-rock-from-the-sun-Earth (calling it 'middle Earth' was just wayy too impractical) and 

destroy the ELVES and realm of free men. Just kidding. But seriously...

I think it's a wonderful idea, and if it helps cut energy costs who would oppose it 

(energy conglomerates...duh) 

this sucker will sit at 2625 ft tall and is projected to produce 200-megawatts of power generation and will reliably feed the grid with enough power for 150,000 US homes. Here's the best part: Once it’s built, it can be expected to more or less sit there producing clean, renewable power with virtually no maintenance until it's over 80 years old! (boomshakalaka)

Here's a rundown of how it works (quoted from article)

"Enviromission’s solar tower is a simple idea taken to gigantic proportions. The sun beats down on a large covered greenhouse area at the bottom, warming the air underneath it. Hot air wants to rise, so there’s a central point for it to rush towards and escape; the tower in the middle. And there’s a bunch of turbines at the base of the tower that generate electricity from that natural updraft."

more info on the tower here (orig article)

Moving on...... (continue reading for about 4 more articles involving badassness)