I've been a reader of The Nation on and off over the past 20 years or so. I've subscribed several times. These days, I pick it up once a month or so at newstands to read it (because I can't keep up with it weekly.) I picked up this week's Nation, and Alexander Cockburn had a column, called “Is Global Warming a Sin?” It was such an atrocious article, I felt I needed to write a letter to them.

Here's my letter:

As you've probably noticed - I've not been posting much, here. Mostly, it's because I've been very busy continuing to settle in, and to start my new technology advising practice, called MetaCentric Technology Advising. I've been blooging up a storm on Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology.

• Antioxidant supplements may not be all that good for you. Hmmm, might be time to trim the doses of Vitamin A.
• Most Americans want universal health care.

• Enjoy your fish now, because there might not be so much later.
• You've already eaten genetically modified rice.

You know about Tamiflu, right? Tamiflu is the anti-viral drug that many people are stocking up on, in case of a flu pandemic. Never mind that it's not at all clear that it will work.

• If you are a woman, you might want to put that coke down!
• Yes, indeed, there seem to be lots of planets in the galaxy.
• Are elephants suffering from PTSD?

Here are today's links for ya:

Here's a bunch of things I came across that I think are useful, with a bit of commentary.