blivet 2.0

• First Americans All from Siberia, Study Confirms
  A genetic study throws more water on population of the Western Hemisphere via alternate routes to Beringia.
  (tags: archaeology anthropology)

Via MicCheck, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund

CORRUPTION CHEAT SHEET [AP]
Having a tough time keeping track of all the twists and turns in the State Department’s mishandling of all the Blackwater stuff? Check out this handy walk-through of the Mustache of Justice Henry Waxman and his investigation into The Case Of The Corrupt Contractors.

That would be Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show and born in 1962 and Sam Seder, host of the Sam Seder Show on Air America Radio who was born in 1966.

This is from a little while ago, but Asymptotic Life cut carbon emissions in their home by a whopping 70% after doing an energy audit — saving money in the process too. Here is how they did it…

• Ask Rockridge: Responding to Conservative Name-Calling
  “How can we respond to conservative attacks on our patriotism?
  We were recently asked how to respond when confronted with the attack, “Aw you liberals just hate America.”"
  (tags: logic politics progressive)
• Zebra Cards Home Page
  “When you hear hoofbeats, don’t expect to see a zebra.” A book for medical interns to take on their hospital rounds for help with uncommon diseases. [ultimately, via Garret]
  (tags: medicine)

• ScreenTed Laptop LCD Screen
  ScreenTek specializes exclusively in the sale of laptop LCD screens for laptop LCD screen replacement. [via Tom Negrino]
  (tags: hardware repair notebook laptop macbook lcd powerbook)
• Laptop Insurance From Safeware
  [via Tom Negrino]
  (tags: laptop notebook powerbook insurance computer travel computing)

• Aspie-quiz
  a self-quiz, which you may or may not agree with. [via John at Genehack]
  (tags: aspergers fun)

• www. is deprecated.
  home of the no-www movement, which is new to me. one caveat - their use of gray text on white is hard for these tired eyes to read, so they have get no points for usability.
  (tags: blogging htaccess standards web webdev www internet)

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate this American holiday. It is my favorite celebration.

• Stop Toquop.org
  Stoptoquop.org has been created by concerned citizens of Mesquite, Nevada because of a coal fired power plant proposal by Sithe Energy for a facility 12 miles NW of Mesquite.
  (tags: activism)