The NSA center in Utah has a utility bill of approximately $3.3 million a month – transforming coal into computronium for enough laser driven zeros and ones to fry those fuckers in North Korea eh?
At present, about 2% of all global energy consumed is going into the web and computing – and that number is moving upwards quickly
Still, this is an order of magnitude less than the brain, which consumes about 20% of body energy
US CEO to average worker compensation in 1982: 42 to 1, in 2012: 354 to 1
Proops is Hungarian for fart
Have yachts and have-nots: the richest 85 people in the world have as much wealth as the bottom 50%
IMHO, a lesson for our times, “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming“, Rod Dreher
There are more expat US dollars than domestic dollars
Climate change refugees are already an issue in New Zealand where the issue has gone before the NZ supreme court.
According to Barrons (13 Oct 2013) there are $4620 US dollars in circulation for every ounce of gold in US reserves
