Capitalism

Yes, I am a capitalist.  Actually, I support a mixed-market economy, but my point is that I am not opposed to profiting from my blogging, if is possible. For some time, I have been getting enough page views to make me wonder whether it's worth allowing advertisements.

I realize the pitfalls.  I am especially sensitive to the potential for inappropriate ads.  If you are a regular reader and have a strong opinion about advertisements on blogs, please let me know.  I am going to experiment with it.  If you see ads that seem inappropriate, please let me know.

Site Redesign

Frequent visitors may have noticed that I've redesigned the site. An unfortunate consequence is that two of the polls were lost; I've recreated them but lost the votes to date.

Reformatted Post on Beer's Law

I have had to reformat the post on Beer's Law.  The html editor at Blogspot seems to do strange things with <br> tags.

Very Unscientific Poll

I have posted  a poll on global warming on this blog.  Before I remove the poll from the blog, I thought I should document the results.  The poll is for entertainment purposes only.  There was no methodology used except to post the poll to this blog using a blogger add-on.

The poll states "Global Warming is," and gives six options, "anthropogenic," "natural," "a hoax," "something I don't understand," "a topic upon which I am reserving judgment," and "other."

Getting the Blog into Shape

Just a note to say that I am getting this new blog into shape.  I welcome any advice on format, readability etc. Please let me know if you like the look and feel and whether you find it easy to read.  Also, if there are any topics you'd like me to get into, I'd welcome suggestions.

How It Looks From Here

I am going to experiment with setting up my own blog. I am motivated to do so because of my experience with Facebook. I only recently joined Facebook and have enjoyed catching up with friends, family and associates. I seem to have two different goals when I am on Facebook. The first is personal: I want to interact with my friends and share personal tidbits.

Facebook is well suited for this type interaction. Secondly, I like to share my perspective on numerous topics of interest to me. Facebook is not so well suited for this usage. I often have more to say than is conveniently displayed in a Facebook note. Moreover some of my friends and associates probably are more interested in what is going on with me personally than my views on such topics. So I am going to experiment with blog posting for a little while. Whether I continue this exercise will depend on how much of a time sink it is, and whether anyone is actually interested in reading it.

Topics that I will probably discuss include thoughts on Antisemitism, Acquisition Reform, Climate Science, Evolution, The Final Solution, Holocaust Denial, Human Rights, Humanism, Humor, Infrared Spectroscopy, Judaism, Management, Math, Military, News, Public Policy, etc.

At the moment, I am interested in Climate Science, its popularization, and its mis-characterization. Some of my initial posts will probably relate to this topic. I am an unapologetic fan of Real Climate. Some of the content there is a bit technical and I hope that I can help make it accessible. Additionally, I have a bit of experience with passive infrared spectroscopy. It seems to me that climate science presents a teachable moment on infrared spectroscopy and I'm interested in pursuing that possibility.

In the past I have been very interested in Holocaust Denial and I have been a contributor to The Holocaust History Project. From time to time I will probably post on the topic.