Tag Archives: climate change

Calvin & Hobbes

Posted on January 4, 2015 by roger henke

I somewhat follow a blog by a ranting US statistician with many stereotypical US obsessions (religion being a major one), don’t ask me why, but his quirky taste for visuals does play into it. A recent post on predictions was headed … Continue reading →

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mountains, people, roads and other fantasies

Posted on February 24, 2014 by roger henke

I’ve been rambling about the importance and the fun to prepare yourself a bit for what awaits you in far-away places, i.c. Nepal’s Mustang region. And my hopes for a collection of eye-opening and/or stereotype-countering reminders to give myself (and … Continue reading →

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state of fear

Posted on September 24, 2013 by roger henke

My current status of a man of leisure with plenty of reading time allows me to indulge. More than a 1000 pages of Michael Crichton in three days. I normally list my reading here, but the last Crichton I read, … Continue reading →

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sustainability is a clusterfuck

Posted on January 6, 2013 by roger henke

That’s a quote from Frederick Kaufman‘s must read Bet the farm, about how food stopped being food, and turned into money. The quote succinctly summarizes the results so far of the many efforts to quantify “sustainability”.  Too difficult….Understanding climate change, … Continue reading →

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