~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open Thread ~
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Beltway A-Lister Gridiron Superspreader Omnishambles (Butchered by “Personal Risk” Brain Geniuses)
Gridiron Club organizes “Vax-Only” events for Beltway elite in ill-ventilated space. Hilarity ensues.
Speculating About the Macron v. Le Pen Presidential Election Rematch
A quick look at what might come next in the Macron-Le Pen contest.
As Oil Giants Turn to Bitcoin Mining, Some Spin Burning Fossil Fuels for Cryptocurrency as a Climate Solution
In a pilot project last year, ExxonMobil used up to 18 million cubic feet of gas per month to mine bitcoin in North Dakota.
Speculating About the Botched Shanghai Lockdown
The Chinese have not given up on zero Covid, despite the continuing outbreak in Shanghai.
Comedy Tonight
Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!
The European Union Demand Response to High Natural Gas Prices
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, high natural gas prices triggered an estimated European Union demand cut of about 7%.
Drop in Life Expectancy ‘Speaks Volumes’ About How US Handled Covid: Expert
‘The US expects to be taken seriously in the world when our one million Covid death and falling health indicators say otherwise.
China’s Overseas Lending and the War in Ukraine
Why lending to emerging economies may be collateral damage of the war in Ukraine.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous – A Computer Scientist Explains
Some words of caution about QR codes.
