March 13, 2011 10:53 PM UTC

The Dave Report

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• by: DavidThi808

Since a number of these aren’t political, I’m create an off-topic diary for them

Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste

the waste produced by coal plants is actually more radioactive than that generated by their nuclear counterparts. In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant-a by-product from burning coal for electricity-carries into the surrounding environment 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.

An innovative way to earn a living

Florida High-Speed Rail Line Would Have Been Very Profitable

Three weeks after Gov. Rick Scott put the brakes on high-speed rail, the Florida Department of Transportation on Wednesday released a study showing the line connecting Tampa to Orlando would have had a $10.2 million operating surplus in 2015, its first year of operation.

Interesting letter from a MIT Professor about why we don’t need to worry about the Japanese Nuke plants

It’s not the idea, it’s the execution (boy is that true).

There is a fallacy rooted in the minds of many who wish to become rich – the fallacy of the great idea. Having a great idea is not enough. It is the manner in which ideas are executed that counts. Implementation will always trump ideas, however good those ideas are.

Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they are nothing but an overpriced pair of sneakers. Sports shoes don’t win races. Athletes do.

BoA leaks dump this Monday

from: zerohedge A member of the hacker collective Anonymous, which singlehandedly destroyed “hacker defense” firm HB Gary, who goes under the handle OperationLeakS “is claiming to be have emails and documents which prove “fraud” was committed by Bank of America employees, and the group says it’ll release them on Monday” reports Gawker.

Great read: Some of It Was Fun – couldn’t put it down.