Articles by L. Winslow
Over Mining the Moon - Earth Moon System Hangs in the Balance -
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L. Winslow
If all the nations of the World start mining the moon, then eventually it will be completely mined out and we will all lose as it becomes lighter with less gravity to pull on the Earth and affect our ...
Online Article Submission Sites - Should They Monitor Weight Loss Claims? -
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L. Winslow
Should Online Article Submission Sites monitor weight loss claims? Indeed, I have several observations and comments on this issue. First, one trend I have watched is how Advertising Periodicals or Media that hosts ads, scrutinizes things like Biz Ops, ...
Bitter Vietnam Vets Often Cause Hurtful Statements Detracting From Their Honor, Duty and Service -
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L. Winslow
Often when the discussion of the War in Iraq comes up, a bitter Vietnam Veteran will school a younger member of our society. Unfortunately, they often say ask; "Did you serve in the military?" and when the younger man ...
In Water Boat Hull Cleaning and Environmental Considerations -
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L. Winslow
Most boat owners do not realize that it is not legal to clean algae off a boat hull in the water without environmental controls. The issues are that the algae or slimy green stuff, is void of oxygen and ...
Forget Global Warming Scare Tactics - Fear Global Cooling -
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L. Winslow
About fifteen years ago there was a group of scientists claiming that the Ice Age was coming and many had bought bumper stickers to remind us of the whole ordeal that would kill 2/3 of all life on Earth. ...
Comparing Japanese and US Societies -
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L. Winslow
Japan's Little League Baseball Champions put up a tremendously great game against the United States Warner-Robbins, Georgia Little League Team. The US kids won, but they had to fight to win, it was no easy game. Japan's stock market is coming back up and they have a tremendous civilization and lots of technology driving their economy. How do they do it?...
Government Regulatory On-going Education Tests with Unethical Questions on Ethics -
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L. Winslow
The government is requiring more and more businesses to comply with on-going education and yet we see that amongst these tests are tests in every industry on ethics. One might ask what the government knows about ethics, yet this is not the topic that came up in discussion recently in our think tank, instead we discussed that on these ongoing education tests on ethics it is impossible to get 100% correct, because one question is always impossible to get right, there is No right answer?...
Transporting Supplies and Equipment is a Huge Challenge for Exploration Teams -
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L. Winslow
Whether over land or sea, it has always been challenging for exploration teams to transport all their gear, supplies and equipment. It does not matter if they are going across a desert, to the North Pole, across an ocean or far into the Earth. New transportation devices need to be developed for exploration on Earth and in space to other worlds. Recently, at the Online Think Tank as this line of thought was getting going an outsider stated:...
Some Believe that Scientists Should Not Allow Personal Attachment to Goals -
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L. Winslow
Many believe that it is not right for Scientists to be too personally attached to the goals of their research lest there is too much temptation to cheat. Yet, without passion for the project one has to wonder if they can ever reach the goal. Besides other than the South Korean cloning scientist who forged research and a few other incidents that occasionally occur in the pharmaceutical industry, for the most part the scientific field does have respect for integrity....
Speedometers Must Be Redesigned for Flying Cars -
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L. Winslow
The modern speedometer-odometer is an engineering high-tech marvel and yet it is about to become obsolete. Why you ask? Well the stage is set and you can expect PAVs or Personal Air Vehicles to be available soon. But remember aircraft have airspeed indicators and they work of changes in air-pressure measured from the static port and ram air from the pitot tube and a speedometer-odometer works of revolutions of the wheel on the ground - see the problem?...
Stop this Barbaric Behavior Please -
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L. Winslow
We must stop violence in Palestine, but how? Can there ever be peace in that region? Well one historian at the Online Think Tank, thinks not. I tend to agree with him, both judging from the present period, prospects of future periods and the historical record of past periods as well....
Human Gill Implants Should Be Considered For Navy Seals - Make Them Into Fish -
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L. Winslow
We should re-design humans because they simply cannot evolve fast enough to change with the modernization of civilization. Do you remember the James Bond Movie where the characters put a little device in their mouths allowing them to breath underwater? Well, it just so happens that they now exist and work quite well. Indeed, it would be very easy to use some of that junk DNA to grow gills or even implant such a device....
Why Bother To Start A Think Tank And What Do You Do Once It Is Started? -
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L. Winslow
As the founder of the Online Think Tank many people ask me how is it possible to grow a Think Tank large enough to help in all the problems mankind is challenged by? Well, the simple answer is it will not be easy and the interesting thing is there sure is a lot of job security in Think Tanks that can really solve the follies of mankind, you see humans seem to pride themselves in messing stuff up, therefore there will always be problems to solve. On potential think tank candidate asks:...
Learning About Bureaucracy and How it Stifles Free Markets -
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L. Winslow
When you say free markets many people just do not understand what on Earth you are getting at and yet in our own Constitution we have the right to free contract and it is formally decreed that there taxation without representation is unacceptable. Yet over regulation becomes a burden and over all tax on society destroying all the efficiencies that are created from free markets and free enterprise in the fist place....