Huh. Lloyd's Of London warns businesses to prepare for peak oil

Venerable financial institutions Lloyds of London and Chatham House issued a dire warning to UK businesses. Energy shortages and peak oil are going to be major issues for insurance markets in coming years.

The groups issued a joint report, Sustainable Energy Security: Strategic Risks and Opportunities for Business, which explained, "Companies which are able to take advantage of this new energy reality will increase both their resilience and competitiveness. Failure to do so could lead to expensive and potentially catastrophic consequences."

How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew. Naturally it's in French, but the video is pretty straightforward. And awesome.

Most Ys do not have rooms anymore is my understanding. Not sure on the Christian.

They do here - I see ads on the CTA.

I just got an education on SAN vs. NAS. How behind the times I was. Plus, bonus foreign accent. Totally helped.

I almost roomed at the Y for a few months in high school. Sadly, I ended up in a convent hostel instead. Less lyrical glee there.

It's fun to stay at the convent hostel!

Still scans!

But the arm motions totally suck in comparison.

WWII is full of plot holes.

Skipper! (And I should talk.)

The IO9 article just went up. My memory only goes back so far. If someone linked to it in a time warp, I'm really impressed.

Ah, someone did link to that earlier but didn't say what it was about, so I thought there might be spoilers.

so I thought there might be spoilers.

Whitefonted: The Nazis lose.