The Obvious Truth About Scientific Prediction
Scientists and “experts” have been saying for years that California is due for another big earthquake. I’m sorry, but really?! I don’t know why we keep seeing news articles about some new research or findings saying California will have a large earthquake by some year. Considering California’s penchant for earthquakes I could tell you that California is due for a large earthquake right now, without spending thousands or millions on research. Now, studies on how to reduce the massive amount of property damage and the loss of life as the result of that earthquake is certainly worth the time and money. Stop predicting obvious things.
P.S. Based on weather patterns, I predict it’ll rain sometime in 2008 in California and that there will be a massive wildfire somewhere in the state where there’s lots of trees. That’s right, I’m breaking that news right here on 365 Discoveries! You heard it here first!
I’m Annoyed With Poor Signage
I’ve recently come to realize that I can get very irritated at poor signage or “notices.” For example the below sign is posted at my workplace:
I cannot understand the purpose of the quotations around the instructions posted on this sign. The purpose of the sign is to instruct you to do something. Taking off your shoe covers is a sanitation issue, so it needs to be done. Quotation marks usually used denote something someone said (quotes), jargon that’ll be explained later in some writing, or to denote cynicism. To use it around the bold text of a sign just weakens the message, I think, and looks ridiculous. This is official signage, by the way, not some 8.5″ by 11″ paper stuck to the wall. There are a couple other signs posted elsewhere around work with quotation marks, but picturing them will only frustrate me more.
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