If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Gail “The Colander” Collins, who in her column “Palmetto Political Passions,” writes about South...
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F-Yeah, Science: "Of course, what we're seeing here is salvation to zero-gravity heartburn"
What happens when you add an Alka-Selter tablet to a sphere of water under micro-gravity? (March 22, 2003) — Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit performs a series of microgravity experiments with water spheres and effervescent antacid tablets. In the second of four videos, Pettit inserts a tablet into a 50-millimeter sphere and observes the fizzy results.
Continue reading...Yes, this is a Lego printer.
From the YouTube description: “Lego felt tip 110” printer connected to an Apple Mac. This is not a kit you can buy and does not use mindstorms. I designed/built/coded it all from scratch including analog motor electronics, sensors and printer driver, the USB interface uses a “wiring” board.”
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Good morning, everybody. Charlie Sheen is going to jail. Now, your morning constitutional: Rep. Arthur Davis lost the chance to be Alabama’s first black Democratic nominee for governor yesterday. Dale Peterson (previously) also lost his bid for Agriculture Commissioner. No matter what happens in the fall, New Mexico will have its first female governor. BP’s shares have plunged 36 percent in value since the April explosion that caused a giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which may make BP cheap enough to attract acquisition interest. Attorney General Eric Holder is opening an investigation into the...
Continue reading...Well, it's hurricane season
Today marks the beginning of the official hurricane season, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center predicts a pretty hectic season: Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA is projecting a 70 percent probability of the following ranges: 14 to 23 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including: 8 to 14 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which: 3 to 7 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph) “If this outlook holds true, this season could be one...
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Bob “Day Job” Hebert, who in his column today “Our Epic Foolishness,” writes: For...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Good morning, everybody. Spencer behaved a little crazy and moved out. Now, your morning constitutional: Flooding and landslides resulting from Tropical Storm Agatha, the first named storm of the season, has killed over 150 people in Central America. As Carol Browner, the White House energy and climate adviser, calls it the “probably the biggest environmental disaster we’ve ever faced in this country,” BP and the administration warn that the oil spill in the Gulf could very well last until August. Robert Reich: The government should temporarily take over BP’s U.S. operations to ensure it’s workign in the...
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Glenn Beck says all the time that people should leave families alone. But, I guess it didn’t stop him from making fun of Malia Obama on his radio show. Dude, she’s 11. You’re making fun of a little girl; that’s just sick. Via Media Matters, above is some audio, and a partial transcript below: BECK: (imitating Malia) Daddy? Daddy? Daddy, did you plug the hole yet? Daddy? PAT GRAY (co-host): (imitating Obama) No I didn’t, honey. BECK: (imitating Malia) Daddy, I know you’re better than [unintelligible] GRAY: (imitating Obama) Mm-hmm, big country. BECK: (imitating Malia) And I...
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Roger “Life of the Party” Cohen’s great piece “Hell in the Islamic Republic,” in...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Friday, 28 May 2010
Good morning, everybody. Could Lady Gaga have…lupus? Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama is visiting Louisiana Friday to assess the ecological disaster caused by the oil spill in the Gulf. U.S. officials and BP believe the spill has been patched, although they will not know for sure for a couple days. The spill is believed to be the worst in U.S. history. And here I thought Rand Paul loved the Constitution. The House of Representatives on Thursday voted for an amendment to a military funding bill to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning gays from...
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