Tidying Up
New Scientist on 'Space sheepdogs' could round up space junk: An aerospace company is proposing to deploy what it calls a "space sheepdog" to usher space junk safely out of orbit. It could even...
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Coffee Spitter
Jim Henley cracks me up with this little jewel from his post on Professor Lott's response to a previous posting: (Hi. I bitch about politics on the internet. My website is an ugly sherbet...
New Scientist on Blog Blockage
New Scientist on China blocks bloggers' sites: State control of the internet in China may have found a new target with many "bloggers" unable to update their web journals, apparently because of government restrictions....
Anniversary of Iraq War: Time to Listen to the Vets
Veteran and author Charles Sheehan-Miles of Veterans for Common Sense: Twelve years ago, at roughly two a.m. local time on January 17, I was ready to go off guard duty when the call came...
Killing Dogs
Apparently, Cookeville officer Eric Hall, now famous for shooting a family pet on police video, has shot pets while on duty before. The difference between the current shooting, which was unprokoved and plainly wrong,...
New Blogger
For those who of you who used to be DelphiForums.com warriors, you'll likely recognize this new entry to the blogosphere – Allen Steadham of Interrace Haven. Allen has operated one of the most popular...
Call for Gulf War Vets and Families
I've just received the following action email from Charles Sheehan-Miles, founder of Veterans for Common Sense: Dear friends and veterans, As many of you know, President Bush is expected to decide on war within...
Gravity = Speed of Light
CBC News reports on Speed of light, gravity match: astronomers: Score another point for Einstein. Astronomers have found the speed of gravity equals the speed of light, just as the famed physicist predicted. It...