There is no knowing the Evil Eyebrow
I’ve been having some lively discussions surrounding Wikileaks’ release of United States diplomatic cables on November 28, 2010. I seem to be confusing some people with my arguments and statements. I intend to clear this up. For the record: I support Wikileaks’ publication of the diplomatic cables. However that information came into their hands, their …
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I remember St. Helens. I did a science project in 3rd grade about it. I would love to see what this site looks like today, 30 years after the eruption.
The 2008 Beloit College Mindset list is up. If you’ve never heard of this, it’s a list of facts and bullet points about the “traditional student” (~age 18) who is beginning college this fall. For example: 19 films have never been X rated, only NC-17. 20 The Warsaw Pact is as hazy for them as …
If you look at any news feed in the US, whether it’s internet, cable, network, newspaper, whatever, I’m sure you’re aware of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis/St. Paul of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi river. At the moment, there is no report on a cause, and they are still recovering cars from the …
Another scurrilous bomb plot is foiled in Boston. This suspicious device was detonated by the Boston Police Department. Here is the original story. Here is a video of it being detonated. Looks like I’m out of a job! Either that or we’ll have to navigate through new layers of bureacratic oversight before placing traffic counters. …
Befriend your neighbors or something like this might happen to you. This man was dead for a year before he was discovered. That’s just wrong.
The FDA has released its draft assesment of the safety of cloned animals entering the human food supply. They are inviting public comment for the next 90 (89, today) days. I don’t intend to read this thing, but I will skim it. If only to see what people are concerned about. How can an animal …
FEMA et al have released a brand new logo to replace the old Civil Defense logo initially adopted in 1939. Quoting the NY Times: The CD insignia, which the association called “a relic from the cold war,” was eulogized by Richard Grefé, the executive director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. “The old mark …