Lot’s of “How Tos” were read around here in the last week or so, and I’ve linked to some of the best ones. I was pretty excited to get Spotify too. This one may be worth paying for! I’m also playing around with Post Formats in WordPress, which explains the drastic change in the way the blog looks. I switched to the Twenty Eleven theme and I’m going to be Read More ...
Death Taxes and Life Insurance – A principled argument against the death tax. Delaying Tax Vote Could Crash Stock Market – No duh. Can’t believe someone was able to write an entire article on this obvious conclusion. Though it was nice to get a firm date on it. Don’t see a logical reason it would drop below 5%, but markets aren’t logical in the short term. Higher IQ Scores Found Read More ...
The SIL sent me this cool behind-the-scenes video of AstroRobonaut. COOL! Kind of makes you think that maybe there really are viable alternatives to manned space flight. As you can see in the video, this thing has some pretty fine motor skills. I think we need a whole army of these to be built to fight the wild herd of Space Bigfoots that threaten our freedom.
The SIL sent me a link to this site which lets you sign up to have your name included on a microchip that will be sent to Mars on a rover. I sort of assumed that lots of my information and various encrypted passwords were being sent into deep space when the Space Bigfoot is playing jokes by moving the satellites I’m trying to bounce data off of. Mars Schmars. Read More ...
Let the hand-wringing begin. For instance, “we expect our own galaxy and Andromeda to merge in about 4 billion years or so,” Bluck explained. “If this ends up providing new gas reserves and channeling this gas to the center of our galaxy — all big ifs — then there is a real chance of triggering our dormant black hole at some point in the distant future.” A few questions: What did we do Read More ...
The Write Stuff: NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has asked him to “find ways to reach out to dominantly Muslim countries” as the White House pushes the space agency to become a tool of international diplomacy. Hang on a sec…have to look over my shoulder to see if I can figure out where the guys from Candid Camera or Punk’d have hidden their equipment. I know I Read More ...
15 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning – Very nice article here. Even though I sort of know all of these things intuitively, I need to be more active in implementing some of them. Cocaine in Space Shuttle Hangar – And no mention of it in the local paper. At least no mention I could find. Interesting Twitter’s Answer To Facebook Connect – I'm pretty close to breaking it off with Read More ...
Women linked to Tiger Woods – At least he has a better eye for talent than Bill Clinton. Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power – If this is true, please explain to me why chicks always dig the guy who can beat up everyone else. Surf’s up as biggest waves in five years come to Hawaii after North Pacific storm – Sick. About Those ‘Tax Cuts for the Read More ...
Promiscuous dispersal of your email address – "Sure, you'll get a lot of spam, but deleting spam is a lot easier than finding customers." Wow. Playgrounds From the 70′s – Totally Awsumness 20,000+ Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Accounts Compromised [ALERT] – No one needs your password for anything. Period. Plot to Stop Using The Dollar? – I was just thinking the other day that I may be better of getting paid Read More ...
