Cash in. Did I ever tell you about the time I was playing craps with Carson Daly and Dave Navarro?
No? Then you may safely infer my losses were heavy.
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We were very lucky Discovery launched this morning, considering there were a couple of no-go periods leading up to liftoff due to some communications issues. In order to make the 6:21 am launch we had to wake up at 2:45 so we could make it through the gates at KSC by 4:30. It would not have been fun to have rolled 8 adults and 2 kids under three out of bed that early for the launch to have been scrubbed. The weather was absolutely perfect–clear skies and just a slight breeze. It also made the waiting a little easier to see the Space Station fly over at 6:04.
The video isn’t as good as NASA will post later, but enjoy!
Special thanks to the SIL for securing an employee’s car pass and to the Brevard Rugby Club for lending us a 15 passenger van so that my parents and the in-laws could all get in to see the launch!
Update — Hi-res photo of Discovery clearing the tower.
Update II — Video that’s only slightly better than our home video at Space Gizmo. 🙂
Can Science Explain the Concept of Heaven? – I was really just looking for a yes or no.
Only a Few Can Multi-Task – Bits Blog – I got sidetracked when I saw this post. I only read about half of it when something shiny popped up on my other screen.
40+ Awesome Grunge Style Photoshop Brush Packs – Hope to one day find my artistic side.
Knoxville over Huntsville 28-19 | Knoxville Rugby Football Club – Eye of the Possum! Eye of the Possum! Eye of the Possum! Go Possum!!! http://bit.ly/ctwnDt
Twitpic – Share photos on Twitter – Thanks @svandyke for the RedBud mug! I was going to drink this afternoon's coffee from my hands, but now… http://twitpic.com/17e5ap
Colombian Chicken Stew: Sancocho Recipe : Sara Moulton : Food Network – Lunch is leftover sancocho. Wish I could eat this for every meal. http://bit.ly/aWQ9oc
“I don’t worry about the Constitution to be honest with you”
And there you have it.
I’m glad the AGs of various states are challenging the federal mandate that compels us to purchase health care coverage from the (“evil”) insurance companies. My worry is that they will lose. And once that precedent is set, what else could we be forced to purchase by law?
Will we be required to have bank accounts, purchased from evil banks? After all, if you have money, you must be participating in commerce, so that can be regulated.
What about funeral insurance? We’re all going to die (I’m working on this one) and there’s a cost associated with that, for now. Or maybe someone will come to the realization that since all of us will need our remains disposed of at some point, this service is a right. And since it’s a right, no one will be allowed to make money on it, making it “free”.
Proof by iteration is a concept that should be taught at around age 10.
I went through security at ATL this afternoon. Believe it or not, the story gets even worse…
As I was collecting all my carry on items after they were checked, one of the TSA sheriffs calls out to another over his shoulder, “Hey George! She says she knows you! But just for one night!”
I looked over and noticed the lady behind me was pregnant. She didn’t look very amused at all, but she didn’t raise a stink about it. That’ may be the most unfortunate part of the incident.
As for the TSA agent who made the comment, I guess it would have been too unprofessional for him to say, “Hey George! Check out this tramp you knocked up one night a few months ago and never spoke to again.”
What kind of culture exists within an agency that would make anyone think they had a license to say something like that? What would happen in your business if you spoke about a customer that way, especially right in front of them? Get ready for HealthCare.gov. I expect jackasses like this guy will be among the first to put in for a position admitting soon to be moms into the hospital. He probably is working on a bunch of fat jokes as we speak.
Classic New Orleans commercial. The only thing that has come close to this commercial since it originally aired are the “Biggest-no-brainer-in-the-history-of-earth” commercials for Lennox Financial. Enjoy this one from Frankie and Johnny.
Prediction — a pretty short speech that’s very abstract on the details (hardly an outline) that is moving and uplifting…until you realize there aren’t any details. I’m guessing this is pretty much a political effort to attempt to keep folks in these parts positive on his plan until after the November elections.
After that, NASA gets poleaxed.
You have to know it’s the secret dream every freshman studying aerospace engineering to one day have the opportunity to fudge climate data. Now they may get their chance.
Neville’s latest, What if Congress Adopted the Agile Manifesto, is truly great.
You can read the whole post at the jump, but here’s my favorite part:
10) Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential.
…I think Congress skipped this step. Oh well, it was the only “essential” step.
I’ve long been an advocate of Congress getting as little “work done” as possible. Congress working means us either paying higher taxes or losing liberties–often times both. If you ever hear your Congressman bragging about how many pieces of legislation he’s had passed, vote that guy out as quickly as possible.
Oh, and if you aren’t familiar with the Agile Manifesto principles for software development, well…why are you still reading this? Click the link.
Tesla – Gettin’ Better.
The only thing that could make this better was if you replaced every cigarette in the video with a Coors Light tall boy. That’s a program I could get with.
Probably something you want to have to get your content put out there faster. Doesn’t hurt, right? And there’s a plugin if you’re hosting WP yourself.
In a nutshell, instead of having to periodically ask your blog if there are any updates they can now register to automatically receive updates each time you publish new content. In most cases these updates are sent out with in a second or two of when you hit the publish button.
via a Matt Cutts tweet.
Great for beating yourself up during a run because what you did last night is causing you great pain now.
Some things will never change…Backwater by The Meat Puppets