I have no sympathy for the people of New Jersey (well, at least the ones who voted for the current gang of collectivists running the place, from Corzine down to the legislature). This is an excellent example of the people getting the government they deserve.
The good news: this will result in even more flight from New Jersey to Florida, keeping my house price up. The bad news–many will miss the cause and effect, and they’ll bring their idiotic voting habits with them.
The Internet has made it a lot easier to publicly shame people. And not just the MSM.
For example, here’s an amusing web site about a well-known electronics retailer.
Here’s a gorgeous picture of Tuesday’s launch taken from the wildlife preserve. High technology set against a foreground of nature.
Even for Democratic Underground, this is pretty amazing.
Hint: among many other things, the fire was contained within the structure, with much higher temperatures.
Keith Cowing has a roundup.
I don’t necessarily agree with all (or even any) of them, but it’s useful to see what the space-interested community has to say.
Apparently that word only applies to political cartoons that criticize the press. More specifically, the New York Times…
The power of bird droppings.
Obviously, these NASA engineers have never owned a car that they had to keep outside of the garage or carport.
…but still, I have to say, I like raw fish. Even if most folks I know think that it’s just bait. Just call me a sucker.
The folks on site have found no damage to the orbiter.
There has been so much undue hysteria building up to this launch, that it’s amazing that they’ve ever flown it at all.
The issue isn’t safety, or risk of loss of vehicle of mission. The simple fact is that it costs too damn much.
…hey, I guess it can happen anywhere:
State fire officials say a Woodside-area man was seriously burned last night in an explosion after he poured gunpowder into a charcoal grill and ignited it.
And imagine my surprise to read this:
Investigators believe alcohol played a part in the incident.
Guess they left out the part about “Hold muh beer….”
And yes, these are getting more and more difficult to categorize. I need more categories, but I suspect that the need will be bottomless, given the nature of the world…