There’s been a shakeup at ULA.
As I mentioned on Twitter, running that company is an impossible job for anyone as long as it’s owned by its parents.
The Lawsuit Against SpaceX
Jeff Foust has the story. Doesn’t seem like that big a deal, even if they lose.
Brett Kimberlin
…is decisively defeated in court.
Good.
[Update a few minutes later]
Ken White wants to crowd source and go on offense against him.
Why Funny People Kill Themselves
Some thoughts from Cracked’s David Wong.
Everything That Can Be Customized
…must be.
This is where I differ with Lileks (and Virginia Postrel). I have no desire to customize anything. To me it’s pointless work. Perhaps because I have absolutely no artistic talent (at least visually) or even that much aesthetic sensibility. My computer screen has the same background that was installed with the OS. I did put an effect on my phone when I first got it, because I was playing around with it to see how it all worked, but I’ve never downloaded, let alone paid for, a ring tone. Or a fancy case. I really just don’t care.
Man’s Place In The Universe
This could be an interesting series. Hope they don’t screw it up.
By “man,” they mean humans, of course.
Stuck In Iraq
Heh,
John Kerry said that I if you didn't study or were stupid, you would get stuck in Iraq. Today, John Kerry is stuck in Iraq. #tcot
— Ross (@indyrallen) August 13, 2014
A Federally Required Presumption Of Guilt
The latest anti-rights insanity coming from the Obama administration. It’s becoming child abuse to send a kid to public schools, or a son to college.
[Update a couple minutes later]
“If your boyfriend likes the First Amendment, be careful!”
This is how fascists think.
[Update a minute or so later]
“Law enforcement must take the lead in campus sexual assault cases.”
What a concept.
[Update another minute or so later]
“Illegals [immigrants] at the border have more rights than college students accused of rape.”
[Late-morning update]
No, one in five women on campus have not been raped.
“All This ‘Caliphate’ Talk”
“…is a delusion.”
The country’s in the very best of hands.
Transparency
Amazingly, a frequent commenter actually posted this (presumably with a straight face):
Obama set a standard for his administration that no other president has even tried to meet, and fell short of it, while still offering more transparency than any previous administration.
Josh Earnest (I still can’t believe that hired someone with that name for the job of presidential spokesman) repeated it.
But really, as Glenn notes, picking the biggest whopper of the Obama era is a tough task. I guess they’re operating on Goebbels’ Big Lie theory.