Even before it passes. The coders have already come up with a way around the legislation. Because the congressmorons pushing it don’t even understand how the Internet works.
Another Soyuz Failure
And it was (again) in the third stage, but it doesn’t seem to be common with the failure a few weeks ago. There is one common cause, though — it is a product of the Russian space program, which seems to be having ongoing problems, and Congress continues to fiddle with SLS while it burns, while underfunding the only program that can eliminate our dependence on it.
[UPdate late morning]
A combustion-chamber burn through? If so, was this a manufacturing, or processing problem?
Just What He Wanted
Obama has achieved his goal of higher energy costs.
This should be a powerful campaign theme next year: “Obama got what he wanted. Did you?”
The Corruption Of America
Some sobering thoughts on the lies of the power brokers who are bankrupting the nation.
Don’t Like The GOP Field?
Blame George Bush.
The Bush administration really was a disaster on multiple fronts. The only thing worse would have been Gore or Kerry.
Sorry, Guys, But Despite The Solstice
…mornings will continue to get darker for now.
Political Quotes Of 2011
The fifty best.
Science History Bleg
Can folks provide me some examples of people who risked their lives in the pursuit of knowledge (e.g., Franklin flying the kite in the lightning storm)?
That Bloom Piece On Iowa
I wonder if he’s regretting that he wrote that interminable condescending thumbsucker? First he was lampooned by Iowahawk, and now he’s been (gently) eviscerated by Lileks.
Gun Control
…and its racist roots. Most “progressive” policies (e.g., the Wagner Act, Davis-Bacon) have racist roots.