…is like trying to breathe life into a corpse. Or as the president might say, “corpse man.”
[Monday morning update]
How vulnerable is the US economy to an EU domestic crisis? Way too much.
[Bumped]
Is There A Thunderbird Doctor In The House?
It keeps freezing up on me, to the point that I have to kill the process and restart. I switched from POPD to IMAP a month or so ago, but don’t know if that’s related to the problem. It’s very annoying, because it makes it hard to get mail.
Sell Out Taiwan
…for a trillion bucks? Why stop there?
This is such a stroke of genius that I suggest we extend its logic to other American allies. Let’s give Iran the OK to incinerate Israel in return for all the free oil we could use for the next century. Or why not give Russia the go-ahead to re-occupy Eastern Europe in return for all the vodka we can drink? And then let’s give North Korea permission to conquer South Korea in return for all the kimchi we can eat.
More geopolitical brilliance and smart diplomacy, courtesy of the New York Times.
Holy ##@%!
We went out for a walk on the beach, and just got back early in the third quarter. What the heck happened to the Lions? I could see them losing to Chicago, but down 34-6? And no touchdowns? If they come back from this, it will be the comeback of the century.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Well, two consecutive pick sixes early in a quarter will do that. Stafford must be having a bad day.
[Update a few minutes later]
From what I can tell from game tracks and tweets, it sounds like the defense did fine, but the offense fell apart. Normally if the defense holds the opponents to 16 points, Detroit should win, but not when the offense turns the ball over that much.
[Update a while later]
Well, Detroit finally got a TD with a little over five minutes to go, so now they’re only down 24 points.
The Big Coercive Business
…that is Scientology.
I Hate This Phrase
No, NASA is not “hitching a ride” from the Russians. “Hitching a ride” implies that we are getting it for free. We are paying for taxi services, and because they are a monopoly provider, we are paying too much. But the problem isn’t buying rides, it’s that we’re paying too much for them, and not purchasing them from American providers. This is something that could be fixed within three years, but the Congress is cutting the funding to do so so that it can build a giant (in both size and cost) unneeded rocket that won’t fly for at least a decade.
[Update a couple minutes later]
I should note that the headline is probably not Ken Chang’s fault — copy editors come up with headlines. But I do think he should have pointed out that the same Dragon capsule that could start delivering cargo to ISS next year could also be delivering crew in the next three or four years.
That Scientific Heretic
Is he a genius, or a loon?
They laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
The Rise Of Newt
Some thoughts. Regardless of his other attributes, he would be the best president ever in terms of space policy, if he could get the congressional porkers under control.
The EU Proxy War
The “Affordable” Care Act
…is already destroying jobs. Thanks a lot, Barack, Harry and Nancy.