The Homer Simpson approach. As Paul notes, the program is both fiscally and morally bankrupt.
Paul Krugman, Rube
And a willful victim of battered voter syndrome.
[Update a few minutes later]
You don’t say…Barack Obama lacks credibility as a leader on spending cuts.
Firefox Crash
I’m running Fedora 14. Firefox just crashed after running a pingtest, so badly that it crashed the entire X session, and I had to log in again. After I did, Firefox wouldn’t run. This is the relevant dump from dmesg:
[1062274.346357] npviewer.bin[1011]: segfault at 0 ip 011bd8d1 sp bf92af30 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1062375.997150] npviewer.bin[28464]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfbacf78 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1062498.325768] npviewer.bin[28520]: segfault at 418 ip 0110dd36 sp bfbce888 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[ea0000+b5f000]
[1371957.400980] npviewer.bin[28552]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bf817ed8 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1403459.772959] npviewer.bin[25390]: segfault at 0 ip 011bd8d1 sp bfe2c3a0 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1403521.953639] npviewer.bin[19679]: segfault at b74e10b4 ip 011bd8c3 sp bffd8c50 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1403534.814715] npviewer.bin[19700]: segfault at b74ce0b4 ip 012f58c3 sp bfbb4a60 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f2d000+b5f000]
[1403650.824521] npviewer.bin[19728]: segfault at b73750b4 ip 011bd8c3 sp bfcea8d0 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1406090.206902] npviewer.bin[19767]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp bf98d91c error 4 in libcanberra-gtk.so.0.1.6[101000+4000]
[1406298.346733] npviewer.bin[20332]: segfault at b34910ac ip 012ec8e7 sp bfe89810 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f24000+b5f000]
[1406390.968454] npviewer.bin[20409]: segfault at b73790ac ip 013418e7 sp bfe87630 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f79000+b5f000]
[1406394.694160] npviewer.bin[20453]: segfault at 0 ip (null) sp bff6e50c error 4 in libcanberra-gtk.so.0.1.6[101000+4000]
[1406482.581431] npviewer.bin[20491]: segfault at b738a0ac ip 011bd8e7 sp bf897d40 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1407389.328409] npviewer.bin[20548]: segfault at b1e9c0b4 ip 011c58c3 sp bff96360 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[dfd000+b5f000]
[1413310.714710] npviewer.bin[20658]: segfault at 0 ip 011bd8d1 sp bfb7c980 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1413487.146169] npviewer.bin[21737]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfa3b328 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1413659.608758] npviewer.bin[21767]: segfault at 30 ip 00e4fdad sp bf913df0 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1413665.509196] npviewer.bin[21825]: segfault at b747a0ac ip 011bd8e7 sp bfd35e50 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1414498.463725] npviewer.bin[21851]: segfault at 0 ip 012f58d1 sp bfb76430 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f2d000+b5f000]
[1416022.503463] npviewer.bin[22016]: segfault at 418 ip 0119ad36 sp bfaf4a68 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[f2d000+b5f000]
[1416030.061756] npviewer.bin[22354]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfbe9aa8 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1418029.336434] npviewer.bin[22371]: segfault at 0 ip 011bd8d1 sp bfcac160 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1418600.114036] npviewer.bin[22753]: segfault at 418 ip 0119ad36 sp bfc08258 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[f2d000+b5f000]
[1419010.022176] npviewer.bin[22947]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfe620a8 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1419276.583851] npviewer.bin[23002]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfc1a618 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1420339.662730] npviewer.bin[23097]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfd25ff8 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1420721.302191] npviewer.bin[23365]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfc00268 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1420762.291919] npviewer.bin[23423]: segfault at b6ab9888 ip 0125fd0f sp bfee5e70 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1420805.073735] npviewer.bin[23459]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bfd4cd98 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1420811.931679] npviewer.bin[23483]: segfault at b6a8d928 ip 0125fd0f sp bfe061e0 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1423898.166306] npviewer.bin[23505]: segfault at 418 ip 01062d36 sp bf8484c8 error 6 in libflashplayer.so[df5000+b5f000]
[1424713.197214] npviewer.bin[24368]: segfault at 0 ip 012f58d1 sp bfda9c10 error 4 in libflashplayer.so[f2d000+b5f000]
[1424726.845856] npviewer.bin[24590]: segfault at 80000000 ip 80000000 sp bf97e5dc error 4
I tried removing firefox and reinstalling, and npviewer isn’t a package. But still no joy. Does anyone have any idea what to do? Maybe reinstall flash?
[Update a while later]
I deleted the .mozilla folder, and it seems to be OK now. It even preserved my tabs.
Another Massachusetts Miracle
In Wisconsin?
It looks like they have momentum with the Supreme Court win.
Our Suicidal Government
A warning from Robert Samuelson. I wouldn’t mind if the government committed suicide, if it wasn’t so determined to take the rest of us with it.
He’s On To Them
Ed Markey says that Republicans not only want to destroy the Intertubes, but the ENTIRE WORLD. The bastards.
The Debt-Limit Fight
Why it will be different than the one we just went through.
Words Fail
I had heard the rumors about the Dems wanting to run Gabby Giffords for Senate, but I hadn’t heard this comment. The answer is “no, there is no capacity for shame.” Nor are there any bounds on their political opportunism.
The Window For Government Human Spaceflight Is Closing
Jeff Foust has an article at The Space Review in which he repeats his spoken remarks on Saturday in Phoenix. It includes quotes the same day from me and Jeff Greason.
[Update a few minutes later]
I have some thoughts on tomorrow’s anniversaries, over at the Washington Examiner.
How Much Did The Wehrmacht Know?
A lot more than conventional history suggests, or it admitted at the time, including the Holocaust.