John Tierney is blogging on science.
A Beating Heart
Manufactured from stem cells. Some of the commenters are skeptical, though.
Run Away, Run Away!
Somalia isn’t the only place that Al Qaeda is in retreat. They’re fleeing Baghdad as well.
The apparent evacuation of Baghdad by al Qaeda forces comes from direct orders issued by al-Masri, the former soldier who took control of the Iraqi wing of al Qaeda following the June 2006 bombing death of Zarqawi.
Initially, the intelligence officer informed Pajamas, the Baghdad-based AQ fighters did not want to leave. Al-Masri had to send unequivocal orders for their retreat, adding that one of the lessons from the Fallujah campaign was that Americans have learned how to prevail in house-to-house fighting. Masri said that remaining in Baghdad was a
Ummmm….No, Dear
I just heard a Fox News half-hour announcer say “John C. Stennis has just left his home port…”
No. John C. Stennis “left his home port,” permanently, a dozen years ago. This news story was about a ship. It should have been read, “The John C. Stennis has just left her home port.” Yes, I know it sounds strange (particularly given how little gender-driven English is, compared to, say Romance languages or German), but that’s how it’s done.
Let The Poppies Bloom
Anne Applebaum has some good policy advice for the fanatical drug warriors in the administration.
This is yet one more reason to wish that we’d had better choices in the last couple elections.
But the anonymous morons in my comments section will continue to call me a “republican stooge.”
Extending Moore’s Law
Through a new kind of chip architecture.
Extending Moore’s Law
Through a new kind of chip architecture.
Extending Moore’s Law
Through a new kind of chip architecture.
Shock Diamonds At Solstice Sunset
Jon Goff has a nice picture of XCOR’s recent firing of their LOX/Methane engine at night.
Gambling Man
My former co-blogger, Sam Dinkin, has challenged teevee weatherman Willard Scott to a wager.