Wait until the next hurricane hits New York. And it’s almost certainly “when,” not “if.”
The Taming Of The Screw
Here’s an interesting (if you’re into mechanical engineering) story about a man who has reinvented the screw. This could have some interesting aerospace fastener applications.
[via Geekpress]
Disappointment
Glenn says that, apparently, the incoming Chief Justice thinks that there’s nothing that the Commerce Clause doesn’t prohibit. Sounds like it’s time for a constitutional amendment.
Blowhards
An article in this week’s Economist says that hurricanes are getting worse. It doesn’t offer any particular support for the theory that this is a result of global warming, though. And the sample that it shows is only over the last third of a century, so it’s entirely possible (and even likely, if one goes back further for data) that this is a periodic phenomenon, not a secular one. We’re simply heading into a near-term period of increased activity. It’s not a propitious time to own real estate near the Florida coast (as we do).
The Six Dumbest Ideas
…in computer security.
An Unfortunate Headline
This Reuters story about a Hubble discovery of a “homeless black hole” provided a lot of grist for the freeper mill:
They realized it was homeless when they noticed a cardboard sign that read “Will suck light for food”…
Give it a government debit card loaded with two grand.
SpaceX Reporting
Defense Industry Daily has a rundown on current plans for SpaceX, and their leap directly from Falcon 1 to Falcon 9. They don’t mention the recent engine test failure, though.
It’s also amusing that they describe Mike Griffin as “…a former NASA exec and president of the venture-capital firm In-Q-Tel.”
I’m pretty sure he has a new job now.
What He Said
John Podhoretz, on Republicans:
Sometimes…they’re just…indefensible.
Hard to imagine Kos, or Kevin Drum, or Yglesias saying that about Democrats.
“Put Up Goal Posts”
As a loyal Wolverine (and the pain of 1998 never goes away completely), I’m compelled to post these Cornhusker jokes, via (bravely) Jonah Goldberg, who’s in the heart of Cornhusker country.
Do I need a “College Football” category?
“Put Up Goal Posts”
As a loyal Wolverine (and the pain of 1998 never goes away completely), I’m compelled to post these Cornhusker jokes, via (bravely) Jonah Goldberg, who’s in the heart of Cornhusker country.
Do I need a “College Football” category?