John Hodgman did an excellent sendup of Obama’s geek credentials at the Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner. I wonder if this is the first time a sitting president has done the vulcan salute?
I loved the LiveJournal accounts of the mars rovers, but apparently nasa is doing official Twitter feeds of the LCROSS and the LRO.
I’m actually really enjoying it, but really, did they need to give them personalities of eighth grade kids? BFF? Please.
I just saw a very impressive road test of a Ford Fiesta. It answers all the usual questions, like is it green and is it expensive. It also handily points out that 120 hp is really about as much as you want on marble, a corvette will just spin out because it has too much power. The real question is, though, how will it do as a marine landing craft? Who knew the brits were eXtreme?
Seriously, how much did that little clip end up costing the british tax payers? Good lord.
And I thought I was a doomer. ABC News is running a special on the end of the world. I don’t know when I’ll get a chance to see this, but it is nice to see the mainstream media throwing their hats into the ring. If enough people get concerned enough early enough, we might actually be able to see our way to a new economy and energy reality without losing our standard of living. A decade ago I would have not believed it, but it really does seem like people are starting to understand the depth of the problem. On the other hand, maybe we are just in the midst of a recession and when the economy picks up again this will all fall to the wayside.
Important News Citizens!
Slowly raising the temperature of the water in a pot with a frog in it won’t boil the frog. They will jump out. This information will surely change my life and outlook going forward.
Apparently Cheney never thought there was a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11. Between this and his newfound vocalism about gay marriage, he’s turning into a tree hugging liberal. Next thing you know he’s going to say torture is bad… oh wait, no he’s not.
I read a theory last night that if Obama had announced trials for torture, Cheney wouldn’t be talking at all now. But since he’s shown weakness, Cheney is moving it to the court of public opinion where he has a much better chance.
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