Monthly Archives: April 2008

Tomb

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Gaius

Finally, after 22 years, an International consortium is going to entomb the remains of the Chernobyl reactor. Russia really should have stepped up and done something about this sooner, now that it has huge income from gas and oil, but … Continue reading →

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I Forget… Which One Stands For “Change”?

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Rich Horton

Finally, something that would make the Democratic campaign new and interesting! Clinton to Obama: Let's debate like Lincoln Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with no moderator against her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, who says no more debates … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Gaius

It sure ain't Avon calling. The Telegraph reports on a new trend in home sales parties. No, it isn't food storage systems, makeup, cookware or even sex toys. It's Tasers – marketed to women in home party settings. First there were … Continue reading →

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Off Target

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Gaius

Michael Goodwin points out why the Obama camp is off target with its current racial rhetoric. David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager, sees white racism as a problem in the general election. "The vast, vast majority of voters who would not … Continue reading →

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Losing History

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Gaius

There is a referendum today in Berlin. People are being given a chance to vote in a non-binding referendum on whether the city should close Tempelhof airport. The city planners have refused to be bound by the results, despite the … Continue reading →

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Morning, With Frost

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Gaius

We had frost where I live this morning. These are pictures of the frost on my daughter's car. Tweet

Posted in Because I Felt Like It | 9 Comments

Screw The Popular Vote, They’re Just A Herd, Anyway

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

A nasty, right wing thing to say? Not exactly. That is paraphrasing the words of Screamin' Howard Dean, the head of the Democratic National Committee. In an interview with the Financial Times, he expressed those feelings about the rank and … Continue reading →

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The Starving Peasants On The Far Horizon.

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

Mark Steyn has rather a lot to say about Time Magazines "Iwo Tree-ma" photo that I posted about yesterday. But the only thing the tree is good for is to block the view of the starving peasants. Heigh-ho. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Junk Science, Left Wing, Media | 5 Comments

Taxing Patience

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal reports on Arizona governor Janet Napolitano's not-so-secret plan to deal with the falling real estate values and mortgage problems in that state: raise property taxes even more. Napolitano is not alone, many states are doing the same … Continue reading →

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Floppy Truncheon?

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

A British man has been acquitted of all charges in a landmark case. 25-year old Stuart Kennedy will not have to display a floppy truncheon when he next delivers a strip-o-gram. Three judges have ruled that a male stripper who … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, World news | 4 Comments

Mobile Infantry

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

The late Robert A. Heinlein's vision of powered armor is rapidly approaching reality. A company in Utah has an operational powered exoskeleton and a contract with the US military to develop it even further. Rex Jameson, one of his test … Continue reading →

Posted in Machines, Technology | 3 Comments

The (Rail) Road Less Traveled

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Gaius

Bill Thomas writes an article for the Washington Post today about an unusual hobby that he and A. L. Freed have been practicing for the last decade or so. That would be following old railroad right of ways in their … Continue reading →

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Three Words Too Many From Time

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Gaius

Jonah Goldberg points out the pure, unadulterated propaganda Time Magazine pumped out for their celebration of Earth Day. Time magazine recently doctored the iconic photo of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima in order to "celebrate" Earth Day. Instead of Marines … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Left Wing | 2 Comments

Wright Place? Wrong Time.

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Gaius

ABC News is calling Reverend Jeremiah Wright's sudden public relations offensive a very bad thing – for Barack Obama. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's interview with PBS' Bill Moyers — to be broadcast Friday — (followed by a PR blitz that … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Scandal

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Gaius

It only takes the Washington Post until the third paragraph to name that party in this story about a mayor being arrested for trying to solicit a prostitute. How odd. The mayor of District Heights was arrested early yesterday in … Continue reading →

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