The Atlantic has a photo gallery of the decommissioning of the Space Shuttles as the program reaches its end and the fleet is retired. I won’t belabor the point but I find this incredibly sad.
Whether it’s evolution or climate change, it’s abundantly clear that in the US conservatives tend to reject science and education almost instinctively. A recently published study documents how this happened. Over the last several decades, there’s been an effort among … Read More
The House of Representatives, who in fact are neither, voted down legislation that would have stopped employers from demanding your Facebook password. In case you’re curious, all Republicans but one voted to trample on your privacy. Something to think about … Read More
Building the worst Linux PC ever requires emulating an ARM chip on an 8-bit microcontroller. With an effective clock speed of 6.5 kHz (yes, you read that right), it takes 2 hours to boot up to a bash prompt. Not … Read More
You might have heard of Sealand, the so-called “data haven” contained on a WWII anti-aircraft platform seven miles off the English coast in the middle of the North Sea. It’s been in the news lately now that Wikileaks is looking … Read More
The Who held a contest to create a video for the song ’5.15′ from their masterpiece Quadrophenia. All of the entries, including the finalists and winning entry from Jeff Rodenberg are on this page. Check them out and see what … Read More
MacGregor’s is moving back into the city, replacing the Anchor Bar at the corner of East and Alexander. The Anchor was supposedly a franchise of the original Anchor Bar in Buffalo (original home of Buffalo chicken wings) but didn’t seem … Read More
Yes, it’s difficult coming up with product names, just ask Microsoft. But Android handset manufacturers should do a little more research before they name their new products.
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