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Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water

Tom — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:54:50 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”, consider what happened in Wyoming. There’s no free lunch, and the price may be higher than you can imagine.

Coast Guard Reports Blast on Mariner Rig in Gulf

Tom — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:42:24 +0000

It’s hard to believe things in the Gulf could get worse but now a Mariner Energy oil rig in the gulf has exploded and is on fire. Some reports have said the rig was “not producing” but that seems odd considering there were thirteen workers on it.

Android Skype Now Works Via Wi-Fi

Tom — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:21 +0000

GizmodoAndroid Skype Now Works Via Wi-Fi.

Test Post

Tom — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:13:50 +0000

Link here.

A bad year for Rochester-area motorcyclists

Tom — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:19:15 +0000

I suppose I should win an award for irony, but the same year I buy a motorcycle and start riding again is the same year as the death toll from motorcycles in the area doubles. It’s a combination of alcohol, inexperience and plain carelessness on part of riders and automobile drivers. While you can’t make drivers more aware of the road, not with their sound systems, cell phones and DVD players, you can easily not drink and ride and take a motorcycle riding course, regardless of your level of experience. My youngest wanted to get her motorcycle license and we insisted she take the beginning riders course at MCC (mentioned in the linked article). I wish I had done that myself, although the course wasn’t as popular back when I first started riding. I’m sure a lot of people feel the same way.

Oliver Sacks on Vision, His Next Book, and Surviving Cancer

Tom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:59:51 +0000

Neurologist Oliver Sacks is famous for books like Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat that describe his patients dealing with various neural disorders and injuries. But his latest, The Mind’s Eye, takes a slightly different path because one of the subjects is Sacks himself, dealing with cancer of the eye.

Roger Ebert on Food — Still Cooking — NYTimes.com

Tom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:20:39 +0000

Roger Ebert on Food — Still Cooking — NYTimes.com.

NASA on The Commons Photostream

Tom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:16:02 +0000

NASA is posting historical photos on Flickr with no restrictions. If you’re a space history buff, this is a great place to check out images you may not have seen before.

#155 Deja Vu All Over Again

Tom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:17:32 +0000

#155 Deja Vu All Over Again at Adventures of the Insider Box ends up being a sad demonstration of my lack of artistic ability.

SCO auctioning off assets

Tom — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:14:45 +0000

The bankruptcy judge in the SCO case has approved the sale of their assets in October.