The Glory of the Taikonauts

How about some Chinese space program propaganda? Edited to Add: Oh my God. Scroll all the way down. Seriously.

Keep Track of Pirates!

Aaargh, despite me tone, this is serious stuff me maties! Take a look…

Izzard Tones

I don’t have the right phone to get these neat Eddie Izzard ring tones but some of you might (Chris, I’m looking at you). For the rest of us, you can at least listen to them on the site above. Just press the buttons on the little phone picture.

gov’t by the people

Here’s a follow-up to my earlier post on “this administration’s budget priorities”:http://www.globalspin.com/mt/archives/000499.html. A recent “PIPA study”:http://www.globalspin.com/mt/archives/000499.html shows that most Americans have similar budget priorities, but those priorities are very different from the budget proposed by the President and Congress. _ìThe American public as a whole takes a fairly coherent position. They favor redirecting a portion [...]

13 things that do not make sense

Want to become the next big name in science? It’s easy: “solve one of these nagging questions”:http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524911.600 and you’re almost guaranteed a Nobel prize. I particularly like number 4, the effects of homeopathy. I actually use homeopathic remedies, and some of them have worked well. I just try not to dwell on the official explanation [...]