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“Today’s Boondocks”:http://www.ucomics.com/boondocks/2005/09/12/ is right on the money. Harsh, but so true. Is there any hope that voters will actually remember this in 2008? Heck, in 2006?

Posted by Chris in Politics on September 12th, 2005 | 4 Comments »

SpaceX, one of the new private space race competitors, has announced the “Falcon 9″:http://www.space.com/news/050908_spacex_falcon.html project, a launch vehicle with enough oomph to send big satellites into orbit or supplies up to ISS. Better yet, launches could be as cheap as $20 million each, which puts it smack in the middle of “Space Prize”:/mt/archives/000412.html territory. Go [...]

Posted by Chris in Space on September 11th, 2005 | Comments Off

You’re Tigger. Playful and fun-loving, you enjoyhanging out with friends even though you don’talways have to be the center of attention.You’re never pessimistic or sluggish. Yourenthusiasm is at once endearing andover-the-top. You’re the quintessentialextrovert. Which famous feline are you? brought to you by Quizilla

Posted by Deana in Fun on September 10th, 2005 | 2 Comments »

“Jim Moore”:http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/ pointed out that the Daily Show is going to do a whole week entitled “Evolution Schmevolution”:http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-07-2005/0004102163&EDATE= : bq. For those of you interested in the debate over ID, creationism & evolution, there is a multipart series examining the question coming up next week (12-15th), hosted by Jon Stewart (The Daily Show). bq. This [...]

Posted by Chris in Uncategorized on September 9th, 2005 | 1 Comment »

Deana sent this article about a power-generating backpack that turns the up-and-down motion of walking into electricity. According to the article, “The energy you exert could be offset by carrying an extra snack, which is nothing compared to weight of extra batteries.” Nice.

Posted by Chris in Technology on September 9th, 2005 | 1 Comment »