I’m undecided. Do I like this enough to add it to the sidebar?
Basically, it’s a Google map of where we are, and you can add yourself to it. What do you think?
Yearly Archives: 2005
Wealth is in the Eye of the Beholder
This website might put your financial problems into a bit of perspective — until you realize you need to take into account the cost of living. But, regardless, it’s fairly impressive.
my three moons
Hubble astronomers have recently “discovered two more moons orbiting Pluto”:http://www.freep.com/news/nw/pluto1e_20051101.htm. Our icy neighbor has recently been criticized for not being too different from the big bunch of planetoids in the Kuiper Belt, so this new discovery might provide a new reason to call Pluto a real planet.
stupidity != security
US GOVT: We’ve decided to “protect” you by giving you a little dealy that “broadcasts your personal and sensitive information”:http://news.com.com/Passports+to+get+RFID+chip+implants/2100-7348_3-5913644.html?tag=nefd.top. What do you think? Great, huh?
US PEOPLE: Nooooo! That’s really stupid.
US GOVT: OK, maybe we won’t. Ask your opinion, that is.
US PEOPLE: Nooooo!
ORWELL: Oh, fer crissakes.