when a blast of medicament is just the thing

I’ve been getting such a kick out of the Modern Mechanix blog lately. Anything with the tag line “Yesterday’s Tomorrow Today” sounds like it would be right up my alley, of course, but something about the presentation and choices make me laugh daily. The format is pretty simple: a segment from an old science or [...]

“Can you make me a thing? That looks like a thing?”

Dr. Horrible: An oral history

the power of now

This is just about right: Yes.

Google and Virgin Join Forces, Plan Mars Colony

The new endeavor, named Virgle, has been written up on the Google blog by Sir Richard Branson. Radcliffs, get your rockets ready!

Mind in the Gutter, Knickers in a Twist

Now, here’s something you don’t see everyday: Flushed Bra Causes Sewer Collapse. This was just so rich I had to quote the article here: The bra was recovered from the sewer by engineers A bra and a pair of knickers have been blamed for a flood and road collapse in County Durham. Northumbrian Water said [...]