Update 21 April ’12, too early AM: The comments below were so helpful I added a link to this piece on the DKos open science thread. Now, you’re all going to be marked as subversives …
As the AOL piece linked below says, “we didn’t see this one coming.” According to them, the hottest selling car in America is … [Read more…]
The dwarf planet Ceres, largest object in the main asteroid belt; a lucrative oasis floating in space?
Three zillionaires, an astronaut, and a corp of dreamy engineers walked into a bar and decided to shoot waaaay beyond the moon: [Read more…]
At the risk of sounding ancient, something is going on with kids today, and I don’t mean that to sound like a middle age snarl. In fact I think today’s kids are better than we were. By better, we’re talking quicker, more mature, less naive, better informed, more confident; smarter. So this poll on the most important group in that demographic in 2012, the ones old enough to vote, was fascinating: [Read more…]
The man who gunned down 76 people in cold blood in Norway’s government district explains he’s really a super nice guy. So nice he had to train himself mentally to slaughter innocent people: [Read more…]
Nuns have been slacking in the gay hatred department. And the Vatican isn’t going to take that kind of shit from God’s harem sitting down: [Read more…]
Answer, probably not. He’s a great poster boy for the sudden outbreak of ideological whiplash and willful amnesia on the far right though: it seems like it was only a few years ago when mere passing criticism of WH policy during a time of war was treason, now the same bozos think threatening the commander in chief over fictional transgressions is the height of patrioism. Nugent happens to be the latest, most visible loudmouth to go there. So, the Secret Service is performing their due diligence: [Read more…]
Penguins are admirable birds, living as they do in extreme cold, working in partnership with their mate to be dedicated parents. Besides, just look at them! They’re adorable! So I thought it delightful that we’re now keeping tabs on these guys from space: [Read more…]
Artist's conception of a Jupiter-size rogue planet with the edge on disk of a spiral galaxy in the background. Image via the Wiki
I’ve posted on rogue planets and nomads and even a few wandering worlds that reach incredible speeds. A new study confirms what common sense would tell us: some of these restless worlds end up in alien solar systems: [Read more…]
In the last budget showdown, a last-minute deal was reached with House leaders to avert a government shutdown. It was only possible because public opinion had turned against the GOP. It was either agree to the deal or face eroding support and eventual voter backlash. But House Republicans have been openly breaking the deal ever since, mostly by cutting programs benefiting the middle class and poor — what a surprise. Today, the acting WH budget director, Jeffrey Zients, laid down the gauntlet, saying the President will sign no further appropriations until the deal is honored: [Read more…]
As if the military needed it, another gory photo showing US Marines posing proudly beside dead Afghans has surfaced. This one is even nastier than most: [Read more…]