Just a heads-up. We are switching over to a faster and higher-capacity server, but that will necessitate an interruption in service. It might only be a few hours, but I've been told that it could take as long as 24 hours for this site to once again become available everywhere in…
Bear with us as we improve this site. I realize that the comments function was not working this morning. That has now been fixed. Also, posting capacity was down for awhile. Those problems have been ironed out. We're making lots of changes here, most of them to the backside of…
Is there a better way to spend the money we are currently spending in Iraq? The January 18, 2008 issue of Nature reports that Congress is telling NASA that NASA needs to dig up $60 Million in funding for a planet-hunting telescope out of its general budget, money that simple doesn't…
You know that life is out of balance. If you are looking for a provocative film that allows you to feel this problem, I have a classic video to recommend. I just saw it tonight for the first time: Koyaanisqatsi. The 1982 film was directed by Godfrey Reggio. Ron Fricke…
I really do enjoy these displays of gadgetry. Quite clever. I just wish I could read the little notes at the end of each episode--I assume I'm missing a good joke. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AJcUIx0So[/youtube]