CNN:
Bennett, who held prominent posts in the administrations of former presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, told a caller to his syndicated radio talk show Wednesday: ‘If you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose — you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate [...]
Here is my best effort at a Lego version of myself.
Make your own
(via Dean’s World)
CNN.:
Two German students have created a device that will stop beer lovers having to get out of their seats for a refill.
The ’smart’ beer mat, created by Matthias Hahnen and Robert Doerr from Saarland University in Saarbruecken, southwest Germany, can sense when a glass is nearly empty, sending an alert to a central computer behind [...]
This article really pisses off my libertarian viewpoints, and no, it isn’t Google that I am pissed at. The basic controversy, is that Google made a deal with the NASA Ames Research Center and local officials are finding every reason they can think of to be pissy about it.
Greg Perry, a member of the [...]
St. Petersburg Times:
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology want to get a computer into the hands of every child in the world, even if there’s nowhere to plug it in.
The design has to be durable, self-reliant and, above all, cheap. About $100.
The machines’ AC adapter would double as a carrying strap, and a hand crank [...]
WorldNetDaily:
Dr. Gold strongly believes that oil is a ‘renewable, primordial soup continually manufactured by the Earth under ultrahot conditions and tremendous pressures. As this substance migrates toward the surface, it is attached by bacteria, making it appear to have an organic origin dating back to the dinosaurs.’”=
Interesting, read the whole article.
I certainly have no expertise [...]
CNN.com :
Judge John Roberts was easily confirmed Thursday to be the 17th chief justice of the United States, winning Senate approval with a solid majority.
He is expected to be sworn in to the post later in the day during a ceremony at the White House. He will be sworn in by the senior associate justice, [...]
New Scientist:
Sea ice in the Arctic reached a record low this summer, accelerating a melting trend evident for a quarter-century, US government scientists have reported.
The extent of Arctic sea ice typically reaches a minimum in September each year. And between 16 and 21 September this year, there were just 5.3 million square kilometres, 20% less [...]
I have no real love for Tom “No Fat in the Federal Budget” DeLay. It would probably make for a Republican Party that I have more in common with if he is eventually convicted.
However, I think that unlikely to happen.
My gut feeling, from reading and listening to various aspects of the case is that [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Tuesday she will oppose Chief Justice-nominee John Roberts, saying she is concerned that Roberts did not make clear his views on an individual’s right to privacy.
Cantwell, who met with Roberts on Monday night at her Senate office, said in a speech on the Senate floor that Roberts failed to [...]
