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Stalingrad 1947 — From
Come to the Dark Side: We Have Cake — Cake Wrecks outdoes itself.
Google Earth’s latest realm is under the sea — Also, some Google Earth wierdness here at Freakonomics, courtesy of the Indian justice system.
Interstellar Studies: Building the Base — Centauri Dreams with more on the issue behind interstellar exploration. I remember a 1970s bumper sticker which read “BUILD MORE STARSHIPS NOW!” It was the “MORE” which always caught my attention.
Dark Roasted Blend with some mighty cephalopod weirdness
Emperor penguins face extinction — “They are long-lived organisms, so they adapt slowly. This is a problem because the climate is changing very fast.” Once more, nature shows a reality-based liberal bias. Sigh. (Thanks to
Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning — Holocene Park, anyone? (Thank to
?otD: And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
2/3/2009
Body movement: 40 minute ride on the stationary bike
This morning’s weigh-in: 220.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
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tetar
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 amParallel to the madness of banning Google Earth is the fact that, during the Bay of Pigs invasion, the CIA was forced to rely upon a highly-classified map.
It came from a copy of National Geographic.
There is also the fact that John Lennon lyrics were classified by FBI agents in their reports.
The madness of idiocy continues.
Mike Brotherton
February 3rd, 2009 at 6:35 pmWell, I think the fair comparison to Bush will be over time, and we know he failed utterly in being bipartisan. Obama hasn’t failed yet, so he’s got that going for him. Moreover, Obama started by fulfilling a bunch of campaign promises, and Bush was especially bad about fulfilling his — I can remember back to 2000. And we have Republicans in the cabinet. Bush over time got rid of everyone who wasn’t a yes man with the same vision, including Republicans.
Ha, I should just take Obama’s lead and let go. I don’t want to turn into a “but Bush!” guy they way we’ve had to endure 8 years of “but Clinton!” nonsense.
A good start from Obama, with some notable problems with vetting his appointees. There is a learning curve to the job, and every President deserves a very short honeymoon.