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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

SpaceX First Launch to ISS (unmanned) might seem like no big deal, to some. It's something I have been waiting for since I was 15 years old (35-ish years ago) and dreamt up a story called Dusters. It's a first,of many more to come. They are getting to the ISS at a fraction of the cost for NASA to do it. I am not knocking NASA, just stating a fact. And NASA had a lot of oversight/input on this project.

Frankly I think this is fantastic, and America should be proud to have another "first" in space. I can only imagine what we might accomplish if a number of companies from different countries team up and go do something in space that is profitable. It will happen some day, hopefully soon.

Fire Rainbows

http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/05/fire-rainbow.html

They make these sound rare. Put a polarized lens on your Camera and you can shoot these every day (if the sun is out and there are clouds).

Counterfeit Parts In Military Equipment

From where else? China!

http://armed-services.senate.gov/Publications/Counterfeit%20Electronic%20Parts.pdf

Read at least the Executive Summary. Pretty amazing narrative, which is just another reason so many jobs that belong in America, are really in China, Mexico and Germany.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Big Scary

The song is OK, but the video is amazing. I can't see the edits....

Big - Glass Blowing

I love glass blowing. Very well shot/edited video.

Polyphonic Spree

I know it's bizarre that an atheist would dig music from a religious hippy band, but the composition drags me in every time. I am still an atheist...

The Myth Busters Go Bowling

NATO Summit 2012

More here: http://media.talkingpointsmemo.com/slideshow/nato-summit-protests

Liz Gorman's Pictures. She is brave to get in the middle of this..

Paul Weiskel's flickr set is below;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pweiskel08/7239483778/in/photostream/
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Minimum Wage

http://finances.msn.com/saving-money-advice/6952105

What it bought it 1950, to today. Very interesting..

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Swiss Landslide

I would hope this is a wakeup call to people. Don't live in the shadow of a mountain...

A Little Good News From Yemen

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/meast/yemen-clashes/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

They killed 90 Al-Qaeda in a week. Well done.

Formaldehyde Contaminated Water In Japan

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120520a1.html

I would expect a story like this from China, way before Japan. Almost 1/2 Million people without a regular water supply. This is what businessmen call progress (because they saved money). Get rain barrels folks.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Benghazi Holds Local Elections in Libya

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18135035

That's progress..way to go.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Japan Still Cutting Power

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120518_18.html

They are importing Coal like crazy since they shut down all the Nuke Power Plants. Try some Solar, it sucks that Japan is not the big inventor it used to be (unless you want a female robot).

30 Kids With 11 Women

It's up to 30 since 2009. Oh, you want out of Child Support? Just a thought, wrap it up you fucking asshole..you should be in jail.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-tennessee-man-has-30-kids-20120518,0,4036567.story

Obesity PSA Banned

This was banned at the school that created it, but I think it's brilliant.

ISS Star Trails

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_jsc_photo/sets/72157629726792248/

Fantastic pictures...the whole set is at the link above.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Re-Creation

The US Senate Fails To Pass 5 Budgets

This was mostly bipartisan. None of them want a budget… so stop bitching everyone.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00097 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00098 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00099 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00100 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00101

Athiests Are More Compassionate Than Belivers

Um, yeah, we have no God to tie us to a concept of what others think is "right or wrong". We value acceptance within the rightful laws on humans. Equality, peace and justice. Deal with it and stop your prejudice. It's what drove us away from religion in the first place.

http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/30/religionandgenerosity/

NYC Stop And Frisk Is Over

http://newyorkpost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/shira_scheindlin_again_zVlfYCDbfIt3S93Mpo0aWO

It's about time. Could you imagine visiting New York and going through this? Oh wait, I am white, I wouldn't...

Muslim Women And Education

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/lallaessaydi/index.html

Beautiful job.

The Export-Import Bank Reauthorized

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00096

Big majority, and includes the requirement that they negotiate an end to bank itself (kind of screws Boeing, or will it screw Airbus?).
Full text here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2072enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr2072enr.pdf

John Baldessari

Some of his art here; http://contemporaryartlinks.blogspot.com/2010/10/john-baldessari-marian-goodman-gallery.html

Narrated by Tom Waits. The most important thing is: "Be at the right place at the right time". Which is totally unpredictable. The best artists are not created by their talents, it comes from the audience.

Spain And The UK Need To Grow Up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18098104

Over Gibraltar Fishing rights? As long as you guys are acting like kids, play nice. Remember Mom and Dad saying “share”? And the UK should just give it back to Spain anyway (Colonial afterbirth).

Lots Of Stock Photos Free

http://vfxfuture.com/stock-image/36001-photoworks-by-sergey-larchenko.html

I am sure it's legal??

Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Their second single..

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Palestine Gets A Japanese Ambassador

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120517a9.html

Interesting, because I can't think of a single financial reason for Japan to do that. Maybe to just interject themselves into the conflict to get a seat at the bargaining table??

China And South Korea Snub Japans Food Imports

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120517a5.html

Major Lazer

I love this song, lil-bit epic.. Free Download Here

Icky Blossoms

The song is ok, the video is fantastic!

Catholics Would Rather Have You Dead, Than Have Access Contracetives

http://www.newser.com/story/146116/catholic-school-yanks-student-health-plan.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/16/florida-catholic-university-considering-dropping-student-health-coverage/

Complete genius! Talk about love and compassion?? Good news is, Obamacare will let their parents put the kids on their own medical policies.

Parts Of GOP Will Not Support Romney

http://www.lvrj.com/news/county-gop-rebukes-head-of-national-party-over-romney-support-151728535.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/13/romney-son-booed-interrupted-by-paul-supporters-at-arizona-gop-convention/
If he can't even get his own party to back him, it will make for an interesting election.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Drunk People Are Stupid

It's why I only drink inside.

Egypt Bringing Back Vaginal Mutilation

http://news.egypt.com/english/permalink/114836.html

Inflatable Stonehenge

The "artist" is a little creepy though.

Soyuz Lauch This Morning

More here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/7201201862/
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Nuclear Weapons Animation

Monday, May 14, 2012

Einstein's Chalkboard

Okinawa Marks 40 Years Of Freedom

Reon Kadena is from Okinawa (very cute)

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120515_02.html

Okinawa really wants the US off their island, and the fact that Guam is a few thousand miles to the south, why not??

A Forest Tunnel In The Ukraine

More pics here:
http://postomania.ru/post193289479/
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Japanese Trawler Runs Aground

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120514a7.html

You have to be a very bad sailor to do something like this. And why is a Japanese Trawler fishing off the coast of Africa?

Sunday, May 13, 2012

LRA Takes A Hit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18051522

A step closer to shutting down the LRA, very exciting.. Thanks Navy Seals.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Lil Bit Zombie

Colosse

Japan's Shozaburo Jimi Wants To Kill Poor People

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120513a2.html

Maybe "kill" was a strong word to use. Would "smush under our rich assed heels sound better"? Well, you know the rich people only need a few poor people to support their aspirations, so cutting off support for the many poor will serve the rich people fine.

It's a global conspiracy setting us up to be serfs, to their Kings. It will fail.

Friday, May 11, 2012

SpectrMODULE

http://spkmdl.libsyn.com/

This is an ear splitting romp into a psychotic something, and it is beautiful.

Montreal Bans Masks At Protests

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Bylaw+vote+banning+masks+next+Friday/6608019/story.html

Prepping for something similar in the US/UK? What might be the target?

A Black Hole Shreds A Star

Song 1

If you live/work around DC, you will relate to this. More info here.

Arizona Ball Team Scared Of Girls

WW II Kittyhawk Fighter Found

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11655018-world-war-ii-kittyhawk-fighter-found-in-sahara-shedding-light-on-pilots-fate?lite

Where did the Pilot wind up? We will probably never know. Still, pretty cool find.

CERN - Data Overload 1

A good explaination of what they are doing, and the daunting task of examining the data they collect.

Babies Behaving Badly

All The Democrats Flipping On Gay Marriage

Harry Reid joins the team. If they were honest about it, they don't care either way, because it doesn't effect them directly. This is all Politics.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/reid-says-would-vote-to-legalize-gay-marriage-in-nevada-150974985.html

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Playmate Of The Year 2012

http://pbmorningshow.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/8033/

Me = Underwhelmed

The Secret Life Of Terry Gross (NPR)

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Anything Can Be A Touch Screen

This was a reality I noticed back in the 1980's, the human interacion with resistance and electricity. I never put the two together in the realm of operability. This is so basic..

Maine Senate Cuts Medicare, To Support The Rich

Sorry, did I say "rich"? I meant "job creators".

When will these people wake up to the fact that we are re-living the Great Depression of the 1930's, because too much money has accumulated with the top earners? Look at history.

Idaho Racist Sheriff Candidate

Full Story: http://www.king5.com/news/local/White-supremacist-running-for-sherrif-calls-cross-burning-Pro-Christian-150941615.html
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

NASA Bathroom Door

This is at a training center, where the Astronauts wear microphones...

Where the Wild Things Are

Read By Christopher Walken

France's (Soon To Be) First Lady

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18008296
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Ludovin - How To Find A Party

If you look around, you can find the album for free (legally). Very cool tune..

Battleground

It's an original web series, that I really enjoyed. Great chemistry with the cast.

http://www.hulu.com/search?query=battleground&st=0&fs=null

I hate to promote anything Rupert Murdoch owns, but this is the future of entertainment. They have quite smartly gotten in on the ground floor.

Playmate Distracts Mexican Pres. Debate

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/mexico-debate-edecan-model-woman-twitter.html

GOP Kills Food Stamps For Big Oil Co.

Why feed poor kids, the big rich Oil Companies need the tax subsidies..

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCJcKgJF5Nd6OYsk8aAPksWYMaug?docId=90b82e6ffcf744d881964977c7421c7f

And today, the Senate kills keeping interest rates low for student loans. This November is going to be a GOP bloodbath..

Interpol Issues Warrant For Iraqi VP

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/uk-france-iraq-alhashemi-idUKBRE8470EF20120508

Tareq al-Hashemi, you have some splaining to do.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Why The Washington Captals/Redskins/Nationals Lose

Why, why? Simple, it's the same across all DC sports teams. We prop these people up like the are heroes (and they are just people) from the second they arrive in DC. Sometimes before, actually a lot of times before.

We pump them so full of our love and hope and dreams, they automatically think they are better than they think they are. Than they really can possibly be.
Once they athlete's hit the field/ice/court/ballpark fields and are not Gods strutting on Earth, DC collectively shits on the "person". It's a cycle here in DC, one that is brutal and perpetual. We never allow them time to grow, learn or progress. We want it NOW!
It really should stop. We chew up young talent, gargle with them in the back of the mouth, and spit them out like they should have never come here. See paragraph 1, they probably shouldn't have.
I have to mention all the incidents at area Bars, with the athletes, and the impact partying has too. Come on, we are in DC!? Right?

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Maine's GOP Skews To Ron Paul

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/05/politics/as-predicted-ron-paul-backers-take-over-maine-gop-convention/

It pretty much guarantees the state will go for Obama.

Peanuts Theme Slowed Down

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Oxford (UK) Steps Into Curing Blindness

href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120503.html">http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2012/120503.html

Pretty amazing that we blow about $700 Million at NEI at NIH each year, and they produce what? Nothing. Well, they spend all that money, a lot of it is wasted on sprucing up their offices and paying people who have retired, but are back on staff as (much over paid) "contractors". It's a game they play across the Federal Government. It's a buddy system that eats up the budgets. Totally legal. Ought to be stopped?

Meanwhile, the rest of the world makes groundbreaking advances.

China, South Korea and Japan's Debt Swap

This pic has no connection to the story

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120504a1.html

This has to be what Clinton is doing in China this week, shoring up Japan's economy so it doesn't spill over to the rest of the world. Europe's implosion will be bad enough.

New Maryland Laws

Full list: http://www.gov.state.md.us/documents/Signed5.2.12.pdf

SB 70 authorizes the Morticians Board to require mental exams for applicants. Hitting the important stuff..
SB 32/HB 59 defer property tax on disabled people. Who only in Anne Arundle County??
SB 111 extends the validity of Drivers Liscences/ID from 4 to 8 years (if you are 21)!! Less time at the DMV = Win.
SB 114 repeals the need for hazardous waste drivers get a certification. Good for business, bad for everyone else. We will see how this pans out.
SB 116 relaxes penalties on overweight trucks, as long the carrier has not had a similar violation in the last year, and the violation is less than 5000 Lbs. Pro busines change.
SB 193 defines Honey: http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0193t.pdf Interesting read, WTF?
SB 214 reduces penalty for carrying less than 10 grams of pot. Just legalize it...
SB 309 requires Mopeds and Scooters get a liscence. I support this because these slow assed scooters really fuck up traffic, and they feel so "entitled" to be in the middle of the road.
SB 344 lets Dental Hygenist's administer the novacaine (after training). That should work out really well. They might get to do the drilling next?
SB 350 removes the need to be certified to do Sleep Studies after January 1 2013. Everyone will have an Apnea machine in just a few years.. Fucking idiots.