OZYMANDIASI met a traveller from an antique landWho said, "Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert...Near them, on the sand,Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold … [Read more...]
Archives for August 1, 2007
A $2 million reward
The story continues:The tribe is now negotiating with Gates and his family for their land, said Wampanoag spokesman Scott Ferson."We hope to have an agreement in the next week or two," Ferson said.This, of course, would be the same … [Read more...]
Guess who wrote those text books? If you said fundamentalist christians in texas, you’re right
"From its origins at the Gablers? kitchen table in Hawkins, Tex., in 1961 to its incorporation as Educational Research Analysts in 1973, the mom-and-pop textbook-criticism enterprise grew to occupy a prominent niche in the nation?s … [Read more...]
Fuel Cells: Does Finegold Really Get It?
That's been the first huge limiting factor in renewable energy production - how do you store it for the rainy day? In particular, solar. The sun only shines some of the time, so when it's not shining, how do you get electricity, if you're … [Read more...]
Climate Energy Questions for Candidates
Jim Hansen's (of NASA) Declaration of Responsible Stewardship: (pdf) 1. Will you support a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants that do not capture and sequester CO2?2. Will you support legislation to transform utility rewards so as to … [Read more...]
Longfellow bridge and learned helplessness
The Pioneer Institute came out with a report on our state's infrastructure needs, and estimates we're some $17 Billion in the hole on maintenance alone. PI hypes this (on our site!) as "Save The Longfellow" -- using an icon of Boston as … [Read more...]
Local Sports Media Plus Empowering Women Plus Good Job Bob
The media is afraid to report the obvious if David Ortiz or his compadres won't talk to them. They jumped all over Jose Canseco when he wrote his tell all book. His book just confirmed what every observer could see for … [Read more...]
We’re rallying early for a huge 2008 victory
"I have this feeling in general that today there are so many politicians that are so afraid to go out there and talk about big ideas, right, I mean we have become so addicted to incremental change and so scared of failure that nobody really … [Read more...]