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Follow-up: NASA’s hypersonic scramjet-powered X-43A aircraft broke another speed record yesterday, reaching Mach 9.8 at 110,000 feet (7,000 mph). As I mentioned in my previous post, this demonstration further showcases the revolutionary propulsion technology of the scramjet, paving the way for future hypersonic aircraft designs.
The Diebold Variations are a series of parody ads referring to the issues surrounding the security and validity of Diebold touchscreen voting machines. Pretty funny ads, pretty scary machines…
Pete Souza’s entire site Unguarded Moments: Photographs of President Reagan is worth viewing, but the picture above alone was worth it for me.
Tom McMahon posted about an interesting piece written by Shawn Macomber of The American Spectator mourning the death of John Ritter and, well, not mourning Yasser Arafat’s death. You should definitely read the entire article, but here are some key passages:
Just over a year ago, the much beloved comic actor John Ritter passed away. I was watching Ritter’s turn as an evil sheriff in the camp horror classic Bride of Chucky when news of Arafat’s death came howling in from the real world, instantly deflating the suspension of disbelief I’d carefully cultivated in order to enjoy the deliciously crazed Muppets-gone-mad plotline before me.
I’ll say it now, and believe it forever: This is a cruel and unjust world. How otherwise can we describe a temporal reality where John Ritter can die days before his 55th birthday and Yasser Arafat can live to 75? How can Three’s Company and Hooperman be canceled while Hamas and Fatah are renewed every season?
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Instead of [Yasser Arafat’s] funeral, I’m going to watch Problem Child, Sling Blade and agitate for Hooperman reruns or at the very least a DVD release. I’m going to celebrate the life of a good man, taken from us too soon and not celebrated enough, rather than watch the world weep for a terrorist. Oh, excuse me BBC. I mean, a freedom fighter.
I’m going to avoid getting too deep into a contentious discussion about Yasser Arafat, but I definitely miss John Ritter, and will second my desire to see Hooperman again… 🙂
In the wake of the resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell (as well as Attorney General John Ashcroft, Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, Education Secretary Rod Paige, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, and several key CIA officials), The Borowitz Report revealed that W “seized the opportunity… to outsource the State Department to India. … In Bangalore, Surjit Ramesh, 31, said he was ‘very excited indeed’ about being the sole employee of the one-room calling center that is replacing the U.S. State Department.” 🙂
Take a look at hilarious dubyamovie.com, where you can see a QuickTime video in which “the only man capable of playing W,” Don Knotts, stars. 🙂
The link was very slow for me; I’m guessing they’re getting hit pretty hard, but it’s worth the wait…
Map24 is a very impressive map and route-planning site. What sets it apart from other mapping sites is how quickly it finds locations and routes, and the JavaScript zoom routines are cool-looking too.
Apologies Accepted is “the world’s answer to sorryeverybody.com.” I think this is pretty cool…
The Virtual Bartender site (probably NSFW) has been circulating for some time now, but The Presurfer came up with a list of commands to try in case (like me) you’re too lazy to figure them out on your own.
Update: MilkandCookies has some more commands…
Most of you have probably seen something similar to the World Sunlight Map, but I liked it because it purports to show a realtime view and also offers different map projections and perspectives.
