December 2010
26 posts
Big Sur Coast →
Shadow and Smoke on the Big Sur coast this past August. We had driven down there to show it off to an out-of-town guest, but—as is often the case—it was fogged in. As seen in the…
Allan Nairn: As U.S. Loses Its Global Economic... →
“[W]hen you compare the Democrats and the Republicans on core issues of preventing preventable death, shifting funds to stop hunger, of killing of civilians, there’s no difference.”
“You vote for Democrat, you vote for Republican, you get the same thing on state murder, on preventable death. But we here have the right to rebel. We have to use it.”
AFP: No end soon for Guantanamo →
The article concludes by stating that some will get federal trials, some will get military trials,
“And some, regrettably, will have to be indefinitely detained.”
In other words, imprisoned forever without a trial.
Banks and WikiLeaks - NYTimes.com →
Troubling indeed.
Any predictions for when the mobile bubble will...
Official NORAD Santa Tracker →
Another case of early human interbreeding... →
'We let a wolf in': He seemed like the perfect... →
Fascinating story. It would make a compelling made-for-tv movie.
The U.S.S. Prius - NYTimes.com →
Thomas Friedman, thoughtful as usual
Busybodies, Babes, and Bacon - Presenting the... →
The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's... →
The Humble Indie Bundle (pay what you want for... →
Cross platform, pay what you want AND decide who gets the money.
Colorado Skyline w/ Elk →
Taken late this past July, we were above tree line and the air was fresh (if thin). The lung capacity of these beasts must be phenomenal.
Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes... →
Lesson for Obama: Don’t give the microphone to... →
It would seem that Obama is trying to convince us that we are in Clinton’s third term instead of Bush’s.
Richard (K) Morgan » You believe this shit? →
Well stated.
Feingold 2012 Grassroots →
Feingold 2012! End the Bush/Obama Era!
Android Gingerbread, Ho Hum… →
As a Nexus One owner, I’ve been looking forward to the next iteration of Android, 2.3 “Gingerbread”. What were the rumors? Complete UI overhaul making SenseUI and Motoblur obsolete; new Market ala…
How Times Have Changed… →
When the Viet Nam War expanded in 1970/71 to include strikes into Cambodia and Laos, the US anti-war movement was up in arms. Mass walkouts and protests culminated in the Kent State shootings. The…
Ural | Patrol →
I want one.
Scale of Universe - Interactive Scale of the... →
This animation alone is worth keeping flash around for.
7 am, home
60 mph for 36 hours
7 am, home
60 mph for 36 hours