There’s nothing wrong with expressing disagreement. But if you have to make up a completely bogus position to assign to your opponent, that looks to me a lot like desperation. For example, a lot of Republicans are falsely claiming that … Continue reading
British comic and musician Bill Bailey performs the theme from Doctor Who in the style of Belgian jazz as part of his Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. Recorded in 2008 at Royal Albert Hall. by … Continue reading
This starts off moderately interesting, then gets quite a bit more interesting about a minute and 14 seconds into the clip, when you see why this is not just snazzy technology: Google says its self-driving cars have never been involved … Continue reading
If you watched the landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, you might have noticed that one of the engineers in the JPL’s mission control center started celebrating before the formal announcement that the safe landing had been confirmed. Here’s … Continue reading
If you regularly check NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day you probably already saw this yesterday, but if not it’s definitely worth a couple of minutes of your time. It’s a series of night-time time-lapse images of the moving night … Continue reading
Dr. William Bell holds the world’s record in the pole vault for his age group. He trains three times a week at a facility operated by his son, former Olympic silver medal winner Earl Bell, in Arkansas, where two of … Continue reading
At long last, a way for your cats to listen to their music without annoying you: by … Continue reading
Elaborate marriage proposals have become something of an art form, not to mention an annoyance to guys who know that whatever they do they’re bound to have already been upstaged. This one, however, I thought was nicely done, not least … Continue reading
Last night Stephen Colbert revealed Mitt Romney’s likely choice for vice presidential running mate: The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive by … Continue reading