The Great Lion Speaks
It has been quite a challenge to train the pair of humans entrusted to us by the cat goddess Bast (All Praise Her Sacred Whiskers). Alas, it has fallen to me to bear most of the burden. Pixel is of...
View ArticleMoore’s law has revoked rule of law.
In 1965 Intel co-founder Gordon Moore made the observation that the density of transistors which could be printed on a circuit doubles about every 24 months. With the added speed and efficiency which...
View ArticleA poll on Keith Alexander
Seeking an answer to the musical question posed by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye - "What do you do with a general when he quits being a general ?"
View ArticleLive test of NASA's Morpheous lander
At 12:45 ET NASA will broadcast the live feed of the lander's most ambitious test yet @http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/...
View ArticlePlucky little lander, Morpheus will fly today
During this test, the autonomous untethered Morpheus "Bravo" vehicle will launch from the ground over the flame trench, ascend approximately 177 meters (580 ft), then translate approximately 255...
View ArticleMorpheus, Nasa's kitten-like lander is going for an autonomous night flight...
8:45 cst live link herenote : Morpheus is in no way like a kitten.
View ArticleToddler critically burned during SWAT raid
Is this worth the war to create a drug free fantasy land ?
View ArticleParenting advice sought for 7 Monarch catapillars
Last spring I planted a handful of milkweed seeds in a small bed in my front yard. About a month ago I found 3 catapillars on the plants and brought them inside. One was killed by a spider, one...
View ArticlePlease pardon my typo Rec of a horrible diary
Yesterday I inadvertantly recced a disgusting and treacherous diary by the now bojoed "Blue Jersey Morn"I was trying to HR this piece of trash but since I seldom press any thing but rec, well, I made a...
View ArticleMeridiani Planum vs. Nili Fossae
My wife needs to know for work at Nasa where should we go on Mars?
View ArticleWith Spring comes the alien surge on the Southern border
As Winter grudgingly gives way to Spring, America once again watches helplessly as a vast tide of immigrants prepares to wash across our border with Mexico. Law enforcement, both state and federal,...
View ArticleRed State issues challenge to DKos
Unnamed, but often reliable, sources are reporting that talks have been ongoing between the two belligerent blogs to determine the rules of engagement for an as yet unannounced physical altercation ....
View ArticleLost in the Snow
I'm going to try snow googles to read Dkos 5.I advise others to do likewise.Failure to take this precaution will almost certainly lead to a condition that will become known as being ‘Kos-eyed’ and...
View ArticleI have a little problem - updated
This mornin’ brought terrific news. fmprof has has agreed to open her heart and home to the little girl-cat. I've never been a very social person, and I've always had a hard time asking for help....
View ArticleLexie Is Home
Sometimes it looks like the world is falling apart. The future seems to be an approaching storm. Hope is becoming a precious commodity around this fearful, angry, bleeding planet - but hope exists...
View ArticleWhat about border security ?
It's happening even as I write this — they are streaming across our Southern border. They are coming by the thousands — maybe hundreds of thousands — no one really knows.The lawless flow is completely...
View ArticleThis man's name should be remembered so long as there are free people to...
Our country's wars - good, bad, won, lost and undecided - have exposed more heros living among us than can be reckoned or remembered.The USMC’s campaign against Imperial Japan provided them in a steady...
View ArticleI grew up on a pimento ranch in the rocky hills just North of Houston
Pimento bushes only produce in odd numbered years so it was a hard life with a lot of time for reflection. When a crop was harvested we would snicker, cudgel and filet them, bale them up and send them...
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