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Political Cartoons »

[30 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Here’s Phil’s latest political cartoon.
Check out his previous political cartoons.

2008 Presidential Election »

[30 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Just checking out the Republican exit polls from last night.
Some interesting trends.  Romney won the white vote while McCain dominated hispanics.  Lower income favored McCain.  Romney dominated (44 to 20) the “shares my values” vote.

2008 Presidential Election, What's Shakin'? »

[29 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Update:  This is what I get for making predictions.
If you’ll remember, a while back I predicted that it was going to be Obama vs. Romney in the general election this year. On a scale of 1-10, how confident am I that this is going to happen? About a 9, good enough for an A minus. If you pick up on the signs going on, you’ll see that everything is pointing to Romney right now.
First, Romney has a slight edge over McCain in Florida – enough for a …

Government/Politics, What's Shakin'? »

[28 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Bush just wrapped up his State of the Union, his last, and I brought out my laptop and recorded my thoughts as it went.
7:59 – I’m live blogging for the first time! They just cut to the State of the Union. Sorry to interrupt your normally schedule junk TV, America. While they wait for Bush, I try to think about the network TV shows I actually watch during the broadcast. The list is short.
8:02 – I get nervous about my laptop battery. During the commercial …

Nerdness, Science, Space »

[24 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

What do you think about this? Life on Mars or a rock?
The picture is part of a bigger one:

Here’s the full image.
Remember the “Face” on Mars that ended up being just a rock formation? According to Rare Earth hypothesis, this would probably just be another coincidence. People are making jokes about it – saying it looks like a Tuscan raider from Star Wars or just another version of Bigfoot. One British person said “It’s Osama bin Laden!”

Syncopation (Off-Beat) »

[24 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Bleep global warming.

Political Cartoons »

[24 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Here’s Phil’s latest political cartoon.
Those who don’t live around Lake Michigan might need some context for this one.  Check it out.

Nerdness, Science »

[23 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

Within the last 36 hours, the stocks plunged, Heath Ledger died, the Oscars were announced and Hillary moved on to California.
The media has been all over these stories this week – you’ll get plenty of coverage from them.  In fact, you’ll get too much.
What better time to talk about space?
Next month, 50 space exploration experts are going to Stanford University to meet and talk about the future of manned space exploration.
The participants planning to attend the invitation-only brainstorming session — dubbed Examining the Vision: Balancing Science and Exploration — said …

Political Cartoons »

[22 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

They keep comin’! Here’s Phil’s latest political cartoon.

2008 Presidential Election »

[21 Jan 2008 | No Comment | ]

If Mike Huckabee is the Republican equivalent of a Clinton, then Chuck Norris is the Bill to Huckabee’s Hillary – the attack dog who gets to say what Huckabee can’t.  Fresh off a loss to John McCain in South Carolina, check out what Norris had to say:
“If John takes over the presidency at 72 and he ages 3-to-1, how old will he be in four years? Eighty-four years old — and can he handle that kind of pressure in that job?” Norris said, as Huckabee looked on.
Needless to say, it’s …