Perfect!
President Obama will be excited about this one: White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game this afternoon, with a major assist from this amazing catch by outfielder Dewayne Wise in the ninth inning. Here’s the final out:
Category Archives: Blog & Guest Posts
An anthem for the birthers
Jon Stewart eviscerates the suddenly-prominent birther movement: Has Colbert done a segment on these clowns yet? It seems right up his alley. Meanwhile, as I was writing this post’s title, and contemplating whether “birthers” should be capitalized or not, I was reminded of the term “Birchers” — as in, the John Birch Society — which, of course, reminded me of… Read more »
My former state rep is a birther
When Becky and I lived in Knoxville, we resided in the heavily Republican 18th legislative district of Tennessee, a.k.a. “the fightin’ 18th,” which is represented by the ultraconservative — and endlessly controversial — Stacey Campfield (who is a man). Campfield is many things: a blogger (albeit a somewhat notoriously sloppy one, in terms of spelling and grammar); a classic car… Read more »
There goes the Sun
Via Flickr, here’s a shot of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse as seen from Bayohara, India: (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptwo/ / CC BY 2.0) More photos can be found at SpaceWeather.com. And here’s a video of the Moon’s shadow sweeping across Asia, as seen via satellite. UPDATE: Still more photos via the Boston Globe‘s always excellent The Big Picture photoblog.
Best. Press Release. Ever.
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Last week, Fox News published a story (now scrubbed from their site, but available here) titled “Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies.” CNET News asked whether we’ve reached the “dawn of the corpse-eating robots,” while Fast Company mocked Fox for its “gleeful conjecture.” Now, the manufacturer of the EVIL FLESH-EATING ROBOTS OF DEATH has responded with a press… Read more »
Ethics defense fund may be unethical
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In an ironic twist, a legal defense fund setup by people without a clue Sarah Palin supporters to defend against ehtics complaints, may itself be unethical. An investigator hired by the state personnel board’s preliminary report recommends that Palin refuse money from the the fund (the defense would be paid for by the state). Ethics complaints were one of the… Read more »
Farm Policy Stuff
Those that know me know that the stupidity of American farm policy is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. (I recommend going to see Food Inc. if you haven’t, not only will that make you annoyed at farm policy but also the intense stupidity of the US legal system and the interpretation of DMCA (Hint, a dude using… Read more »
Lengthy solar eclipse to sweep across Asia tomorrow
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Millions of people in India, China, and other Asian nations will have a front-row seat for the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century tomorrow: The event begins at the crack of dawn on Wednesday, July 22nd, in the Gulf of Khambhat just east of India. Morning fishermen will experience a sunrise like nothing they’ve ever seen before. Rising… Read more »
A rather impressive amount of insanity
Not much to say other than that really. Although I must ask Brendan, are you seriously allowed to file a law suit for whatever the f* you want and the defendant actually has to waist their time and money dealing with it? I propose the new federal court department of WTF. All torts have to go through the WTF department… Read more »
That’s the way it was
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As you probably already know, today is the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing — arguably mankind’s greatest achievement (though, as Conan O’Brien pointed out, putting cheese inside the pizza crust is surely a close second). In honor of the anniversary, Mac OS X, iPhone and iPod touch users can download Carina’s SkyGazer astronomy application, free for today only…. Read more »