You know, all those people who were complaining about plows not getting to their streets should just take another look. Today I ventured out to my office, and discovered every road treated and plowed — even Beach Drive, a windy little 2-lane road through Rock Creek Park that is treacherous on the best of days, was clear and drivable. This was after a decent snow fall and freezing rain. Well done, gang!
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And there it is: my first real earthquake in California. A 5.6, 9 miles from me. I’m shaking like a leaf. My house shook like a truck hit it. It was far scarier than I had expected it to be. I should write more[more...]
October 30, 2007
I’ve seen the future, and it’s slow
The Boeing company today said that it is shelving plans to build its Sonic Cruiser airplane, a jet designed to fly near the speed of sound and cut flight times by 15 to 20%. They decided that it was simply uneconomical.
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In which Gene reflects on his old age
Holy crap — in two days I'll be 43? Really?
That's some major league, new jack crap there.
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