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The Nigerian e-mail scam, ever vigilant of current events, now has morphed into an appeal from Iraq. I received this tonight: Greetings, I am an Iraqi national and an aid of one of those listed by the American Govt on  [more...]

There are two remarkably amazing things about NASA lately: first off, the Stardust mission. Can you imagine the incredible amount of engineering and math that make it possible to launch a probe from Earth, rendezvous  [more...]

Yes, my ship came in, and on it was my shiny new Prius. Since it began to pour down rain and darkness falls early these days, I’ll post up a photo of my new baby a bit later. Pros: GPS navigation seems to work  [more...]