In The New Republic, Deja
In The New Republic, Deja W. and Goodbye Sunshine detail the mess that Dubya and Jeb Bush have made of Texas and Florida with their fanaticism for tax cuts. Both states are now facing huge budget shortfalls and big cuts in services such as health care, education, and road maintenance. This is the legacy that Dubya wants to bring to the whole country. Let's fight him.
You read this weblog, so
You read this weblog, so you're smart and talented, right? Therefore, you're just the people to ask for a favor...
I need a Java programmer to work with me on a short term, work for hire contract gig. The pay is moderate, and the work should be a walk in the park for someone who really knows their stuff. If this sounds like you (or someone you know), please contact me for more info.
Via The Bradlands, it's Patrick
Via The Bradlands, it's Patrick Stewart's Commentary on an actor's contract with the audience.
I once had the great good fortune to be present at a reading he did, in 1994, of selections from "Le Morte d'Arthur". It was put on by The English Speaking Union, Los Angeles chapter, in someone's living room. Yes, it was a good sized room, but the furthest seat (read: folding chairs and dining room chairs) was about ten feet from him. I'd guess there were maybe fifty people there.
It was truly an amazing experience, and something that I'll always be thrilled that I was privileged to attend. Wonderful, wonderful stuff.
It's no surprise that USA
It's no surprise that USA Today doesn't understand the difference between hacking and cracking, but in this article, they try to claim that there's a link between what they call hacking and Asperger's Syndrome.
I've been doing a lot of reading on AS lately (it runs in my family, to varying degrees), and I'd be willing to bet that there's a strong relationship between AS and interest in computers. But I just don't see jumping from there to criminal behavior.
From the UK's Independent: President
From the UK's Independent: President George W Bush, Polluter Of The Free World. Doesn't it make you proud to be an American?
From the "Kids, don't try
From the "Kids, don't try this at home" file: How to build yourself a One Atmosphere Plasmoid.
Via The Nation, it's the
Via The Nation, it's the Name the President contest.
It looks like we're not
It looks like we're not the only Junkyard Wars addicts. Todd from Flutterby also saw the episode that featured amphibious vehicles, and pointed towards Dutton Marine as the place to go to get one. The price is steep (and if you're in California, like us, you have to supply your own Suzuki Samurai and ship it to the UK), but it'd be way cool to drive around the Russian River.
Two interesting science stories in
Two interesting science stories in the New York Times: Computing, One Atom at a Time, about quantum computing, and Of Nanotubes and Buckyballs: Atomic-Scale Building Blocks, about advances in nanotechnology.
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