Archives for July 23, 2009
New East African Internet Cable
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 According to the BBC, 17,000 mile cable has just been completed connecting South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. I’m not quite sure how an undersea cable, which this is, connects landlocked Uganda to anything, but well, that’s BBC African Geography for you.
“Kiss-In” planned at Mormon Temple
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 A gay rights group plans to stage a mass kissing demonstration outside the San Diego Mormon temple as a show of support for a gay couple cited for trespassing in Utah after sharing a kiss on church property. Details This will drive the Mormons nuts. They hate kissing.
Silence of the muffins.
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 There is no red shirted man making deals on the phone as he paces back and forth. There is no group of large voiced church people being all holier than thou. And loud. Eight out of ten customers in this coffee shop are writers. I can tell because they come in and sit down and…
Windows Update Can Ruin Your Day, Maybe Your Computer
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Our desktop support folks couldn’t do anything with it. When I told them my story about what happened (at least I’m honest) they realized it would be easier to re-install the machine with a fresh image of Windows Vista. Read this sad but unsurprising tale of woe at Linux in Exile. And find out how…
Bin Laden Son Killed?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Reports are now surfacing that the son of Osama Bin Laden was killed by a US Hellfire missile fired from a Predator Drone in Pakistan at an undisclosed date earlier in the year. BBC
New Spectacular Image from NASA’s Spitzer
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Unfortunately, NASA is calling it a “wild creature of the dark” with an “eye-like object at its center.” Actually, it is a galaxy, which is plenty cool so they could do without the fancy-talk. Here’s the picture:
Rabbis and Politicians Busted in Graft Sting
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Who would think that men of the cloth or elected officials would be involved in graft?!?!? NEWARK, N.J. – Three New Jersey mayors, two state lawmakers, a deputy mayor and five rabbis were among 44 people charged Thursday in a two-track corruption and international money-laundering probe, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey announced. FBI…
I and the Bird Web Carnival # 105
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 is HERE at Picus Blog
Somebody made a movie of my blog
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Bonus footage below the fold.
Large Hadron Collider Startup Date Delayed
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Over the last week two vacuum leaks have been found in sectors 8-1 and 2-3 (Sector 7g is still holding). The leaks are similar to each other in position and therefore in likely cause. Unfortunately, these leaks are in already chilled down parts of the LHC and they will have to be warmed up to…
To nuke or not to nuke?
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 Do we use nuclear power to get us past the current climate change crisis? Fight it out here with Jonas Meckling.
Blog Carnivals
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 First of all, a reminder: I’m doing Berry Go Round for July 31st so send me your stuff! I might have missed this: The Just Write Blog Carnival for July 17th is here. Skeptical Parents Crossing Carnival is here, at Isis. The new Change of Shift is here.
iPod bursting into flames alert
Posted by Greg Laden on July 23, 2009 An exclusive KIRO 7 Investigation reveals an alarming number of Apple brand iPod MP3 players have suddenly burst into flames and smoke, injuring people and damaging property. details
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