Late Is The New Early

Late Is The New Early

A reader was aghast-- outraged, I say-- at my suggestion that this precious music satellite, Project Calliope, might launch a few months late. Now, the rocket people at InterOrbital Systems are rock-…
Open Source

Open Source

Forgive me if this has been covered already, but I am curious about the use of computers in Science I have to add a quick sentence here just to prevent the questions overlaying the initial graphic I…
PowerPoint Doomed the Space Shuttle

PowerPoint Doomed the Space Shuttle

Ars Technica notes that famed anti-PowerPoint communications guru Edward Tufte is getting some sort of job consulting for the Obama Administration. In passing, they point to one of Tufte's online…
Green Mecca ... Detroit?

Green Mecca ... Detroit?

Having once been an environmental activist, one thing that bothers me about modern day environmental activists (*) is their insistence, despite any evidence, that jamming people into cities and going…
Beer Belly of America

Beer Belly of America

We have the Rust Belt and Bible Belt and Sun Belt and Dairy Belt and Corn Belt and all sorts of other belts in the US, but this is the first I've heard of the Beer Belt. Or, more appropriately, the…
Grasshopper Green

Grasshopper Green

Grasshopper Green Grasshopper green,Grasshopper green,Hippity hoppity munching machine -Are you enjoying your tasty leaf snack?Thanks for the visit -  Be sure to come back. To display image…