Contributing to global climate change since 1965, Allen believes that you have a Constitutional right to his opinion. This is the coolest thing I’ve read all day (so far.) Wired has a story about how two students working on their masters degrees have come up with a way to make “instant” housing.
The structure is intended to improve upon two current methods of providing emergency shelter: tents, which provide only poor protection, or prefabricated, [...]
The kind folks over at Caffeine Awareness Alliance have somehow conned… uh, convinced… several state and city governments to recognize “Caffeine Awareness Month.” They are very concerned with our health and safety and the fact that they’re pushing an anti-caffeine book and soy coffee has nothing at all to do with their activity. Nope, pure [...]
(Inspired by the Mentat Chant in Frank Herbert’s Dune.)
It is by will alone that I set my mind in motion.
It is by the bean of Starbucks that the thoughts acquire speed
the teeth acquire stains
the stains become a warning.
It is by will alone that I set my mind in motion.
Or as a friend of mine from [...]
The odometer on my bicycle (yes, the kind you have to pedal) says 505 miles. All of that since November and only two flat tires in the process. Hurray for me. I saved a bundle on gasoline (well, no, not really very much compared what I can accomplish on my motorcycle) and spent the proceeds [...]
I’m sort of busy at the moment but I wanted to give a shout out to Martha as she emerges from five months in prison. Some of you might remember that she had been found guilty of lying about the details of a crime of which she had not been convicted. (See, when you’re asked [...]
Jose Padilla, a US citizen, has been accused of (but not charged with) conspiring to commit an act of terrorism. He’s been locked up without access to legal council or due process for several years now because the president has declared that Padilla is an “enemy combatant.” (I guess that’s like “double secret probation” or [...]
