Gene Saunders, RIP
I just learned that my old friend, Sun colleague, and fellow SecularLiberalGeek Gene Saunders died last week. (I just got off the phone from speaking… Read More »Gene Saunders, RIP
September 2008
Orbit!
SpaceX did it! Fantastic work.
One subject, two books…
I left my Kindle at the office this weekend, and I just finished a couple of work-related books (one tedious, one great), and so I’m… Read More »One subject, two books…
Overengineering
Felipe Massa should have won today’s Singapore Grand Prix. He was the fastest driver, in the fastest car, using tyres which worked better on his… Read More »Overengineering
"Fall on your sword, Sarah"
Kathleen Parker at National Review Online, one of Sarah Palin’s most enthusiastic supporters, throws in the towel. McCain can’t repudiate his choice for running mate.… Read More »"Fall on your sword, Sarah"
"[Bush is] Cardinal freaking Richelieu compared to McCain"
Enter the (incompetent) drama queen: McCain makes it worse: And so, a bailout proposal that once seemed likely to pass now is back to negotiations.… Read More »"[Bush is] Cardinal freaking Richelieu compared to McCain"
"Take-your-daughter-to-work day"
Quote of the day: Letterman said McCain taking Palin to meet world leaders at the United Nations was like “take-your-daughter-to-work day.” (Via Huffpo.)
The caging of Sarah Palin
TPM on the bizarre handling of Sarah Palin: What’s really sobering is that the McCain campaign continues to block Palin from answering questions even though… Read More »The caging of Sarah Palin
Anathem
If it seems as if I’ve posted fewer book-related items recently, there is a simple explanation. I’m reading Neal Stephenson’s latest, “Anathem”, and it’s going… Read More »Anathem
"Sarah has a tummy ache"
Andrew Sullivan becomes understandably apoplectic at this nonsense: At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice… Read More »"Sarah has a tummy ache"