I think I've read about a dozen science fiction stories that start this way. It's usually not a good sign. In a paper to appear in the Astrophysical Journal, astronomers working on the Supernova Cosmology Project report finding a new kind of something that they cannot make any sense of. ... On February 21, 2006, in the direction of a far-away cluster in Bootes...Hubble began … [Read more...] about Mystery In Space
Hurricanes and Bad Luck
Hurricane Ike turned out not to be as bad as predicted. Aside from a lucky shift to the east just before landfall, it also appears that the computer models made an inaccurate prediction about the height of the surge around Galveston. Now some people are complaining that Ike was over-hyped by the major news media, the National Hurricane Center, perhaps in furtherance of some … [Read more...] about Hurricanes and Bad Luck
SNL Palin/Clinton Skit
Awesome. … [Read more...] about SNL Palin/Clinton Skit
If You Were There, Why Didn’t You Stop It?
I know there are people who are comforted by the sentiments expressed in this video, and I apologize to them, but it creeps me out, and I'm angered by the audacity of it. … [Read more...] about If You Were There, Why Didn’t You Stop It?
Those That Remain
I'm reading stories that up to 24,000 people may have decided to stay on Galveston Island. There are rumors that fires have broken out. Ike's storm surge is huge. The last time a surge this big struck Galveston, 8,000 people died. That's about 20% of the population. Building construction is a lot better now---lots of stilt houses---but that won't help you survive if your … [Read more...] about Those That Remain