Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Funny, Politics & Society | 1 Comment »
The NY Times has a very cool, extremely high-resolution picture of Obama's inaugural address, which is interactive so that various important people are highlighted when you mouse over them (like ... Read more..Monday, December 22nd, 2008 Posted in Funny, Politics & Society | 2 Comments »
A both humorous and interesting article posted today at the San Jose Mercury news highlights Obama's dream team; of cabinet officials, that is. And yes, they mean dream team as ... Read more..Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in I am the Law!, Politics & Society | 1 Comment »
The proposed "Foothill South" extension of the 241 Toll Road was handed a defeat by the U.S. Commerce Department today, which rejected the appeal of the Coastal Commission's earlier decision ... Read more..Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in It's Science, Politics & Society | 4 Comments »
Taking a look at this image and the routes of the proposed CA high-speed rail system, it doesn't take long to figure out why building it would be a good move. Unlike many older states ... Read more..Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Society | 1 Comment »
In the media frenzy over Joe the Plumber since McCain practically made him a campaign co-chair at the final presidential debate on Wednesday, Republican blogs have been up in arms ... Read more..Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in It's Science, Video | 1 Comment »
Space.com has a video showing a drop-test of the Orion capsule's parachute systems which certainly leaves something to be desired. For those who aren't familiar, Orion is the replacement for ... Read more..Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics & Society | 2 Comments »
Update: The MTA board has decided to pass the sales tax plan 9-2, with one abstension. The fate of the plan now lies in the state assembly which has to ... Read more..Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in It's Science, Politics & Society | 3 Comments »
LA Times road sage Steve Hymon is reporting that Amtrak ridership has increased significantly since last year. Ridership in California is up 4.9% since October (the beginning of Amtrak’s fiscal year) and ... Read more..