Picking a link out of the 15-line .sig on an e-mail I recently received from Kevin Kelly (making me much cooler than you even though I can’t say I really know him), I stumbled across the Long Bet Foundation – a group of geeks affiliated with the Long Now Foundation who seek to “improve long-term [...]
Archive for September 8th, 2004
eno's a Demopessimist
Posted in Culture, Politics, Science on September 8, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Records Prove Bush Failed to Fulfill Guard Duty And Why It Matters
Posted in Politics on September 8, 2004 | 5 Comments »
According to the Boston Globe, Bush failed to live up to his minimal commitments at least twice: But Bush fell well short of meeting his military obligation, a Globe reexamination of the records shows: Twice during his Guard service — first when he joined in May 1968, and again before he transferred out of his [...]
Pasadena, We Have A Problem
Posted in Science on September 8, 2004 | 9 Comments »
Well, crap. NASA’s solar-wind collection package just cratered in the desert after the re-entry parachute failed to deploy. The mid-air-helicopter-snatch recovery attempt (flown by “Hollywood stunt pilots” after the Air Force refused to help) never materialized; the thing came in at terminal velocity and buried itself half-deep in the crust. A NASA capsule bearing precious [...]
Republican Leaders Hijack Investigation of Crooked Military Insurers
Posted in Iraq, Legal Issues, Politics on September 8, 2004 | 1 Comment »
The New York Times has been running a multi-part investigation into fraudulent insurance practices aimed at young military personnel. Reporter Diana Henriques has documented that some insurance companies have engaged in prohibited sales pitches to recruits during official military training sessions, in some cases wearing military-style uniforms and presenting themselves as “financial counselors”, directing the [...]
"Partial Birth" Abortion Ban Goes 0-3
Posted in Health on September 8, 2004 | 4 Comments »
The Nebraska judge has joined the other two in finding the ban unconstitutional: U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf of Lincoln said that Congress ignored the most experienced doctors in determining that the banned procedure would never be necessary a finding he found “unreasonable.” “According to responsible medical opinion, there are times when the banned [...]
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