I am happy.

That is all.

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View out the window of the new Tranquility module on the ISS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAQj78odXxk

How does the fall of Rome apply to Today?

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/why-did-rome-fall%E2%80%94and-does-it-matter/

The good news mixed into the changes to NASA's plans

Also on the agenda is development of the technology for in-space fuel depots, a concept raised by the Augustine panel as a way to stretch launch capacity for travel beyond LEO.

With the constellation program dead, there won't be any people on the moon any time soon, but long term, in-orbit refueling is the key to economic intra-system space travel. This is good news.

Read about all the other changes here.

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Rogers Extreme Plus

Oh no! Is this the start of the end of skimpy female clothing?

http://gizmodo.com/5454662/fabric-dipped-in-carbon-nanotubes-could-be-turned-into-wearable-batteries

Is being leftist a psychiatric condition?

"The notion that his own society is evil and unjust is the bedrock of the leftist’s vision. Wicked capitalists trample on the poor, the oppressed, and the downtrodden; the leftist appoints himself to rescue these victims. He is a self-styled social redeemer, leading a movement to liberate the masses, even if it results in the destruction of his own society. This political mission provides him with immense moral indignation and, therefore, moral superiority, dispositions from which, in turn, he derives emotional self-gratification. His whole belief system provides him with a sense of belonging; he joins other social redeemers, as well as the victims, real or imagined, who wait for him to break their chains.

Thus, the leftist’s political disposition is a faith that reinforces his personal identity and sense of belonging."

I think the real question is, is it curable?

Very good article about Global Warming

If you don't know what an MDO is you need to read this article.

Luck and the atomic bomb

How unlucky do you have to be to get two nuclear bombs dropped on you? And then how lucky do you have to be to survive until 2010?

Link http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/world/asia/07yamaguchi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss