Common Sense

Apparently, Pluto is no longer a planet, thanks to a “new definition” for what a planet is.
After centuries of confusion, astronomers finally produced a working set of guidelines and a definition in deciding which space object is a planet and which is not.
The International Astronomical Union, a worldwide society of astronomers from 75 countries voted […]

I read this story this morning, or at least I scanned it to the part about “euthanasia” before I got a little weirded out. Apparently, your inbox is a “mirror” of your personality. What they don’t discuss are those of us with gmail who don’t have to delete anything or keep anything in the inbox. […]

Dell has issued a recall on 4.1 million laptop batteries.
Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they can overheat and catch fire. Dell negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever conducted by the agency.
A Dell spokesman […]

Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has hired Howard Jacobs to defend him should his B sample of urine come back a neon green color. Jacobs is well-known for defending athletes accused of doping.
“He wants to be ready to defend himself, in case the B sample comes back positive,” Jacobs said in a telephone interview. […]

(Ed. note: Doc Johnson sent me this the other day after our conversation about the space program. I am the young friend he mentions. I want to state that until I get my moon base and my death ray with which I plan to hold the earth hostage, I am firmly against the space program.)
Why […]

The New York Times just put a story up on the Web that quotes someone inside the International Cycling Union claiming Floyd Landis’ B sample of urine from Stage 17 of the Tour de France has synthetic testosterone in it.
During a news conference in Madrid on Friday, Landis said: “We will explain to the world […]

I know this thanks to a blogger, Christine Axsmith, who wrote on the Intelink intranet at the CIA. I say wrote because she was just fired and her security clearance was revoked.
On July 13, after she posted her views on torture and the Geneva Conventions, her blog was taken down and her security badge was […]

The Pews Internet and American Life Project just released their survey of blogs and bloggers. Apparently, the vast majority are under 30 and very sociable. I’m halfway there, since I am possibly the most antisocial person any of you know. I yell at old people in line for being slow and I don’t even know […]

Hey, that rhymes! Almost like I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out a clever way to headline this post.
That’s basically what this is all about. There’s no logical reason to oppose stem cell research unless you believe that it is similar to abortion. The only reason we have the fertilized embryos to use in […]

That it is freakin’ hot outside? This was the 6th day in a row here that it was triple-digit heat. The heat index for tomorrow is between 105 and 108. I don’t want to hear anyone argue with Global Warming ever again.