When Will the Party End?

And by “party” - I mean your political party. And mine. And everyone else’s. Why is it that in America, Land of Individualism, we’re so obsessed with categorization and party lines? Doesn’t it bother anyone that you as an individual are represented by a “party”? I dunno. It bothers me. I hate my party. I […]

The End of an Era

For a long time now, 6 years in fact, I have been an active member of the grid.org distributed computing project. But now, the project has ended and they are closing down. I helped work on research into cancer, anthrax, proteome folding and smallpox. I do believe that this project and my contributions were helpful […]

So very, very close

Almost there - and this was was a bit of a surprise so soon. I thought it would take another 3-5 years. But I’m pretty excited for the sake of excitement!
Scientists, for the first time, have detected an extrasolar world that could harbor forms life as we know it. It’s a heavy planet, 1.5x the […]

Connecticut Wants Myspace to do the State’s Job

It is the state’s job to protect the citizenry. Typically, if a criminal enters a playground at McDonald’s and abducts a child, McDonald’s isn’t held responsible. And yet, just because they’re on the internet, Connecticut wants to hold Myspace liable if a predator meets and abducts a child using their website.
Granted I realize it’s not […]

Follow-up Roundup

A couple of links this morning that relate to some previous posts:

A while ago I addressed the perception that Barack Obama wasn’t black enough. As it turns out, some pundits (*cough*Fox News*cough*) feel he is too black. The guy can’t catch a break! Well, ever the font of wisdom, The Daily Show addresses the Obama […]

Coincidences

What do I see today on slashdot? A post on Mr. Crichton and his dislike of gene patents. You can read his Op-Ed in the NY Times.
And if you missed the previous post, my review of Next - which deals with the issue - is here.

Groundhog Day

Yep folks, it’s that festive time of year again. Punxsutawney Phil was ceremoniously pulled from his burrow this morning, probably feeling much as I did when my alarm went off today, and forced to search for his shadow. Phil obviously has been paying attention to global warming, as he did not see his shadow. […]