Author Archives: Oscar Gordon

This is just delicious! They aren’t even trying to hide their hubris. I wonder how long before states & the fed try to make employee names “Secret”, so the only way we’d learn about them is through Wikileaks.

Today is the day that Virginia became the 12th state to ratify the BOR, thus making them an official part of the Constitution.

Interesting Discussion

I know the USAF is biased toward fighter jocks, and cargo & bomber pilots often find it hard to advance or get accolades in the service (and probably put up with a lot of crap from fighter jocks), but please, … Continue reading →

So the new porno-scanners the TSA just loves, can’t find PETN. Grab a 1/3rd of a kilo, shape it into a pancake, then form it onto your body and the scanner can’t see it. All it looks like is the … Continue reading →

From Here charities that stop bullies in TX: here ya go. (Link goes to the Texas State Rifle Association.)

From Veggie Oil & yeast, suitable for plastic bags and other lightweight films. Completely biodegradable in soil. Nifty, hope something comes of it.

COP16 delegates are not science literate

I think this is a good idea. The filibuster should be a principled stand, not just a way to avoid work. A party should be required to actually offer some entertainment it if they intend to present the theater of … Continue reading →

Using a destructive virus to make better batteries.