Category Archives: Science/Engineering

Go get ’em, Elon!

Posted on December 22, 2015 | Comments Off on Go get ’em, Elon!

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Falcon 9’s first landing. We’re on the way at last. More here.

Via Mr. Goon at Simply Jews.

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More climate change shuck

Posted on December 12, 2015 | 5 comments

Climate change ought to be a debate but is buried under so many tons of political, scientist and celebrity bullshit that the best it draws from most critics is a healthy snort.

Hey, “Hans Solo” is fighting to save the planet. Gosh I’m impressed. Aren’t you?

Me, I prefer the acerbic like Mark Steyn, a bold marauder if there ever was one. Only weak arguments, Steyn notes, require the muzzling of their opponents. Yep.

Especially when the “solution” to this weak argument is frightening in itself.

Fortunately, our Little Barry Hussein has as much influence on this as he does generally, i.e. none.

UPDATE:  Lurch,  our halfwit secretary of state and, not incidentally, the husband of a ketchup heiress, calls for the public shaming of climate change deniers: his master’s preferred alternative to proof or debate.

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Posted in Obsessions, Science/Engineering, The Culture, The Economy, Weather/Climate

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Snapchat’s new use

Posted on December 7, 2015 | 2 comments

Snapchat, the latest social media app, was designed for the transmission of photos. It later became a vehicle for sexting—the sending of intimate selfies.

Its big advantage is that after opening a Snapchat missive, it eventually disappears, making the photo ephemeral, a quickie look with no evidence left behind.

That’s the part that now appeals to teens of Mr. B.’s 15 years. The no evidence left behind part. So,  instead of just sending photos, intimate or otherwise, they now send messages with content they don’t want to be caught sending.

The msg gets through and the evidence disappears. Convenient, eh?

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Posted in Evolution, Mr. Boy, Science/Engineering, The Culture

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Bitter cold

Posted on November 28, 2015 | 4 comments

The wind chill, that is, somewhere around 30 at dawn today with a light rain. Which is about 40 degrees below what it was around noon yesterday, when I was the prisoner of a car dealership while trying to get Mrs. C.’s Altima safety inspected before updating its registration.

Had earlier discovered the battery was dead (after months of sitting in the garage unused) and so had to wait for AAA to arrive and replace it. Then, after almost two hours at the dealership, I was informed that the safety inspection could not be completed.

Seems Nissan’s new-fangled (well, 2007 in this case) computer system can’t set itself and its multiple safety systems anew after a battery change until about 60 miles have rolled over the odometer. Ain’t automotive progress just wonderful?

At least we haven’t had any flooding yet. But it’s supposed to keep raining all day.

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Texas first: soft rocket landing

Posted on November 25, 2015 | 2 comments

Blue Origin, the private space launch company that operates off I-10 near Van Horn in far West Texas, has finally done it: launched a rocket 62 miles high and then brought it back to a soft landing.

The dream of science fiction since forever should dramatically reduce the costs of space flight. And we have Jeff Bezos, a co-founder of Amazon, to thank. Best way to do that would be to shop at Amazon today and every day.

Via Fox News.

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No wonder feminists always look so sick and tired…

Posted on October 10, 2015 | 2 comments

Hey, you can’t argue with settled science, now can you?

Via Instapundit and commenter Hawkeye52

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Was the Ahmed event staged?

Posted on September 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Was the Ahmed event staged?

Pix of the Irving teenager’s purloined clock (not the invention he claimed it was but a dismantled and rebuilt antique digital) somehow got to the White House before they were publicly available.

According to Irving Mayor Beth van Duyne. Makes you wonder if the whole thing was staged by our Barry Hussein and Ahmed’s “activist” father. Wouldn’t put it past them. Certainly not the Hildabeast. Inquiring minds want to know.

Via Instapundit.

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