a snapshot of history
Month: November 2008
Executive Orders
11th-hour scrambling by Bush and aides to alter rules and regulations on the environment, civil liberties, abortion rights, and other issues.
can we put a transaction around this and rollback in its entirety?
My Google Profile
didn’t realize this had launched
White space broadband
By a vote of 5-0, the FCC formally agreed to open up the “white spaces” spectrum — the unused airwaves between broadcast TV channels — for wireless broadband service for the public. This is a clear victory for Internet users and anyone who wants good wireless communications.
screw you sports clubs, screw you dolly parton
Obama on STEM
I’d like to spend 8 years extolling the importance of science and technology and problem solving and critical thinking.
the jock culture has run aground. time for something different.
Rural Run
no future Republican nominee is likely to try another full-on, rural-based run at the White House.
about time. enough with the subsidies for 19th century lifestyles.
dorkbot-nyc
Polarization
I have a dreadful feeling that the divisions in America are as real today as they were in 1861. There is an America that looks back and an America that looks forward.
Chandrayaan
India’s first mission to the moon. The Chandrayaan-1 mission is aimed at high-resolution remote sensing of the moon in visible, near infrared (NIR), low energy X-rays and high-energy X-ray regions.
SRT1720
Mice given the new drug, called SRT1720, gorged on high-fat food for 4 months without gaining weight or developing diabetes, and ran 2x as far on a treadmill as their control-group counterparts. The effects of the compound are similar to those of resveratrol, a molecule found in red wine that has previously been shown to extend life span and have health benefits in mice. But SRT1720 is 1000x more potent than resveratrol, meaning that it could be taken in smaller doses.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 