Archive for the ‘Stuff I saw’ Category

Thunder Show

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Brenda has run across a wonderful thing, and I am going to let you all in on it.  There’s this guy in New Jersey who’s a huge wine fan.  One of these guys of unrelenting passion and enthusiasm – and no little knowledge – who just lights up a topic.  He’s got a wacky, infectious, informative daily videocast over at http://tv.winelibrary.com/.  Stop by and check it out.  Bet you can’t watch just one.

It’s been a quiet week… (links)

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

If you only look at one link in here, have a look at these maniacs.  Link from Ray Lovinggood in the reader mail column at AvWeb.

More microcars, from BoingBoing.

Boy, George Bush travels with a lot of people.  (BoingBoing, again).

The Car of the Future

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

British car show Top Gear shows us the car of the future.  I want one. Link from Celeste Anderson.

iPhones and Airplanes

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Tim Buchhiem points out that Salon’s Ask The Pilot column is willing to take on the iPhone.  While I was in there poking around, I came upon this beautiful remembrance as well.  You may have to look at an advertisement or something to view the stories.

Unusual aviation picture

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Avweb’s picture of the week is a great source of airplane pictures, but this week they came up with something different.  If you have trouble identifying it, the first link has the answer.

Links I’ve been meaning to mention

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Boy, you’d think this kind of thing was “conflict of interest 101,” wouldn’t you. Thanks, Henry Waxman.

While Bruce Schneier is right about this not being a terrorist problem, it is a really stupid idea.

Mmmmm, Kirby monster comics. Betcha can’t read just one. Link via BoingBoing.

There’s a fellow out in (confusingly enough) California, MD, who owns a Harrier. These are the conveyances of Free Men, as P. J. O’Rourke once said. Link via AVWeb.

Radio controlled Constellation model. You know how I enjoy things like that. Link from BoingBoing.

Robertson/Guiliani

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

I wish all my choices were this clean cut.  It kind of scares me that people still want Robertson’s endorsement.

The Widow of Death

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Maybe that Wertham fellow had a point. Scans from Mike Sterling. The third panel of page 8 is particularly impressive in its political incorrectness.

Calling Netflix

Friday, October 26th, 2007

I’ve mentioned the great joy that is Nathan Rabin’s My Year of Flops, but you really have to see this one to believe it.

NASA air safety survey squashed?

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

This AP story (via CNN) alleges that NASA is being told to not release results of an aviation safety survey that might make people nervous and airlines less profitable (if that’s possible). If that’s true someone’s got a lot to answer for. Particularly troubling is:

The survey’s purpose was to develop a new way of tracking safety trends and problems the airline industry could address. The project was shelved when NASA cut its budget as emphasis shifted to send astronauts to the moon and Mars.

That makes the whole hubub about the impractical Mars mission particularly alarming. While I’d love to see us get to another planet before I die, using it as a smoke screen to cut aviation safety programs isn’t good government.