Walking on the Moon

A few weeks ago I got a nice note from a fellow named Jeff Barlow who’s still making Twin Tier Tier in Elmira run. I’d posted some pictures from there when I was in Elmira for my 20th high school reunion and it had seemed like the place was closed. Jeff pointed out that the location had closed, but the business was still going strong.

That’s good news. Twin Tier Tire was my first real job, and the first time someone who didn’t know me from school paid me to make a computer work for them. I also changed tires, and stacked tires, and did other stuff that;s good for one’s soul. It was a good place to work, and I’m glad they’re still around.

For those of you keeping score at home: a  Federal Judge has restrained SMO from enforcing its category C & D jet ban, and Avweb has a short article on the ongoing flap.

BoingBoing calls my attention to this self-contained airport generator.  This would be a fine thing to have at one’s beck and call.

Yow. (Via Warren Ellis, obviously).

I’ve got to say, 3 significant figures of accuracy on a 29 year projection is pretty impressive. Or something.

For an administration run by a uniter (not a divider), it sure has a penchant for building walls.

Mmmmmm. Frivolously suing lawyers makes for good fun (from BoingBoing). Best quote:

Not only am I unintimidated by litigation; I sometimes rather miss it.

The Monty Hall problem remains confusing to people (from SlashDot).

The Santa Monica city council is trying to regulate jets at SMO, and this perturbs the FAA.

International playboy John Heidemann is quoted by the LA Times on electronic piracy at USC.

The very idea that Gary Gygax is something that could die, much less that he has, seems impossible.  As they often do, the Penny Arcade guys seem to have this in focus pictorally and verbally.

We report.  You decide.

Another for the “what century is it again?” file.

I can’t help it, I find this surreal and hysterically funny. Seen on BoingBoing.