Author Dan Simmons has penned a riveting short story posited on a time traveler from the future showing up in Simmons’ study offering cautionary tales of the future. A pull quote from the middle of the piece: I tried to…
Not much going on today, so why not amuse yourselves with a video of Rube Goldberg-esque machines from Japan. Nifty.
I sometimes find myself wondering whether any elected official in the city of Philadelphia is still in full posession of their mental faculties, as their actions are virtually indistinguishable from those of certifiable crazy persons. Take, for instance, two recent…
I watched the trailer for United 93, the upcoming film that attempts to portray the events aboard United Airlines flight 93 on September 11, 2001. For those that don’t remember, Flight 93 was the plane intended for the White House…
I’ve had my troubles with dropping Macintoshes, but I swear that I had nothing to do with this guy’s troubles. Thing is, it apparently still works. Looks like it was backed over by a car, though…
Charles Krauthammer has written a piece that, to my mind, accurately encapsulates the set of conservative objections and views on the ongoing immigration debate. From First a Wall — Then Amnesty: Forget employer sanctions. Build a barrier. It is simply…
I actually had occasion to use the word grognard in a work email the other day. I guess all those years of reading CGS Plus finally paid off. *grin*
I’m a bit late to the party on this one (I always forget what day it’s supposed to be). To all my Scots kinsmen out there, happy Tartan Day. Blackfive has the Declaration of Arbroath, a key statement that our…
Tammy Bruce really let John McCain have it today. From “John McCain Thinks Americans Are French”: Let me be blunt. McCain is a self-serving, opportunistic pig. He, like other open-borders, Americans-Are-Lazy politicians, is a man who has grown soft and…
So Apple released a little piece of beta software called Bootcamp today. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it allows Intel Mac owners to install Windows onto their new Macs. Being the tinkerer that I am, I…
