It is now clear to everyone but Barack Obama that there will be no Obamacare between now and the August congressional recess. Concerns over cost and privacy finally have sufficient traction—for the moment. He has responded to said objections with the usual litany of crap about political gaming, what we can and can’t afford to … Read more
I remember Walter Cronkite on television, though I am too young to have fully appreciated his impact on 20th century America. I was not quite ten years old when he retired. My knowledge of him has come mostly from after-the-fact study, including some sustained research in college. (I have a communications degree, and my coursework … Read more
Hey, how about a steam-powered robot that eats organic material for fuel? You know—plants? Old furniture? People (dead ones are, ah, suggested)? Check out this passage from the article (apparently offered without tongue in cheek): The advantages to the military are that the robot would be extremely flexible in fuel sources and could roam on … Read more