Astonishing and almost impossible to believe: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/science/09bomb.html Rumor has it that when the clock in the town square of Prague was finished, the city leaders had the clockmaker’s eyes gouged out to prevent him from building something so beautiful for anyone else (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock). I doubt we would have done that to our victorious scientists in [...]
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The Bomb
Posted in Weapons of Mass Destruction on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wow
Posted in Corruption on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good Lord: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_re_us/blagojevich_corruption_probe Two observations: Given the impeccable logic of Rod’s thoughts on the value of a Senate seat, why discuss selling it at all? That’s like selling the family silver; Rod gets some money but remains stuck in Springfield while whoever gets appointed has the national post, corporate contacts, role for the wife, etc. [...]
