The Tunguska Event was 100 years ago today, in 1908. A rock fell from the sky, exploded in midair, and devastated a huge swath of Siberia with a 5-megaton blast. Had it hit a populated area it could have been a catastrophe.
It could happen again, with little or no warning, at any time. Unfortunately, despite [...]
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Tunguska, 100 years later
Posted in History, Science, tagged space tunguska NASA on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Behold The Great Seal Of Obama
Posted in Politics, tagged obama on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Obama’s stylin’ new seal is a lot like the real thing, but now with hopeful wooshes! And his own inspiring campaign motto replaces that old, stodgy concept of unity and cooperation.
Some people might find that a bit arrogant and presumptuous, but they’re probably racists anyway.
Via Instapundit.
Scientist
Posted in Music, Science, Video on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Firefox 3 is out today
Posted in Web/Tech, tagged Firefox on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So go get it!
I’ve been running the final release candidates on my machine at work for a couple weeks.
Cedar Rapids vs New Orleans
Posted in Current Affairs, History, Politics, tagged disaster, flood on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking along these same lines myself. So, any rumors about Iowans resorting to cannibalism yet?
Skinny? Try Wate-On!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wate-On!
Originally uploaded by bcostin
I was reminded of this advertisement when I read this post over at neoneocon.
“Puts on pounds and inches of firm solid flesh without overeating!”
Aren’t men dumb? Gosh, men are sooooo dumb!
Posted in Current Affairs, Politics, tagged advertising, men, mysoginist on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The top-10 Worst Male-Bashing Ads on television.
When I saw the most offensive on, the Dairy Queen commercial, on television I was really taken aback. When will advertisers realize that insulting 50% of the population might not be the best way to attract customers?
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Posted in Music on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This song by Merle Travis was a hit back in 1947. Many people today may not realize that it’s filled with sly references to all sorts of popular advertising slogans of the day.
more about “So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed“, posted with vodpod
Here’s an annotated version of the song’s lyrics with links to [...]
Bryan & Steph
Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bryan & Steph
Originally uploaded by bcostin
Me and my lovely wife. An informal portrait taken for the relatives.
You!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CRW_5142
Originally uploaded by stephmanuel1980
One of Steph’s photos. Scary, isn’t it?
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