"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
Topic: War on Terrorism
10:35 pm EDT, Jul 19, 2007
That was a very good article. So sad. For both our soldiers and the Iraqi people. It is long, but compelling through to the end.
RE: BBC's Planet Earth is highest grossing HD disc in US
Topic: Science
9:44 pm EDT, Jul 15, 2007
I'm happy with my TVs, and I loved the series...and I don't have hi-def. People just like good photography and cinematography and learning. I don't plan on going hi-def anytime soon.
This is a free streamlink weekend, and there are also letting people download up to 8 free past shows.
I love to listen to Coast to Coast - one night it is space aliens abducting people and making crop circles, and the next night it is Professor Kaku or an amazing speaker on computer science or hacking. No matter HOW far out it is, everyone is treated with respect and given a chance to state their case.
The really crazy shows sometimes just stop me in my tracks. Recently the question was asked "Does it offend my grass if I mow it?" and another time, a guy called in that saw ghosts in mirrors, so he'd even had to get rid of his silverware.
:) The streamlink doesn't have commercials - just mostly good music during the breaks.
This article addresses some of the controversial aspects of the discussion on climate change, as well as the myths starting to pop up.
"despite all the complexities, a firm and ever-growing body of evidence points to a clear picture: the world is warming, this warming is due to human activity increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and if emissions continue unabated the warming will too, with increasingly serious consequences.
Yes, there are still big uncertainties in some predictions, but these swing both ways. For example, the response of clouds could slow the warming or speed it up."
The Most Romantic Video Ever? Andrea Bocelli & Dulce Pontes
Topic: Movies
8:25 pm EDT, Jul 9, 2007
I'm putting this under movies, because even though it is a short video, it sums up romantic love better than anything I've ever seen....and my husband agrees. :)
SAN FRANCISCO / Judges OK warrantless monitoring of Web use / Privacy rules don't apply to Internet messages, court says
Topic: Surveillance
5:45 am EDT, Jul 9, 2007
In a drug case from San Diego County, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco likened computer surveillance to the "pen register" devices that officers use to pinpoint the phone numbers a suspect dials, without listening to the phone calls themselves.
We lose yet another privacy right... they're falling like flies...
