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A Question for John McCain
Senator: Is there anything Barack Obama *does* understand? — alexirvine.blogspot.com
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To the Stars!
A fascinating bit in Wired about what’s either a massive boondoggle and con-job or (much less probably) a tremendous technological leap forward. Mars in 41 days? Can tourist jaunts to Olympus Mons be far behind? (Also recently in Wired, this terrific piece about one of my favorite 80’s artifacts, Weird Al Yankovic.)
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Uh Oh
One more SFnal apocalypse scenario takes a step toward reality, as researchers in eastern Siberia discover a whole lot of methane escaping from the seabed. An isolated incident? Maybe. Let’s hope so, anyway.
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On the Radio
Just finished taping this week’s “Back to Business,” with Deb Neuman on WVOM 103.9, the Voice of Maine. The topic: the business of writing, about which I’m not sure how much I know, but that didn’t seem to deter Deb. Also participating in the discussion were Hank Garfield and Janet Chapman, as well as a…