Tuesday is election day – last chance to compare: Jeff Gorell vs Julia Brownley in #CA26

It’s almost “GO” time for the November elections, and hopefully people are starting to pay attention and are looking to vet candidates to see who they’ll vote for. In California Congressional District 26, the candidates are incumbent Democrat and Obama … Continue reading

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Review – “Did You Read That Review?: A Compilation of Amazon’s Funniest Reviews” pre-order at Amazon

Every now and again, an Amazon online product will go viral for no other reason than its customer reviews. The first one that I’d ever heard of was for a plastic banana slicer, of all things. Weird, I know, but … Continue reading

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Yeah, this can’t be good news for private companies doing manned spaceflight

This morning, an Antares rocket carrying a payload to the International Space Station blew to smithereens at launch. Two companies I know of, this one launched (almost) by Orbital Sciences, and SpaceX are competing to send astronauts into orbit. These days we’re relying … Continue reading

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Scary! Traffic Safety Message from New Zealand #SlowDown

Speed equals distance, and 60 MPH = 88 fps (feet per second) (where fps=1.467 * MPH). Stopping distance is dependent on the size of the vehicle in motion, among other factors like tire wear, brake system design, surface conditions, the age of … Continue reading

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Friday night movie: See River Tam from Firefly as she goes from a hopeful young girl to psychotic killer

For the uninitiated, Firefly was a show created by Joss Whedon which aired on the Fox Television network from September to December 2002. In a nutshell, Fox network producers showed the series out of its intended order so nothing flowed … Continue reading

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Friday Night Movie: Good Indie Sci Fi/Action short – “Drone” (30 minutes)

A nominee for the 2013 Streamy Award for Best Sci Fi or Action Series, and winner of Best Visual Effects - The future of war has a few upgrades, as DRONE takes a look at a rogue humanoid drone who has … Continue reading

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