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Thursday, July 15, 2004

Cassini sends back its first picture of Iapetus, Saturn's two-toned moon, from 3 million kilometers. It's the first of many, as there's going to be a 1000-kilometer flyby in a couple of years! 5:01:56 PM  Permalink  comment []

Dick Cheney Plays Poker Jonah Goldberg: Liberal critics of Mr. Cheney's poker hand contend that "he doesn't have anything". Oh, really, liberal critics? Cheney has already showed them the six of clubs, and yet these liberals persist in saying he has "nothing". Why do liberals consider the six of clubs to be "nothing"? Is it because the six of clubs is black?  Brit Hume: It seems like some people are still playing poker  like it's September 10th. Back then, you needed to have all your cards in order to claim a straight. But, as we learned on that day, sometimes you won't have perfect knowledge. Sometimes you have to learn to connect the dots, and see the patterns which are not visible to superficial analysis of the type favored by the CIA and the State Department. Dick Cheney's skip straight is a winning poker hand for the post-9/11 world. 2:32:30 PM  Permalink  comment []

Laura Bush likes Bob Dylan The Bushies are bringing out the twins now, I guess showing how desperate they are to get some positive press. The twins reveal that their mom is a Dylan fan and once even sent them a copy of Live at Budokan when they were at summer camp. Live at Budokan is one that I certainly haven't listened to in a long time (that tour really got hot for a while, but this live album was recorded early, and the large band wasn't as tight as it would become). Anyway, in this thread on the Dylan pool, one outfidel quips that Dick Cheney's favorite Dylan live album was Live '66, the one where the Bob tells the band to "play fucking loud." 1:50:44 PM  Permalink  comment []

Soliciting Votes. New York's escort services and call girls are apparently revving up for a boom week when the Republican National Convention comes to town, with at least one service planning to have double the number of usual girls on call. Obviously, this can only be the result of the Senate's failure to pass the FMA. (Hat tip: Alina Stefanescu) [Hit & Run] 1:26:32 PM  Permalink  comment []

[Amusing] The 10 dumbest moments in sci-fi movie history unveiled. Logic surrenders. (Some Guy) [Fark] 11:18:21 AM  Permalink  comment []

Breasts are bad, unless you can use them to sell something. They evolved as props for advertising agencies, don't you know [Pharyngula] 10:31:55 AM  Permalink  comment []

[Obvious] Slim Fast dumps Whoopi Goldberg from ad campaign after using President's name in sexual reference. (Some Guy) [Fark] As much as I hate political correctness of this sort, it's hard to criticize any move that means less Whoopi Goldberg on TV. 9:44:45 AM  Permalink  comment []

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis What's so beautiful and amazing about today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is the sense of 3d you get from it. (Click on the picture itself to see a larger version.) The dust cloud blocking the star field behind seeems to pop right out of the screen. Sometimes, on the best nights of seeing, under a dark sky, with a good telescope or binoculars at relatively low power, you can get a sense of this, that the universe is a real place, that these objects actually exist, and are not painted on some huge globe. It's a dizzying, exhilarating feeling. 9:13:05 AM  Permalink  comment []

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