Category Archives: Not Politics

‘The Worst Noel’

Posted on December 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm by Mr. Brink

Henri The Existential Cat reflects on the holidays:   “The life of a philosopher cat amounts to nothing without friends.”

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“Zeitgeist 2012″

Posted on December 12, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Google’s year in review video that chronicles over 1.2 trillion searches is excellent. It’s easy to forget everything that happens in a year, especially during an election year. We all become so hyper-focused that we lose sight of everything else.

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Sanity Break

Posted on August 25, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Take a virtual tour through 400,000 charted galaxies. No, that isn’t a field of stars. It’s a field of galaxies containing trillions of stars. via Engadget The stargazers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have released a huge three-dimensional map … Continue reading →

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The Best Video You’ll See Today

Posted on July 23, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

via Gizmodo, this is a time-lapse video of the earth at night shot from the international space station. Spectacular shots of lightning at the 2:30 minute mark.

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Justice

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Seven years in the making, one of the most horrible stories of Hurricane Katrina has finally reached a conclusion. During the aftermath of Katrina in 2005, five New Orleans police officers were involved in a shooting of civilians on the … Continue reading →

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RIP ‘Buck’ Compton

Posted on February 28, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

via the Associated Press BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Lynn D. “Buck” Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died, his family said. [...] In January, nearly 200 guests, including … Continue reading →

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Tornadoes in Space

Posted on February 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

This isn’t political, but it’s made of awesome. Nearly at the peak of its 11-year Solar Cycle 24, a NASA spacecraft captured a video that shows Earth-sized solar tornadoes dancing across the sun’s surface. The tornadoes had gusts of up … Continue reading →

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The USS Gabrielle Giffords

Posted on February 12, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the service of Gabrielle Giffords than to name a Navy ship after her. The Navy’s newest ship will be the USS Gabrielle Giffords. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the announcement at … Continue reading →

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AAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 5:24 pm by Bob Cesca

If you’re a struggling filmmaker and looking for a new twist on horror movies, might I suggest doing something with these vintage Halloween costumes collected by Steve Chasmar: Just throwing that out there. Seriously, it should be mandatory that all … Continue reading →

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R.I.P.

Posted on March 1, 2009 at 10:09 am by JumpyPants

All around the tubes today, I’m seeing the headline: “R.I.P. Paul Harvey.” Indulge me here. I don’t ask much of the world, but can we retire the acronym “R.I.P.” from the English language? It’s almost like saying, “I’m honoring this … Continue reading →

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