The Telescope That Ate Space Science

The next generation space telescope (replaces Hubble) is several hundred percent over budget and is stealing cash from other worthy science projects at NASA. Things seem to be pretty shaky in our space program these days. And to make things more interesting, a recent Soyuz-U supply launch failed to achieve orbit. Not a lot of options on the table.

More Good News About Chocolate and Health

Another study shows potential benefit for the heart for those that eat chocolate. Someone needs to do the full double bind placebo trial and remove any doubt. The thing they don't seem to discuss is that the traditional coco bean processing destroys a substantial amount of the natural and beneficial flavanols.

Snow Mobiling With A Twist

Click here for a wild ride up a ravine and down a ravine, but not the way you would want to do it.

Grinding The Crack

Wind Energy Myths

Seems like some are coming to grips with the fact that some alternative energy technologies such as large wind generators are not really getting the job done. That is disappointing. Click here to read Robert Byrce's rather harsh analysis.

Update on Shai Agassi

Shai Agassi has been working on a venture to provide a charged battery change-out service for electric vehicles in Israel. Click here to get a status. Either this guy is genius or he has made an expensive blunder.

Are QR Codes the Wave of the Future?

Have you noticed those little black and white splotchy squares occasionally on magazine and newspaper ads? They are QR codes. You scan them with your smart phone to go to a website to get additional information. Are they the wave of the future? Click here to read all about it.