Michael Totten provides a critique of one of his “colleagues” in Fallujah.

Noah Pollack finds one:

O.K., I’m no expert on monster trucks, but how do you lose the key while driving? Doesn’t it have to be in the ignition? And don’t monster trucks have brakes, or did we lose those, too? And where is the driver

Dave Kopel has some “do”s and “don’t”s for the media to minimize copy-cat killing. I doubt if they’ll listen, though

Dave Kopel has some “do”s and “don’t”s for the media to minimize copy-cat killing. I doubt if they’ll listen, though

Dave Kopel has some “do”s and “don’t”s for the media to minimize copy-cat killing. I doubt if they’ll listen, though

Marc Kaufman of Washington Post finds that in zero g, “Microbes May Threaten Lengthy Spaceflights[;] Immune Systems Of Astronauts Found To Be Weakened”. I guess the whole spinning-like-a-carnival-ride thing is far too obvious a solution even if the problem is not worthy of a “crash program or anything like that”.

I’d love to be compared to Heinlein. Particularly since I don’t (at least deliberately) write fiction. Or even attempt to.

[Update on Tuesday morning]

In comments, Paul Spudis links to this LA Times piece which was discussed over at Scalzi’s place. Note in particular this comment. And the LA Times piece is what prompted all the discussion, including this post.

Here’s a classical example:

I can not prove it, but from the comments and messages I have received from Diggers I believe there are a couple of reasons I am buried. First, Geeks are generally progressives and I am a conservative, albeit of a libertarian mindset

Here’s a classical example:

I can not prove it, but from the comments and messages I have received from Diggers I believe there are a couple of reasons I am buried. First, Geeks are generally progressives and I am a conservative, albeit of a libertarian mindset

Here’s a classical example:

I can not prove it, but from the comments and messages I have received from Diggers I believe there are a couple of reasons I am buried. First, Geeks are generally progressives and I am a conservative, albeit of a libertarian mindset