Looks like there’s a counterrevolution occurring.
Sorry, Mr. Hoagland
The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft has taken pictures of the Cydonia region of Mars, and they’ve been analyzed and released today.
If that looks like a face, then I look like Cindy Crawford.
It’s very clear to me that it’s just a hill with terraces. But I’m sure that the Face-on-Mars loons will persist, claiming that the photo was doctored, or they’ll get out Photoshop and fill in the gaps, and claim that that was what it looked like prior to erosion. Or they’ll just continue to live in denial and say it does so look like a face.
Now We Know It Was A Good Thing For Sure
Fidel is upset about Chavez’ ouster.
Next Thing You Know, They’ll Be Following Orders
In the Washington Post yesterday, they’ve got a real howler:
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who chairs the committee that funds NASA, has expressed reservations about the growing cooperation between the military and the Pentagon.
[Update on Saturday morning]
Two days later, they haven’t gone back and fixed it.
Wonder if they’ll do an errata next week? Or already have and I just haven’t seen it?
Next Thing You Know, They’ll Be Following Orders
In the Washington Post yesterday, they’ve got a real howler:
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who chairs the committee that funds NASA, has expressed reservations about the growing cooperation between the military and the Pentagon.
[Update on Saturday morning]
Two days later, they haven’t gone back and fixed it.
Wonder if they’ll do an errata next week? Or already have and I just haven’t seen it?
Next Thing You Know, They’ll Be Following Orders
In the Washington Post yesterday, they’ve got a real howler:
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who chairs the committee that funds NASA, has expressed reservations about the growing cooperation between the military and the Pentagon.
[Update on Saturday morning]
Two days later, they haven’t gone back and fixed it.
Wonder if they’ll do an errata next week? Or already have and I just haven’t seen it?
More Good News From Venezuela
Apparently it’s not a purely military coup–a civilian junta, led by the businessman who had opposed Chavez will be ruling until elections can be held. And the result is a fall in oil prices.
Resolution To Microsoft Case
They’ve finally decided on a solution. The company will be split into two separate companies. One will write software, and the other will build patches.
Hilarious.
New Terminology
I just heard Bridget Quinn on Fox News use the phrase “homicide bomber” rather than “suicide bomber.” I wonder if they have a new style guide, or she did it on her own.
Barbara Finally Gets Her Ride
NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe will announce today that Barbara Morgan, the back-up teacher in space to Christa McAuliffe, will finally get to fly.
Dan Goldin viscerally and vociferously opposed civilians in space (except for corrupt Senators), and refused to reinstate the teacher-in-space program (it was suspended after the Challenger accident, in which McAuliffe was killed). Morgan is finally flying because she was formally accepted as a member of the astronaut corps, and has been training for several years. However, I suspect that she’ll still try to get in some teaching during her flight.