Early 19th century beer and champagne found off the coast of Finland. Apparently the beer might be brewed once they figure out what the recipe might have been.
I’ll try it for damn sure.
Miss. license plate proposed to honor KKK leader – Boston.com
The Sons of the Confederacy in Mississippi thinks it’s a great idea if that state issues a commemorative license plate honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest.
In short, they want to honor a traitor, racist, and terrorist. A man who led armies against the United States, who butchered black soldiers who surrendered at Fort Pillow, and the man who created the Ku Klux Klan.
The very fact that evil bastards like this are held up as heroes to many in this nation 145 years after the Civil War is a dark stain upon every citizen in this country. We should not stand for this. We should call it out for the evil that it is. We should quit apologizing to people proud that their ancestors committed treason and that some were slave owners. What the hell could be possibly have to apologize to them for?
Call it the evil that it is. Call it the pride on unpatriotic sedition. Call it un-American for that is what it most surely is.
My favorite – and most unhelpful – comment on this came from this related story:
I wonder how they’d feel if OH, birthplace of General W. Tecumseh Sherman, proposed a license plate depicting Sherman on a horse with a torch in hand and a silhouette of Atlanta in the background?
– commenter Tinsk
Inspirational Infographic of the Perfect Drink on Datavisualization.ch
22 Manly Ways to Reuse an Altoids Tin | The Art of Manliness
Now, a variety of things to do with an old Altoids tin.
Star Wars Flowchart: Your Job In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
The fun feature here is that you can be for or against planetary annihilation and still end up a Jedi.
Eminem’s Super Bowl Ad For Chrysler Had CEO Worried – Joann Muller – Transmissions – Forbes
Some background on the Chrysler/Eminem ad that kinda stole the show for the Super Bowl ads.
How to Take Good Care of Your Power Tools
Take care of your power tools and they’ll take care of you.
Make: Online » Why Are Fewer Students in Science Fairs?
Fi we want to actually compete with the world, we need to encourage kids that math and science are not only valued and interesting, but also useful. Our ed system, as structured, is to produce workers for our economy.
Right now, it’s only chucking out – in the main – kids who can take tests and run a McDonald’s drive thru window.
Our canary in the coal mine in this instance ar science fairs. Make does a good overview of the issue and provides some good followup articles.
Meanwhile, a week late to the party, NPR covers the reporting on how so many biology teachers are not teaching evolution.
Look, if we can’t hire people to teach our children facts, we’re already screwed.
Medicine: Private or Social Good?
Oh if only every doctor went into practice to help people (like this doctor here) instead of just as a way to learn stuff so they can make piles of cash and bang pharmaceutical salespeople.
Wallace Shawn: Why I Call Myself a Socialist: Is the World Really a Stage?
It is probably more my fault than anything that I was surprised at the depth of thinking in this selection from actor Wallace Shawn’s Essays.
Look like I’ll be adding that to my reading list soon.