From the e-mailbox:
Dan,
Have you met any famous people while traveling?
Answer: Yes, but not many.
I didn’t recognize Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey at first, but it hit me after I saw the Gunnery Sergeant and the History Channel lapel pins on his world-abused leather jacket. Sgt. Ermey hosts Mail Call on the History Channel.
We both [...]
BBC News reports that ICANN has refused once again to establish a .XXX three-letter domain (TLD). Good for them.
jWinters asks the question as to whether Christians should be happy or sad about porn having its own corner on the Internet. I commented that the .XXX domain was bad for several reasons. Check out the seminarian’s [...]
Ohio’s U.S. Senators voted today on H.R. 1951, the “emergency” supplemental appropriations bill that stipulates a pull-out date and some major pork (PDF).
H.R. 1951 passed the Senate as amended 51-47-2. Republicrat Voinovich voted for military deadlines, Democrat Brown voted against. Go figure.
The bill had passed the House 218-212 with one abstention and 3 [...]
CNet News.com reports that a company will produce industrial fuel from low-grade coal at about $40/bbl initially. After economies of scale kick in, that cost drops to $15/bbl.
The key to the process is that almost no one wants low-grade brown coal, which is about half water. Instead, coal miners and consumers concentrate on anthracite coal, [...]
ABC News reports that the University of Michigan’s psychology department is hosting a research effort to determine if people are more likely to commit aggression if religion says it’s ok.
The study compares two different universities, one in Holland where “27 percent believe in the Bible,” and Brigham Young University, where “99 percent said they believe [...]
