Ben Etherington
I've been twenty four years on this earth. Chicago dwelling realist/skeptic. I do crash safety research, mandolin, photography and coffee. I'm engaged to Analiese.
I've been twenty four years on this earth. Chicago dwelling realist/skeptic. I do crash safety research, mandolin, photography and coffee. I'm engaged to Analiese.
That’s why I’m voting Tea Party
YEP.
I think Michelle Obama wins this one.
Especially since I think she’s addressing it to her favorite president, which is (by the way) adorable.
we need just under 400 signatures on this petition by Saturday, come on tumblr, we can easily do this! something to help change our nation!
We need over 2k, actually, to reach the goal of 5000. But this petition needs to be brought before out government.
(Source: parkerkierce)
Three Charts To Email To Your Right Wing Brother In Law
Problem: Your right-wing brother-in-law is plugged into the FOX-Limbaugh lie machine, and keeps sending you emails about “Obama spending” and “Obama deficits” and how the “Stimulus” just made things worse.
Solution: Here are three “reality-based” charts to send to him. These charts show what actually happened.
More here.
Thank you, Mr. President.
The New Space Policy Plan
1) As before, NASA’s budget will be increased in the new plan. Let me repeat that: NASA’s overall budget will go up. And not just a little; we’re talking $6 billion over the next five years. A lot of that goes into scientific research. So far from it being doom and gloom, that’s good news.
2) A new heavy-lift rocket will be developed. Let me repeat that as well: funding is provided for NASA to create a new heavy-lift vehicle. So yes, Constellation will be canceled, but a new system will be developed that (hopefully) will be within budget and time constraints.
3) The Orion capsule, based on Apollo capsule legacy, will still be built. Initially it will be for space station operations as an escape module, but can be adapted later for crewed space missions.
4) He wants NASA to plan manned missions to near-Earth asteroids in the 2020s, and to Mars in 2030s, but no return to the Moon.
This is what all the fuss has been about. Sounds like a good plan to me!
(Via Adam Savage via Ebert)
