Cartoon Boobies

This would make a very nice t-shirt for several women I know. Happy Friday!

The Noise of the Vuvuzela

I hate the Vuvuzela, but I do support using 100 (or more) Vuvuzela players to serenade BP headquarters with vuvuzela concerts until the Gulf is cleaned up.
It wont change a damn thing, but at least the worlds most annoying things will be at the worlds most annoying company.

Some Links:

Vuvuzela symphony planned at BP headquarters - Boing Boing

Vuvuzela symphony planned at BP headquarters // Current

Now For the Jetpacks

Those of us of a 'certain age' can recall the fantastic future technologies that we were promised as children. Well, behold, the flying car is finally here:

A highway-worthy airplane moves one step closer to production with a recent weight exemption approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Transition Roadable Aircraft, developed by Massachusetts-based engineering firm Terrafugia, will be allowed a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, the same allowance made for aircraft designed to operate on water.

Going from plane to car "takes about the same amount of time as putting down your convertible top," and the transition takes place from inside the cockpit. After landing, a cockpit-operated system folds up the wings, and the pilot can drive away.

Transition is designed for trips of up to about 450 miles and can travel about 100 miles per hour in the air and "highway speeds" on the ground of "65, 70, [miles per hour] -- something like that," Dietrich said.

"We're really not pushing the performance as an automobile because it is really designed to be used as an airplane that has this additional capability," she said.

"Functionally, it's a lot closer to an airplane than it would be to your car."

The price is more in line with aircraft as well; Terrafugia anticipates the Transition will cost $194,000. The first delivery will occur in about 18 months, Dietrich said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/30/transition.flying.car/index.html

Actually, technology has done pretty well compared to science fiction. Just compare the Star Trek communicator to your current phone.

But I still want jetpacks, dammit!

What Is Wrong With Us?

Our country deserves to be eaten by zombies. We can spend $60 billion more on our lovely wars, but we're unable to scrap together the votes to extend unemployment benefits for our own people?

This is why I've almost given up on politics. We've replaced the really evil party with the stumblingly evil party.

Added: Read distributorcap for a much better post on the really evil party's take on all of this.

Deaths in the News

Today's big news is about the death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), which is certainly appropriate. He served in the senate longer than any other in America's history. Heck, he began his senate career before I was born, so a long time ago. A huge and controversial legacy, to be sure.
But I also think that attention should be paid to Martin Ginsburg, Husband Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dies At 78, as I wonder how it will impact Ms. Ginsberg's ongoing battle with cancer. She certainly has been courageous in her battle, but she's looking worse and more frail of late, and losing her husband certainly wont help. As the Kagan hearings begin, there is a very likely possibility that Obama may soon have another Supreme Court vacancy to fill.