Monthly Archives: July 2005

It now appears that the earliest that the Space Shuttle Discovery can be launched is July 26. They still can’t figure out what’s wrong with the sensor. MSNBC.com is reporting that: Discovery’s sensors have been acting up for months: The … Continue reading →

Another thing that annoys me and is a pet peeve is well expressed by Jeff Jarvis on his blog, discussing the London terror bombings and terrorism in general: Yes, to call them “terrorist” gives them too much justification. Look at … Continue reading →

I watched the season premiers of Stargate: SG1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica last night. I enjoyed them. But it seems unlikely that any of those programs will have the impact on popular culture that Star Trek has had. As … Continue reading →

I have pet peeves. One of them involves Communism. A few months ago the LA Times wrote a front page article about a retirement home for old communists; it was a glowing piece. I wrote them a nasty letter that … Continue reading →

I am one of apparently a relatively small number of people who very much enjoyed Star Trek: Enterprise which was cancelled at the end of this, its fourth season on UPN. Well the Emmys were announced today and the show … Continue reading →

Spam in our message boards at Quartz Hill School of Theology, part two. Today I found more posting for junk on two of our message boards. It is normally an easy matter to remove offensive posts–our message board software has … Continue reading →

Well, now the Space Shuttle won’t be launched until sometime next week, at the earliest, according to CNN: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) — The first space shuttle launch since the 2003 Columbia disaster will not take place until late … Continue reading →

CNN reports: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) — The first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster could come as early as Sunday but probably will be delayed until later next week, NASA announced Thursday. Launching Sunday would involve a … Continue reading →

The new pope apparently dislikes the Harry Potter books. At least being Catholic, rather than Moslem, he won’t be issuing a Fatwa and calling on people to slay the infidel, unlike what happened when another British author ran afoul of … Continue reading →

Spam is an annoying thing. So are junk faxes. I get a bunch of both; in fact, even with my spam filter, I get about 50 (the filter takes out about 300, so it does help) every day. But what … Continue reading →