Robot Bricks

It's revealing that only now, when he's got a major fire to put out, does Obama finally abandon his "alternative patriotism", and give a speech in front of a backdrop of flags. I wonder if he'll start wearing a flag pin in his lapel?

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Arthur C. Clarke has bitten the dust.

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Jean Todt has resigned from the Scuderia Ferrari, probably forced out by Luca Di Montezemolo. I can't see this ending well.

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The unsourced quote of the day: "Then again, when I was watching Predator I didn't think two members of its cast would become governors, either. So you never know."

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A virtual tour of der Fuehrerbunker. This is how it looked early in the war. It's strange to see it attractive and brightly-lit. I generally tend to think of it at the very end of the war, as a place of desperation and despair. It looks so normal here.

It's hard sometimes to grasp that WWII was fought by ordinary people. It's become a myth, almost.

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Whoa! Some guy built a robot to kill himself! I've been looking for the plans, but can't find them.

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A terrorist-crushing robot in action!

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A Brief Overview of Ye Olde Climate Change.