FYI for you out-of-staters, Sandwich is a town here in Massachusetts. I know we supposedly have an over-bearing government here but that doesnt include a Planning Board for your lunch.

And of course NASA's first use for the product will be........ Toolbox handles

Anyone else read the headline and think that Nix was a camera brand and they were switching to them? Sigh long day...

I`ve posted about this game before, but CitiesXL is a great example of game producers getting input from the community during development. The game is basically going to be a city managing simulation ala Sim City. So far, it looks like a pretty incredible offering, with some neat elements involving online play. Release date so far is vague, but I`d guess Fall 09.

I know what the difference is.

One is Jon Stewart and the other is Stephen Colbert.

Well that`s just a blatant misstatement, and while I`m not saying the MBTA is a well run organization, they don't need additional problems attributed to them.

First of all, the slabs of concrete that fell were part of the Big Dig, which is run by Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, not the MBTA. Both are poorly run transportation organizations in Massachusetts, but they are not the same.

Secondly, the suits in the ceiling collapse were brought by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office not the MBTA. They were brought against many of the companies involved, including the adhesive company and Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, the primary consulting firm. The Turnpike Authority was not really to blame, it was either BPB for using an adhesive meant for wall panels for ceilings, or the adhesive company for not realizing their product was being improperly used. Both were sued by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office and paid millions to the state.

Anyone else reading this article think it was going to be a study of the quality of generic food products vs. name brands (like Frosted Flakes vs. Crunchy Wafers Coated with Sugar?), and the study would be done by Penn State University?

I need my coffee. Shaxwell House brand coffee.

So I guess scientists originally thought that the holes shot 20 times the normal amount of solar radiation into space when they faced away from the sun?

Well I was a believer too that she would maybe grab some of the Hilary voters that were looking for a woman to be in a prominent position in Washington. Then I saw her stance on abortion, being very pro-choice, and whatever way you see it that is going to push more women away from the Republican ticket than bring them in.