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Via reader Cliff F.: New York Times editors, as cited in James Taranto's Best of the Web Today column at WSJ.com, Nov. 29: "The ...

...here's a story that will cheer you up.  Grab some Kleenex, and read: In the grand scheme of prayer requests, theirs seemed fairly si...

Update and bump: Added photo from Kathy.  This little guy just wants to go home! Original post: Reader Kathy reports that they have foun...

This looks interesting , though I haven't yet tried it...

This I gotta read ...

The Mars Express orbiter recently took this photo of Mars' mysterious dark moon Phobos.  I remember vividly the science fiction storie...

Got up just a bit early this morning; just woke up and couldn't get back to sleep.  The dogs were just as eager for their morning walk; ...

A useful compilation ...

Awesome photo, via APOD .

From Walter Mosley .  Some of this resonates with me...

Mechanically, this is a very simple robot: just a “wagon” that can traverse back and forth. I was impressed when I saw it balance the invert...

Our morning began a tad earlier than usual today, thanks to our menagerie.  Race (our border collie) was curled up tightly on our bed, betwe...

Interesting reading ...

The XM25 rifle fires 25mm (about 1 inch) diameter rounds that explode behind or over cover hiding enemy soldiers.  It's a game-changer ...

Before Google's IPO, they engaged several finance experts to come in and educate their millionaires-to-be about investment.  One expert...

John Fund of the WSJ: ...But if you think TSA is dysfunctional and unpopular now, wait until it unionizes. This month, the Federal Labor Re...

Via reader Simi L., who says this is one of his favorites: A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looki...