Sure, the Shuttle cost way more than it was originally supposed to, but most essential things in life do: Food, housing, transportation, medical care. You just have to pay what it takes to do the job properly. A vehicle that can not only carry stuff into orbit, but also service, repair, and retrieve them is essential…

I ran into his dad in the parking lot at Ralphs, and we stood there talking for about ten minutes.

Y'know, stories like this always remind me of the classic "Smithsonian Barbie" email joke.

Me, too!

See, now, I always thought Hellboy's gun was called simply "The Samaritan", but Wikipedia uses both names.

See, now, I always thought Hellboy's gun was called simply "The Samaritan", but Wikipedia uses both names.

Yep, love Heavens-Above! Kinda funny how my location doesn't show any visible passes until April 30th, then it's May 1, May 2, May 3, and two on May 4!

The freeware planetarium Stellarium recently added an ISS tracking feature, showing up as a white orbital path.

Some links for you, coren...

Yep, Best Opener Ever!

They probably have a SEP field around them.

I got an email from QMx right after the episode aired, announcing that they're releasing a print of that painting.

"She deserved much so much more than just a dedication card afterward."

Well, a major plot point in his "Neanderthal Parallax" (Hominids, Humans & Hybrids) is that the Neanderthals from the parallel universe have no concept of religion...

Awwww, Robert J. Sawyer will be so disappointed to hear this!

Soooo, what happened to the Lucian guy T.J. was getting close with? Weren't the Lucians evacuated through the Gate with the rest, in the other timeline?

Just yesterday, I sent my cousin an email with a bunch of Doctor Who links, because he'd never heard of it.

That's the same way I think about DiCrapio. (Although Inception was the exception.)

Used to drive by that thing for about 20 years, as it sat rusting out front of Jeffries Automotive Styling on the Cahuenga Pass.