"Yes, the sun has an effect on how wind is produced. I'll even grant that it has a hand in the production of hydrocarbon fuels."

Ironically, the picture is that of a pediatric oncological patient.

Wind is caused by the sun. No sun—no wind, ever. Wind drives sailboats.

Very related.

Sailboats are solar-powered. Boats that use gas or diesel are solar-powered, too. Nuclear vessels are just dead-star-powered.

I see McAfee is a man who would never let his hair get infected with gray.

Ahhh... the buffalo.

With image stabilization, KC & the Sunshine Band's (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty becomes...

Barbara's always been a little sensitive.

So, our kids are not good at scienec and maths anymore and they build crap plains..... great.

A "better" answer to why is the Martian sky blue, or why is the Earth's sky blue, or why are human eyes blue (there is no blue eye pigment):

Ugh. Ugh. Ugh!

Although in all fairness, hog "scolders" are pretty entertaining.

So, in summary... the "Occupy Movement" doesn't know wtf it's talking about.

I get excited about blindingly brilliant stuff that makes one of the universe's greatest tech bloggers ooze with heaping helpings of high-minded hyperbole.

The pineapple doled out an injudicious challenge.

In the 24th century, we will need neither money nor baldness cures.

At first I wanted to dismiss this as some sort of Al Jazeera propaganda, then I read the article... which is a very good article, very credibly sourced, with links to stuff like this. I'm no alarmist, but I don't really want to eat any Gulf shrimp right about now.

The man has a HUGE...

"I have a Hulk" is my new pickup line.