Heads, I Win...

Glaciers shrinking is proof of global warming, therefore glaciers growing is proof of... Global warming.

How very convenient.

XCOR Aerospace

A new contender in the spaceplane race promises to fly within two years.

Cool.

Running Comment

A comment from "Harry" in San Diego on the BBC web site regarding the California wildfires:

I was evacuated during the fires, and all I have to say is that the last few days have been awful.

I can imagine. Though why he was being force-fed laxatives remains a mystery.

In Vino Veritas

California's best Chardonnay has been selected and the winner is Charles Shaw's vintage, which retails for $2.99.

Not surprisingly, it is also the house wine of Chez Szondy-- for obvious reasons.

How the Mighty Have Fallen

This is sad. A couple in Silicon Valley picked up an old Cray supercomputer, once worth $5 million, for a song and have turned it into a corner seat for the nursery.

From State of the Art to kitsch in only 19 years. It's like seeing the International Space Station turned into a hotel for billionaire tourists.

Oh, wait...