Here on Earth -

Here on Earth:

WTF did space exploration ever do for ME?
OK...follow along boys and girls...and remember that NASA/space exploration portion of the U.S. budget is less than one half of one percent...see the graphic and text below.
Go see the nice informative website at www.ridingwithrobots.org
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Here on Earth:
“Why are we spending money and effort on space exploration when we’re facing so many issues here at home? We shouldn’t go into space until we solve all our problems...Here On Earth"

A Very Thin Slice of Pie

Ask many Americans what percentage of the federal budget is taken up by NASA, and they’ll answer with something in the double digits. The actual amount? Less than one percent. Less than one half of one percent, in fact. In this famous interactive infographic by The New York Times, the space budget is represented by one of the tiny sub-squares in one of the small squares in the lower right, far too small to be labeled at this scale. 

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Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Winners | TPM Media

These are spectacular...and it wasn't even Hubble...

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Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Winners | TPM Media:

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Will 9 GOP Governors Electronically Flip Romney Into the White House?

Will 9 GOP Governors Electronically Flip Romney Into the White House?:

"In Ohio 2004, at 12:20 election night, the initial vote tabulation showed John Kerry handily defeating Bush by more than 4%. This 200,000-plus margin appeared to guarantee Kerry's ascent to the presidency. But mysteriously, the Ohio vote count suddenly shifted to Smartech in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With private Republican-connected contractors processing the vote, Bush jumped ahead with a 2% lead, eventually winning with an official margin of more than 118,000 votes. Such a shift of more than 6%, involving more than 300,000 votes, is a virtual statistical impossibility, as documented in our WILL THE GOP STEAL AMERICA'S 2012 ELECTION (www.freepress.org)."

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xkcd: Geology

Gneiss! I knew I made the right choice those many years ago...just an eyeblink in geologic time, but already there are new wrinkles...I think I may be having an orogeny. No schist!

xkcd: Geology: "http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/geology.png"

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