CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE: here to stay?


I certainly hope so. Follow the link for budget details.

HEH. NASA wins the Shorty Award for best government Twitter account: "... name another agency that promises you the moon(s) and delivers".

A QUARTER-CENTURY LATER, the F-22 is finally ready for combat. But, but, but ... we were promised that 'spiral development' would lead to faster, more efficient development cycles.

Which is true in a commercial environment -- think of Apple's iPad, where the bells-and-whistles were added in iPad versions 2 and 3. But in military development, less than full capability puts the initial pilots at additional risk.

DEMOCRATS: Let's demonize the oil companies.

GOOD LORD! The Ryan Plan vs. the President’s Budget.


Compared to the President's Budget, the Ryan Plan constitutes about a 1% annual reduction in spending. And the Democrats consider that catastrophic? Scaled to my budget, a 1% reduction in spending is pocket change -- not even cigarette money.

And Heaven knows I could stand to quit smoking....

FLYING ROBOTS deliver tacos to your location.

"A Web site has popped up at TacoCopter.com that offers a unique service: tacos airlifted directly to your doorstep via unmanned quadcopter drone. Here’s the idea: customers download a smartphone app, which allows them to order tacos to a specific location. The tacos then arrive via flying quadcopter. Tipping your delivery drone is presumably optional."