by Josh Calkins on May 22, 2009
It has been a long time coming. Ever since I saw the movie Waterworld in 1995, I have been waiting for an apparatus to come along that could turn urine into drinkable water. Oh, Kevin Costner, are you a ruggedly handsome movie star, or a prophet? Astronauts aboard the International Space Station started drinking their own pee this week, and President Kennedy’s Space Race has truly been won.
Kevin "Nostradamus" Costner in Waterworld
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by Josh Calkins on May 12, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has proposed drastic cuts to defense spending in areas deemed “conventional warfare,” and increased funding for more “unconventional” programs that will make the military better equipped to handle the dangers of fighting insurgencies and terrorists. Some members of Congress say that Robert “Fancy-pants” Gates doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.
Bush-appointed Defense Secretary Robert Gates is so good at his job that Obama didn't get rid of him. He obviously doesn't know what he's doing.
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