Two nuclear bombs, slightly dented
In 1966—back when these bombs were actually capable of exploding—the United States Air Force accidentally dropped them on Spain.
The accident happened when the plane carrying four of these Mk28 type hydrogen bombs collided with another plane during a mid-air fueling. One bomb fell into the ocean and was eventually recovered. The other three landed near the village of Palomares in southern Spain. Two of the bombs actually detonated—sort of. Only the non-nuclear explosives went off, turning them into what we’d call “dirty bombs” today. Some 650 acres, a little more than a square mile of farmland and rural communities, were contaminated. The U.S. military ended up excavating 1,400 tons of soil from this area and shipping it to the United States for disposal.
Heavy (Taken with instagram)
Confessions of a Publisher: “We’re in Amazon’s Sights and They’re Going to Kill Us” | PandoDaily
The publishers haven’t realized that Amazon and — if tomorrow’s rumors are true — Apple are gunning for their business because they can strip away the middlemen between an author and a reader.
In journalism, there’s a very thin membrane between a writer and his readers and there’s little social or technological reason that this should continue to be true for authors of fiction or history.
The water and whiskey trick.
Yelping with Cormac: Chipotle Mexican Grill
SOMA - San Francisco, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Three stars.
See that false burrito. See it swaddled in tinfoil on the desk in the bowels of that great tower, a bundle of meat and sauce in a place long ago ceded to silicone and copper. The stooped man eating that peasant…
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“Clopen”
This is a great post by Danny Sullivan. For those of us caught up in the iOS vs. Android battle, it can be easy to lose sight of the simple, bigger picture.
Android may be “open” in the fact that other companies can use the source code and users who so desire (and know how) can root it. But from a pure consumer perspective, the Android phone ecosystem is often anything but open. It’s a huge fucking nightmare — as has been showcased once again by the release of Ice Cream Sandwich.
How weird is it that Google just released a new flagship OS and is going on and on about how great it is, but the vast majority of users have absolutely no access to it? Worse, most have absolutely no clue when — or if — they’ll ever have access to it. This sounds like pretty much the opposite of being “open” to me.
Even stranger, this even includes the devices given Google’s own stamp of approval. Writes Sullivan:
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Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann discusses Sen. Kent Sorenson leaving her campaign for Ron Paul’s in Des Moines, Iowa. (Samantha Sais)
A great shot of Bachmann by colleague Samantha Sais.
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Lights (Taken with instagram)
Tamales (Taken with instagram)
Christmas Tamales (Taken with Instagram at Lerua’s)
