I’m not the only person that’s looking for a copy of Alternative 3. Blackbeltjones is too. Alternative-3 was a hoax TV documentary broadcast in the late 1970s. It maintained there was a conspiracy between the scientific, military and economic elites … Continue reading →

When “the internet’s premier outdoor warning siren website” comes calling, you better pay attention! Otherwise “the world’s largest and loudest siren… ever!” will sound. Don’t know where the nearest siren to you is? Find out, and enter it in a … Continue reading →

An appreciation of the camera obscura. The nearest camera obscura to me. An entirely different Camera Obscura, but one I recommend.

Kraftwerk pose with their robot avatars in Moscow. More press interviews need to be held in “Memorial Museums of Cosmonautics” [via SharpeWorld]

First the Food Network dissolved most of it’s “how to cook” programming in exchange for stunt shows and even more of the execrable Emeril. Then the Game Show Network dumps it’s classy 50s-era reruns for a “contemporary, youth-based image”. Then, … Continue reading →

The zombies have taken over, the ice age occurred, and everyone decided to cut loose with the nukes. How much time do you have to set up the solar panels and wind turbines before the electrical grid fail? The Straight … Continue reading →

The Russian Soyuz space capsule has to make an emergency landing in the United States! What do you do? Read your official Air Force Rescue Coordination Center PDF file, that’s what! I wonder if there is an ATF import form … Continue reading →

Alan Radecki on the Mojave Airport list sent out the following update on Monday morning’s attempt at the X-Prize: Hi all, Starting today, I plan on sending out a daily update on the activities surrounding the SpaceShipOne launch. The flight … Continue reading →

LACMA is having another all night open house on Thursday – this one with a tiki theme. The last all night party had a three hour wait to get in, but if you RSVP at LACMA’s web site you can … Continue reading →