It Was 35 Years Ago Today

It never fails to get me in the gut when I see the video of the lander descending to the surface. A chill runs down my spine and I know that I was meant to one day touch the void. Unfortunately not many of the people I talk too have any interest in such an endevour.

With the recent successful private enterprise launch of SpaceShipOne perhaps we will see a return of the widespread wonder that overtook the world during the late 60's and early 70's. Those involved broadened our horizons and we benefit to this day from their sacrifice and courage.

I firmly believe that it will be possible for everyone currently under the age of 40 to one day fly into space and feel the joy, wonder and serenity that every astronaut so emphatically describes.

I hope I get to make that journey.

This Land Is Their Land

Check out the Electoral Vote Predictor 2004, The Swing State Project and Tell An American To Vote and get a real sense of whose land it will be.

Up, Up and Away

According to Wired, the causes of the anomalies in SpaceShipOne's (Government Zero!) record setting spaceshot have been discovered and corrected.

The X-Prize rules state that 60 days notification must be given before a prize flight attempt can be made. This means that the earliest possible flight is sometime around Labour Day.

Michael Moore & Copyright

Michael Moore is a self-serving blowhard and needs to be taken down a few pegs. That said, his F 9/11 is a humorous and moving work of editorial celluloid magic. His love of America and sadness at the horrors visited upon its citizens by their government rings through almost every frame. The make-up of our audience surprised me by being extremely diverse in age, sex, race and nationality. Most of the movie goers appeared to be between the ages of 17 and 25. Exactly the ages of the people asked to fight BushCo.'s phony war. Exactly the right ages of people who are likely to agree with what is said by Moore in the Sunday Herald:

"I don't agree with the copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie [F 9/11] and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour. I would oppose that," he said.

"I do well enough already and I made this film because I want the world, to change. The more people who see it the better, so I'm happy this is happening."

Go to www.suprnova.org >> Movies >> Documentaries. You will need to have the BitTorrent client installed.