It gives "Nasa 33% of its results for less than 2% of its budget." Of course it’ll be retired. We can’t have cost-effective equipment operated by the government. People might start expecting it all the time.
Eyeing a post-Hubble Universe
By Rachel Clarke
"Not since Galileo turned his telescope towards the heavens in 1610 has any event so changed our understanding of the Universe as the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope."
Water-spouting nude statue fails to hit right note with Austrian mayor
“VIENNA (AFP) – The mayor of Salzburg was rather piqued at the sight of a water-spouting statue of a naked man unveiled on the eve of the Austrian city’s annual music festival[…]Local inhabitants and visitors were more amused than shocked by the statue and accused the mayor of hypocrisy.”
What?!? I think there’s a huge difference between a tasteful nude like David or Venice Demilo, and a guy drinking his own urine.
I think the most telling quote from this is, "it’s the only thing here in Springfield to do".
‘Redneck-A-Palooza’ Features Music, Hair
"Springfield celebrated them all Sunday at its first ‘Redneck-a-palooza,’ a daylong music festival that takes its name from the summer rock tour Lollapalooza, which features aggressive, cutting-edge performances."
Let’s through a big ol’ pity party for the schmucks who annoy the hell out of millions of Americans with unsolicited phone calls. I hope they go broke paying their lawyers. People like this shouldn’t breed. Better enforcement of anti-prostitution laws would put millions out of work, but nobody’s suing on the behalf of whores.
Telemarketers Sue Over Do-Not-Call List
By DAVID HO
"WASHINGTON – Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government’s do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will devastate business and cost up to two million jobs."
Computer troubleshooting is known to be filled with black magic of a sort, but someone has apparently taken the idea a little too seriously.
Dark Arts: The Real Reason Your Computer Keeps Crashing
Advice for the cybersavvy coven, as published in the spring 2003 edition of New Witch magazine.