Posts by Jack Coupal, Ph.D.

UK.gov ready to get muddy again on GM foods

It does!

Pascal,

Your case does need resting!

Thanks for the warning!

We Yanks consume GM food on a daily basis.

Tell us again why we're supposed to be afraid.

Spielberg quits as Beijing Olympics advisor

To keep his reputation...

Speilberg wants to keep his fine movie-making reputation. It would be easiest for him to criticize the Chinese directly. Their human-rights abuses are legendery.

But to stay in the good graces of the Progressives in Hollywood, Speilberg decided to criticize the Devil-once-removed, Sudan. Criticizing China directly is just way too un-cool!

Jane Fonda c-word slip shocks US

In Trendy Hollywood

..an elderly actress needs to do something special to attract attention.

Microhoo! or YahSoft!? The! people! must! decide!

Linux?

If Microsoft takes over Yahoo!, what's Linux going to do?

US navy-v-dolphins judge says Bush can't overrule her

That's smart!

If there's anyone with more technical savvy, and about what's a national security issue - and what isn't -, Judge Florence is that person.

If anyone disputes Judge Flo's decision, (s)he will have to go up the food chain to Judge Judy. Then, there will be Hell to pay!

Ordinary-fuel scramjet prototype suffers test failure

Newspeak

When I hear any official source use terms like "potential success" or "...believed to be the last attempt", the Newspeak translation may be "I think we're on to something!" or "..now <i>that's</i> funny....".