From Spaceflight to Attempted Murder Charge - New York Times

From Spaceflight to Attempted Murder Charge - New York Times: "Professor Kanas said that most astronauts went through the experience of finally reaching space and came out well — but that “for some it’s very difficult to adjust” to seeing the abrupt end of something they have worked so hard to achieve."

After 4 Decades, a Cold War Symbol Stands Down - New York Times

After 4 Decades, a Cold War Symbol Stands Down - New York Times: "The technology of the time dovetailed with the goals of “hardening,” as it was called, and burrowing down — in Cheyenne Mountain’s case under 2,000 feet of granite. The centralized mainframe computer was the model then, too. And just as the old Soviet threat has been supplanted by the shadow world of global terrorism, so too has the mainframe been thrust aside by the modern notion of decentralized networks that can be better defended by being dispersed."

Company Town, Losing a Landlord, Seeks a Mate - New York Times

Company Town, Losing a Landlord, Seeks a Mate - New York Times: "'I live exactly 47 paces from the firehouse,' said John Broadstock, the volunteer fire chief for Scotia and the chief of plant security for Pacific Lumber. 'Or 22 when the alarm goes off.'"

charles hugh smith-How to Buy a $450K Home for $750K

charles hugh smith-How to Buy a $450K Home for $750K: "How to Buy a $450K Home for $750K"

Battle for Biloxi - New York Times

Battle for Biloxi - New York Times: "New Urbanism is like Whole Foods: it's meant to be good for you, but it's expensive, at least on the front end, and it comes with a set of cultural connotations that generally play best among the prosperous and the self-consciously progressive. "

Google and My Red Flag

Google and My Red Flag: "And that's not the best bit. Google has negotiated the right to disclose, at the bottom of its Chinese search results, whether information has been withheld -- a disclosure that may prompt users to repeat their search using google.com instead of google.cn. Of course, the second search might be frustrated by Cisco's routers. But disclosing censorship is half the battle. If people know they are being brainwashed, then they are not being brainwashed."

The Cute Factor - New York Times

The Cute Factor - New York Times: "'Cute cuts through all layers of meaning and says, Let's not worry about complexities, just love me,' said Dr. Dutton, who is writing a book about Darwinian aesthetics."