28 May 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 28 May 2008 On McCain's crusade against lobbyist influence in Washington, and his staff full of former lobbyists who continue to benefit from it. For the same cost as the Iraq war, NASA could launch an expedition to colonize Mars. Google builds online map out of images from Phoenix Mars Lander, showing a "barren landscape that is kind of lumpy." Plumbing proves more difficult than rocket science for space station astronauts. Taipei embeds microchips in subway tokens; China embeds microchips in Olympic tickets. When to idle your car at intersections (never) and when to turn it off (always, except where it's illegal). As ethanol made from cane continues to boom, Brazilian farmers face giving up business, tradition. "When you're in the bathroom in the morning and you can see something good come of that..." Sweden turns sewage into car fuel. Explaining the appeal of web comic xkcd, including how it's pronounced. Famous 10-year-old stowaway is apprehended trying to board another plane. Profile of a 98-year-old whose literary career has just begun. My respondents seemed to identify criticism with the act of passing judgment. But for a true critic, judgment is the burden you start out with. Analyzing Ana Ivanovic's 124.9 mph tennis serve.
