A Big Misunderstanding – "Cliff Edwards’s 2001 “Sorry, Steve: Here’s Why Apple Stores Won’t Work” piece for Businessweek is deservingly notorious in the annals of claim chowder, but there are a few things about it worth keeping in mind even today. There’s more to it than just a few guys who were wrong about Apple’s prospects in retail."
Five myths about gun control – "Before America tackles gun control, let’s tackle a few misunderstandings about how dangerous our weapons are, what they’re used for and what the Constitution says about them."
Here are links I found interesting on August 6, 2012:
Romney Persona Non Grata in Italy for Bain’s Deal Skirting Taxes – "Mitt Romney skipped Italy on his swing through Europe. That was probably prudent. That’s because Bain Capital, under Romney as chief executive officer, made about $1 billion in a leveraged buyout 12 years ago that remains controversial in Italy to this day." What's he hiding in his tax returns?
Mars orbiter catches pic of Curiosity on its way down! – "This is truly astonishing: the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped what may turn out to be the Space Picture of the Year: Curiosity descending to Mars under its parachutes!"
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity’s Seven Minutes of Terror – I'm having trouble believing that we successfully pulled this off. It is mind-bogglingly amazing. Really restores my faith in the ability of the human race to reason things out and get things done. Thank you, NASA and JPL.
