http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -- Sam Adams Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:42:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sightseeing Helicopter Crashes In Hawaii Decrease Following FAA Regulations But Proportion Of Fatal Crashes Increases An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/47/today-74-in-47/ Joe Biden is the 47th Vice President (per Jeopardy). The Washington Post has won 47 Pulitzer Prizes (per Inside Facebook). http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/47/two-47s/ Is the Twitpocalypse nigh? 2147483647. You might recognize it as the maximum value of an integer in several programming languages, or the highest score you can get in a lot of video games, or a number that pops up when you get a database error message. Well, Twitter's numbered ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/47/2147483647-in-computing/ A stone sits midstream -- immovable object parting the waters that seem to yield to solid. But soft water works wonders polishing with relentless caress rubbing out ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/poems/relentless/ ScienceDaily (May 19, 2009) — Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old human ancestor. Discovered in Messel Pit, Germany, the fossil, described as Darwinius masillae, is 20 times older than most fossils that explain human evolution. Common Ancestor Of Humans, Modern Primates? 'Extraordinary' Fossil Is 47 Million ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/47/common-ancestor-of-humans-modern-primates-extraordinary-fossil-is-47-million-years-old/ The man rages red-faced, arms flailing, he sputters and fumes. Impotent fury. The wind blowing fiercely whips away his whining, rattles and flaps ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/poems/unhinged/ Revived Anti-Gun Arguments         All the tired old anti-gun rhetoric is floating to the surface again ("Obama Must Shoot Down the Gun Lobby" column by E.J. Dionne Jr.).         How about a new perspective? How about a calm, objective reassessment of the First ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/letters-to-the-editor/other-voices/wt-swift-f/ An ABC News poll released this morning shows that a vast majority -- 69 percent -- of Americans approve of President Obama and 72 percent view him favorably, "the best job approval rating at this point in 20 years, [and] the broadest personal popularity since Ronald Reagan." ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/uncategorized/so-this-is-what-it-feels-like-to-be-with-the-majority/ New Letters? Franklin Still Electrifies, By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 24, 2009 A professor with his nose deep in a library archive in London has stumbled upon 47 previously unknown letters from, to and about Benjamin Franklin. … ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/47/47-unknown-letters-by-and-to-benjamin-franklin/ I've been curious about Twitter for quite a while. Mind you, I am naturally averse to the mob and its fickle fancies. I don't march to any drummer, not even my own. However, I am a computerist and technologist and curious. I started to explore Twitter by looking at ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/loco/media/twitter-twaddle/