To quote a commenter above: "there's a Pulitzer waiting for Paul somewhere in the future."

I'm guessing that the prize awarder will say something like "It's a real shame that this is all we can offer for such an outstanding work... No, wait! Here, take my car keys too."

Thank you.

Posted at May 16, 2008 8:16 PM in response to Thank you, Paul Kiel, and good luck!

Thanks mmc, that was refreshing. There are number of ways to write about LHC or science in general that most people find horribly boring, but goes into too rare category of "fun, exciting and easily understandable science articles".

I guess many researchers feel like they're scratching a lottery ticket every time they turn the thing on and start observing. Get three Higgs Bosons in a row and you win this bag of... I don't know what, but I'm sure keeping my thumbs up now.

Posted at May 3, 2008 6:01 AM in response to Never mind the election, let's talk about GIANT LASERS

And what does Don Young think about all this?

You should've put mink teeth photo below that fold.

Posted at April 17, 2008 12:40 PM in response to Senate to Vote to Investigate Young's Coconut Road Earmark

"retroactive liability protection, which is what the companies say that they need."

Is Ms. Perino saying that the companies are holding government hostage: no cooperation in surveillance matters - even if law would require them to - before they get immunity?

That's ridiculous, yet that's the only real argument someone could use to claim in good faith that immunity is needed to improve security.

Posted at February 25, 2008 6:57 PM in response to It's The Immunity, Stupid

For better voter disenfranchisement related fun, see "Aesop's Fables Teach Children the Art of Voter Suppression" By Andrew Golden, recently on McSweeneys.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/2/5golden.html

Posted at February 11, 2008 5:04 PM in response to The Funny Side of Disenfranchisement