I've been following this accident from the beginning, including speculating on the cause in my post What Happened to Air France 447. My theory about the accident was that the plane ran into severe weather and, as a result, most likely suffered an airframe malfunction. And until the black boxes were … [Read more...] about The Tragedy of Air France Flight 447
Clayton Osbon, Trayvon Martin, a Matter of Perspective
Two of the biggest stories in the news today have something very much in common - they both demonstrate how the same event can be interpreted in different ways depending on your perspective. Take the Trayvon Martin case. Try putting yourself in George Zimmerman's shoes for a minute. You're a … [Read more...] about Clayton Osbon, Trayvon Martin, a Matter of Perspective
35 Miles From Shore is featured on Amazon
Amazon recently tested a marketing program called 100 books for under $3.99. This is for Kindle books only. The test program went so well that they decided to make it a regular feature. Hey, everyone likes a good deal. So when my distributor asked me a few weeks ago if I wanted to participate I said … [Read more...] about 35 Miles From Shore is featured on Amazon
Bad computer forensics casts new shadow on Casey Anthony trial
A few weeks ago when the Casey Anthony verdict came back as not guilty, I wasn't surprised. I had not watched every minute of the trial. Much of what I knew about the case I learned from the slanted coverage on HLN and the biased coverage from Nancy Grace. But thanks to HLN I did get to see bits and … [Read more...] about Bad computer forensics casts new shadow on Casey Anthony trial
Video embed with shortcodes
This post looks at a couple of different ways to embed video in a post. I'm also trying to troubleshoot one method that doesn't seem to be working. I'm also using the jetpack plugin. In this first example you simple copy the URL from the youtube watch page and put it on its own line (must not be … [Read more...] about Video embed with shortcodes
Osama Bin Laden: truth not as exciting as fiction
Within hours of the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound, one of the major networks played an animation of the dramatic Navy Seal operation. There was a firefight. A helicopter was forced to land in the compound. It was right up Hollywood's alley (note: The people behind the Hurt Locker are already … [Read more...] about Osama Bin Laden: truth not as exciting as fiction