The Dead Hand Journal

This article was written by Dr. Jack Wheeler on September 19, 2007. I receive it by email, contacted Wheeler for validation, and he confirmed his authorship. It's an eye-opener.

On gas gauges, pasta e fagioli, and why truth matters.

Sometimes, there simply has to be more to the story...

It was a tedious job, but somebody had to do it.

Our calendar is working again... sort of. Problems over at Google are making it ugly, AND educational!

The Beast got a new driver's seat. Bestop rocks!

This is simply beyond cool – especially the interactive video at 8 of 11.

Russia, China, and the United Nations all agree: no weapons in space!

When you have a cool solution - you simply have to find a problem it can solve.

If the data won't fit...change it!

Renowned political pundit and celebrated deep thinker Donald Trump sat down with CNN's Wolf Blitzer yesterday to talk turkey.

Just because it's true, doesn't mean it's right...

Oliver Stone did it with recent history, and apparently Steven Spielberg has done it with very ancient history.

Last year, the government of Norway issued a clear threat to engage in an act of war against the United States. Nobody noticed.

So...what's wrong with a brisk walk?

Sometimes, Big Brother just holds your hand as you cross the street.

A classic aw-shit moment, courtesy of Military.com.

It's loud, shakes like hell, and stinks like a refinery on a hot summer day. Meet the Beast!

From time to time in science and engineering somebody develops an idea that seems to have legs, but with time the legs go away, and all that remains is the interesting idea.

Remember Frank Herbert's Ornithopter? How about a hybrid...