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TechCrunch reported on a new and improved Google Profile pages. I made mine and it can be found here. Not anything more exciting than what I already have on my front page, but I guess I could see this being nice for people not willing to set up their own CMSs just to build a personal shrine to themselves.

Obama Plans To End Shuttle Flights In 2010 – msnbc.com.

The purpose of NASA is to bring about new technology and inspire the next generation of engineers. I am an engineer, and in my lifetime I can’t say I have ever been inspired by anything NASA has done. I have only known the Space Shuttle Program, which:

• Started before I was born. Seeing it continue missions today, I think that something that old is not a testament to what cutting edge technology can accomplish.
• Disintegrated during takeoff in 1986. I watched this live in elementary school, with a local news station covering us watching it since it was the first time a teacher was sent to space. At age 5, we were a little confused as to what we were watching.
• Disintegrated during re-entry in 2003. The most shocking part of this for me at the time, was how they had not perfected the Shuttle after nearly 25 years.

NASA’s future plans include returning to the moon by 2020ish. This is supposed to inspire young people to become engineers? Really? I already have a great recruiting message for NASA:

Become an engineer for NASA, and you could have the chance to accomplish a feat so technologically amazing, it was only accomplished 6 times starting back in 1969.

There is also the Orion Project. This will supposedly get us to Mars, but Danstradamus tells me it won’t happen in my lifetime. Even if it does, movies I’ve seen tell me it is not a good idea.

Westword has a nice post showing us the Kyle Orton we didn’t know, not that there was much of a Kyle Orton we did know before McJayGate. Money picture montage:

Orton gets his partyon

So it looks like we have the bimbo chasing of Plummer, with the potential drunken shenanigans of Griese.

Danstradamus’ bold prediction: Orton gets a DUI driving from a downtown hot spot to his palace in Greenwood Village after losing to the Chargers some time in the next two seasons.

After a bye week for Easter, Yahtzee faced the 1st place team. The result:

L 4-6

Goals: Chris(2), Viet, Cam’ron
Assists: Ryan, Viet, Cam’ron, Emily

Joe took a two minute penalty, which the other team converted into a goal. The other team also got a penalty kick, that they scored on. Chris left the game with an injured ankle, didn’t return, and is doubtful for next week.

This is how every scene in my life feels…

[via Andrew Sullivan]

Sunday’s game saw a loss, 0-7. Below are highlights of the goals (heh) and some of my saves.

After a bye week, we started our back-to-back weekend on Saturday with…

L 3-7

Chris got two goals, I assisted both as goalkeeper. John got the other goal, unassisted off of a steal. Moses returned in limited action.

I have completed and launched my project (codenamed: Rat Race) so I hope to get back to a more constant blogging regiment. The site is called Transitly, and can be found in the Liquid Mongoose blog, the Apple iPhone Directory, the iPhone Application List, and the Headway Blog Wiki.