Santa Monica Achieves Landmark Sustainability Milestone – Successfully Cleans up MTBE Pollution, Puts High Tech Water Treatment Plant on-Line and is Reaching 70% Water Self-Sufficiency – Business Wire – SunHerald.com

Crazy stuff. Can’t believe some of it.

The City of Santa Monica is celebrating the reopening of the Charnock water wells and the reconstruction of the state-of-the-art Santa Monica Water Treatment Plant and after a long battle to clean-up the MTBE pollution, hold the oil companies responsible, and secure a sustainable supply of locally produced water.

via Santa Monica Achieves Landmark Sustainability Milestone – Successfully Cleans up MTBE Pollution, Puts High Tech Water Treatment Plant on-Line and is Reaching 70% Water Self-Sufficiency – Business Wire – SunHerald.com.

My Review of The Venture Bros. Lightweight Hoodie

Originally submitted at Adult Swim Shop

The Venture Bros. Lightweight Hoodie is a super-soft, heather gray zip-up with front-pockets and the Venture Industries logo on the top left front. It has an understated cool and elegant simplicity that we think will really complement your overbearing personality. It might also make people think yo…

Actually a good hoodie, for slave labor

By Ignignokt from The Moon, Mother Muchacho! on 3/9/2011

 

5out of 5

Chest Size: Feels true to size

Sleeve Length: Feels true to length

Pros: Great Color, Soft, Versatile, Warm, Lightweight, Stylish, Comfortable

Best Uses: Casual Wear, Work, Going Out, Layering, Cold Weather, Travel

Describe Yourself: Trendy, Adverb-Proficient, Practical, Comfort-oriented, Stylish, Classic, Mannered Gentlemanliness, High-end shopper, Dashingly Handsome

I find your lack of faith disturbing. God, if I could just get more shwag with the Venture Industries logo on it, I’d buy it all. I’d even put it on one of my fancy German sports sedans and then do inappropriate things with it — things that would make Charlie Sheen blush.

(legalese)

Deutsche Telekom, Sprint Said to Discuss T-Mobile USA Deal – Bloomberg

Oh, yeah. You know I called that two years ago to the day. My friends will never hear the end of this. I love being right, but seeing the future is even cooler.

Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) has held talks to sell its T-Mobile USA unit to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) in exchange for a major stake in the combined entity, said people with knowledge of the matter.

via Deutsche Telekom, Sprint Said to Discuss T-Mobile USA Deal – Bloomberg.

Autonomous Rocket Plane now in Earth Orbit

RoboRocketPlane is watching you poop.

It looks kinda like a Space Shuttle, but it’s markings are Air Force, not NASA.

“Today, we took another important step with the successful launch of the second OTV, enabling the [Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office] to further experiment with the vehicle and its ability to operate in low-Earth orbit,” Cooning continued. “Close teamwork between the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the United Launch Alliance Atlas team, and the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station made this launch a success.”

via Second X-37B Space Plane is Now on Orbit | Defense Tech.