Weekend Links

• Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine – Not quite Dr. Strangelove, but it's close. Thanks to Brendan.
• Ammo rationing at Wal-Mart as panic buying sweeps US – Meanwhile the reality based community waits and worries about the next Oklahoma City, the lynching of federal workers, etc.
• Waterboarding Doesn’t Work, Scientists Say – Not news, but it bears repeating.
• Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation – Thanks to Dave.
• The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life Gets Weird
• Stream of Evidence from 3 Spacecraft Indicates That the Moon Has Water
• Meteorite impacts turn up nearly pure water ice in Mars's mid-latitudes
• Craters Show 1970s Viking Lander Missed Martian Ice by Inches
• Juno probe on target for 2011 departure to Jupiter
• Found: 62 meteor showers new to science
• Sept. 25, 2002: Mysterious Meteorite Dazzles Siberia
• Asteroid attack: putting Earth's defences to the test
• How to Truck 66 200,000-Pound Antennas to 16,000 Feet
• Antennae Key to Butterfly Navigation
• Wylie Coywolf: The coyote-wolf hybrid has made its way to the Northeast
• Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve — Leopold/Lone Star Land Steward Award – More good, and richly deserved, publicity for David and the Preserve.
• Roger Ebert adds to health care debate on iPhone, Mac use
• Inflammation Brings on the Blues
• The Long Now Blog: A Mental Health Break
• Innovation: Classic computers on the danger list
• Gallery - March of the outdated machines
• Carfree Times, Issue 55 – Always worth a look.