A solid state disk, or disc, (hereafter SSD) refers to computer primary storage that has no moving parts. Whereas traditional forms of primary storage were rust-covered Frisbees, brown donuts or long strands of magnetized Christmas Tree trimmings, an SSD is comprised wholly of Flash Memory*.

SSDs are a huge advancement in computer technology in that they have become one of the best ways to wrest cash from the pockets…

In a small way for some, a huge way for others, history was made early this morning.

At 0744 GMT, a Falcon 9 booster with a Dragon spacecraft atop it successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. 13 minutes later, it was in orbit. It successfully shut down its engines and deployed its solar panels, switching to solar power.

Even as I write this, thousands of people involved - the employees and relations of SpaceX foremost - are celebrating.

The United States has placed a…

This is an original recipe that I pulled together at the last minute, from whatever was in my mother's refrigerator. Feel free to make substitutions or use your own leftovers.

1 pre-made pie crust, already rolled into a perfect circle, leftover from Thanksgiving, expired

2 individually frozen wild salmon fillets (remove plastic)

8 eggs, four white, four brown

organic Havarti cheese…

Newt Gingrich ran for the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 2012, and after competing for three months, dropped out of the race.

Actively being seeking political office was something that Newt Gingrich had not done for some time. After leaving the speakership and congress in 1999, Gingrich worked as a political consultant and on the lecture circuit for the next decade or so. His entry into the nomination in the…