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Our Official Non-Endorsement

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Due to our inflammatory and, dare we say, privy-mouthed, comments, Dr. Peter Woit of the prestigious Columbia University, his legal council and advisors, have asked that Axes & Alleys officially refrain from endorsing the upcoming pro-science, anti-superstring proposition tome Not Even Wrong.

We at Axes & Alleys hereby claim that we are in no way affiliated with, supported by, or endorsed by Peter Woit, author of this sensational and groundbreaking new work. While we do support Dr. Woit’s ideas, again, we must say, that his lawyers have asked that we not officially endorse his work, ideas or publications.

Dr. Woit, brilliant though he may be, would rather not be seen with us. It’s understandable.

The March of Progress: Vespril 2006

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Sydon, WD: While it now sits silently on its railgun launch assembly surrounded by miles of empty wasteland, sources close to Asterstar’s leading engineers claim the new private space shuttle could be ready to launch in as little as two weeks.

The three new shuttles; Explorer, Winnifred and Avenger are far more advanced than their NASA counterparts, the nearly 30 year old space shuttles. Asterstar’s shuttles feature digital computers, two-way radio communication, automated ventilation and a propensity not to disintegrate into atrocious fireballs upon launch or reentry.

This is a great leap forward since NASA’s shuttles still rely on hand cranks, pulleys, steam and candles. While impressive, NASA’s use of the largest team of mules ever assembled to haul the aged space plane from its storage facility to the shuttle assembly area is a woefully outdated concept.
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