I couldn't wait to read more about beer delivery by drone at the OppiKoppi Music Festival. I still can't believe news of this system took so long to reach me. The video doesn't emphasize the drones enough. On the other hand, it looks like the festival will really be fun.

I learned about OppiKoppi at Slate. They cover some of the same ground I've already visited, but before they're through they introduce a company called Matternet. They envision a considerably more practical and purposeful use—drone delivery of medications and small packages in roadless areas. Stick with the video—the drones don't make their appearance until the end, after the need and the possibility has been clearly established.

I love reading about peaceful uses of drones and seeing what ingenuity and vision can imagine.

Right after that post about robots in space rattled me, I saw this.

In the world to come, I’m not going to be asked why I wasn’t like Moses, I’m going to be asked why I wasn’t like Zusya.

I pretty much read Alone Together with disbelief. Now comes word from Fast Company that Japan has sent a robot into space as a companion for astronauts. Time to look into Turkle's book again.

The recent suspension of Alex Rodriquez and several others is not really surprising, but it is frustrating, even crushing to those who love the game. Fast Company shares a story of Nick Markakis, who didn't play in the All-Star game this year because one of the suspended players did. His reaction tells why drug use wrong and shows real class and sportsmanship.

“I’m not ticked off that I didn’t go to the All-Star Game. There are always opportunities later on in life. I’m not necessarily mad about the All-Star Game, but I’m just disappointed in these players,” said Markakis, who is in the fifth season of a six-year, $66.1 million extension with the Orioles. “This is a harmless game that has never done anything to anybody except be good to people. And you are going to go out there and cheat a game that is supposedly the national pastime?”