I propose renaming it "moon.google.com"

I'm really trying to be productive, but interesting things keep happening today.

Google just announced it's sponsoring a $30 million prize for the first team to put a privately funded robot on the moon. There are a few strings attached, however, so you can't just hurl a Robosapien at it and cash in. The robot must survive the landing, and "complete certain tasks" to qualify. These tasks don't seem to be fully described in the Associated Press article, but I'm willing to guess it'll probably include the following:

-move around the surface
-collect soil samples
-send data back to Earth
-annex the moon in the name of Google

There's also a $5 million bonus if the robot discovers lunar ice, which seems a little paltry. Lunar ice would be a pretty big deal, Google. You should sweeten the pot a bit. In the interests of advancing the cause of science, I will make the following claim: if someone does land a privately-funded robot on the moon, and it discovers lunar ice, I will personally chip in $20.