Using a word I don't like.
Yesterday, Time, Inc. released the results of a poll conducted Oct. 9-10, 2011. http://swampland.time.com/full-results-of-oct-9-10-2011-time-poll/ There were several interesting trends identified in...
View ArticleSolar, 2011 Oct 5 and 6
2011 10 05 15:39-16:08UT from Northern Virginia 2/4/1575 North: 4 groups of 21 spots. South: 3 groups of 29 spots total: 7 groups of 50 spots RSN: 120 clear, breezy, 65F/18C Transparency: ex Seeing:...
View ArticleThe sun Oct 4, and a story
2011 10 04 17:08-17:33UT from Northern Virginia 1/3/1574 North: 7 groups of 32 spots South: 2 groups of 26 spots total: 9 groups of 58 spots RSN: 148 partly cloudy, breezy, 64F/18C Transparency: good...
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2011 09 28 18:15-19:17UT from Northern Virginia 1/1/1572 North: 7 groups with 108 spots South: 0 groups RSN: 178 Partly cloudy, calm with occasional breezes, 73F and humid Transparency: mixed Seeing:...
View ArticleThought of the day
During an online chat about yesterday's Formula 1 race, someone reported that one team manager had said that, given the rules for next years cars, he thought that the cars would be 'ugly'. Hey, this is...
View ArticleMahmoud Abbas at UN
Deliberately *not* posting a snark saying that "Palestinians celebrating Abbas' official request for recognition by UN by launching fireworks toward Israel" in any more public forum. But the thought...
View ArticleWould you like a typewriter to go with that computer?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/usbtypewriter I wonder if they kept the hand-strengthening force requirement of those old mechanical typewriters as well? I admit that the concept of one that would create...
View ArticleAustin, TX PD wardriving; benefit or threat?
[This discussion started on Twitter. I am noting it here for archival purposes, but if anyone wants to provide more information, I'm open to reading it.] There was a news report a couple of days ago...
View ArticleAnnoyed by the news
The href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-pulls-ba ck-proposed-smog-standards-in-victory-for-business/2011/09/02/gIQAisTiwJ_ story.html?wpisrc=al_national>Washington Post...
View ArticleI'm still alive
Just haven't felt like saying much. I need to figure out something, like the old sunspot summaries, that will get me back in the habit of posting (and writing) on a regular basis. -- David W. James...
View ArticleTime to do SCIENCE!
Well, not really, since the work has already been done. But it will be a practical demonstration of a few principles. Go to youtube and look up "Ruben's tube". There are several good examples of them...
View ArticleA pill for PTSD?
Sounds like it could be a lifesaver, in some situations. Obviously the potential for abuse is there, as well as other possible negatives: ** Does it block other emotional memory, or just fear/stress?...
View ArticleSongbird migration and a lack of clues
The Washington Post covered a recently published study on songbird migration. Interesting reading: "Tiny 'Backpacks' Yield New Data on Birds"...
View ArticleMars pictures
[Posted in Joe Haldeman's topic, I forgot to cross post it here.] In article , haldeman@earthlink.net (Joe Haldeman) wrote: > So I looked around the 186 channels we get, at 9:30, to find anything...
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