Opportunity, one of the Mars Exploration Rovers, has gotten “stuck on a sand dune”:http://space.com/missionlaunches/050428_rover_update.html and it’s not certain that they’ll be able to free it. (All six wheels are pretty “deeply buried”:http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/f/447/1F167871674EFF55DIP1214R0M1.JPG.) I’m sure they’ll think of something and the Little Rover That Could will be on its way. Still, send good vibes to Opportunity [...]
Posted by Chris in Space on April 29th, 2005 | 5 Comments »
When you turn in your “life history” interview with a person from a culture different from yours, it is not a good idea to write one page, then turn in this, unaltered, as the remaining nine pages. I will figure you out in record time, I will fail you, and I will report you to [...]
Posted by Deana in Academia on April 26th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
GeneralĂsimo Francisco Franco is “still dead”:http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-04-26-voa7.cfm.
Posted by Chris in World on April 26th, 2005 | Comments Off
Whew! That caught me by surprise. How was I to know that the “mayor of San Diego resigning”:http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/11485487.htm would be national news? My favorite part: _”Councilman Michael Zucchet, the city’s deputy mayor, will become acting mayor. Zucchet, who faces a federal trial next month for allegedly accepting bribes from the owner of a strip club, [...]
Posted by Chris in Politics on April 25th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Now _that’s_ what I’m talkin’ about! I usually don’t go for over-the-top home technology projects, but the Jenkins Family Theater has serious panache. You have to give people credit when they’re willing to work hard to make something so crazy. (At least I do, with the ideas I have…)
Posted by Chris in Film, Fun, Making Stuff on April 25th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
