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 [...]
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 »
We should all go to Kernie’s Family Park in Germany, mostly because it’s built on the site of an abandoned (never used) nuclear power station. Where else can you free-climb a cooling tower? The site is in German and Dutch only. Sorry.
An actual quote: Hey Kids, eine echt unglaubliche Geschichte!
Posted by Deana in Fun on April 19th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Well, it’s Friday, April 22nd that is the official Earth Day, but I figure it’s good to celebrate the whole week. So here are some friendly tips on better environmental living.
I still have trouble with #22, though. I suck at getting it right the first time . . .
Posted by Deb in Environment on April 18th, 2005 | Comments Off
The blogosphere is (justifiably) all a-twitter because Ross Mayfield was told that “air passengers are only allowed a maximum of two books on flights”:http://ross.typepad.com/blog/2005/04/books_banned_on.html starting April 14.
The problem isn’t a matter of 2 (or 4) books, of course. That’s just one silly example. The real issue is this note on the “Transportation Security [...]
Posted by Chris in Government on April 18th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
On April 1st, Scientific American published an apology for their one-sidedness in the presentation of so-called ’scientific’ ideas. I finally found the text. Go, you snarky scientists!
Posted by Deana in April Foolishness on April 16th, 2005 | Comments Off
WorldChanging has a good overview of the “arguments for and against nuclear power”:http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002147.html as a solution to the current (and near future) oil/global warming/environment crisis. My personal view is that nuclear power can be useful in a few isolated cases, but improving efficiency and developing distributed alternative energy (solar, wind, geothermal) is a better [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment on April 14th, 2005 | Comments Off
