From “yesterday’s New Scientist”:http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8507:
bq. The first evidence that some of the basic organic building blocks of life can exist in an Earth-like orbit around a young Sun-like star has been provided by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.
Nicely done. I can’t wait to go visit some of these places…
Posted by Chris in Space on December 23rd, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I have no idea what to make of “this”:http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15567&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=25613. What. were. they. thinking?!?
Extra points if anyone can tell me how it’s actually supposed to work. I’m a little afraid to imagine.
Posted by Chris in You have got to be kidding on December 22nd, 2005 | 3 Comments »
It’s kinda late in the day, but this is the first chance I’ve had to wish you all a happy and healthy solstice. Enjoy this very long night safe in the knowledge that the sun willl return tomorrow and again the day after.
Posted by Chris in Holiday! Celebrate! on December 21st, 2005 | 4 Comments »
The artsy folks at “Rebar”:http://www.rebargroup.org/ recently converted a 2-hour parking space in San Francisco into a “temporary urban park”:http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/ complete with grass, tree, and park bench. The reason:
bq. One of the more critical issues facing outdoor urban human habitat is the increasing paucity of space for humans to rest, relax, or just do [...]
Posted by Chris in Art on December 20th, 2005 | No Comments »
Just to make it clear, the President of the United States “did in fact commit a felony”:http://cryptome.org/small-call.htm by ordering surveillance of US citizens without court authorization.
bq. There are minor exceptions in the law, but they clearly do not apply in this case. They cover only the 15 days after a declaration of war by [...]
Posted by Chris in Government on December 19th, 2005 | No Comments »
Finally we have an answer to the age-old question: “How would Bob Vila build a gingerbread house?”:http://www.bobvila.com/ArticleLibrary/Subject/Decor/Miscellaneous/GingerbreadHouse.html [Thanks to erich for the link.]
Posted by Chris in Fun on December 16th, 2005 | No Comments »
The Library of Congress is running an “exhibit of color photographs from the 1900s”:http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ reconstructed from three-color glass plates taken by a Russian experimental photographer. The “process”:http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/making.html is fascinating, but the photos themselves are truly extraordinary. My favorite is “View of the Nilova Monastery”, which looks like more a fairytale castle photo from a [...]
Posted by Chris in Art on December 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
I hope I can get this to work. One of the students on GVSU’s LiveJournal has been using this a lot and I LIKE it:
No link, just that.
Posted by Deana in Religion on December 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
In honor of Chris, Deb and Ben, it’s a birthday cake quiz! See the extended entry…!
Posted by Deana in Holiday! Celebrate! on December 9th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Now it’s my pleasure to wish a big happy, happy day to our own intrepid web geek! Happy Birthday, Chris!
Posted by Deb in Holiday! Celebrate! on December 9th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
