Global Spin

This is so wonderful, I have no words:

Lots and lots more timey-wimey photos at the link. (Thanks to John for the link.)

Posted by Chris in Making Stuff, Science fiction on February 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

First, here’s an article about the current presidential candidates’ personalities, Myers-Briggs style. Those of you who know me know that the MB type indicator is something of an obsession, and so I really enjoyed this. Especially about Barack Obama. :-)
And then also connecting presidential stuff and things that make me happy, here’s today’s Frazz:

Posted by Deana in Fun, Personality, Politics on February 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

And it came on the tenth day, as a dream in the night. Our hero was defeated, shaven to the smooth skin of a baby, cut down before his time. But upon awakening, the hero found himself whole and untouched, filled with a new purpose. Oh, and itching like crazy. Therefore the Beard found [...]

Posted by Chris in International Mustache Month on February 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

But also anyone else. I just saw this on my school’s livejournal page and it made me think of her immediately.
Now if I can just remember my mad html skillz….

Posted by Deana in Fun on February 9th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

It’s difficult to find old high-school friends on the Web. Many of them don’t have any reason to publish pages with bylines or about themselves. It’s even harder when their names have changed since they left school (i.e. most of my friends from that time). That makes it tough to do a casual “where are [...]

Posted by Chris in Technology, Web 2.0 on February 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My Liberal Identity:
You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.
 
Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com

Posted by Deana in Community & Activism, Fun, Government, Plain foolishness, Politics on February 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

And the hair, it came forth as though carried on a wave. And the chin was covered, and the cheeks, and the bits just under the ears, and the neck almost down to the chest. But alas, the upper lip stayed bereft, as least as far as anyone might tell. And the prophet spake again [...]

Posted by Chris in International Mustache Month on February 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

Next week Tuesday is going to be a pretty big day for voting. Not the most important day, of course, but to me it officially inaugurates the choosing-a-president season. And for the first time since I started voting, my favorite candidate is still on the ballot with a real chance of winning.
I won’t tell you [...]

Posted by Chris in Politics on February 1st, 2008 | 4 Comments »

It’s the fiftieth anniversary, give or take, of Sputnik and Explorer I. While the Russians might have beaten the U.S. into space, the U.S. apparently came in first place for science. Or at least according to this op-ed from the L.A. Times:
Fifty years ago tomorrow, the United States launched its first satellite, Explorer [...]

Posted by Deb in History, Science, Space, Technology on February 1st, 2008 | No Comments »