I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the National Space Society has donated telescopes to students in over 20 countries as part of the Permission to Dream project. The project page posted photos of a recent star party in Nepal, featuring one of the donated telescopes:
Click through to the Permission to Dream project page for [...]
Posted by Chris in Space, To Help, World on October 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
…and one of these two is derided for being a celebrity. BTW, the awesome Obama shoes photo is part of an amazing set by Callie Shell.
(via John Tantalo by way of Lee Fuhr, courtesy The Internets)
Posted by Chris in Politics on October 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
[from my GeekDad post]
No, that’s not a typo. Graeme Base’s newest book Enigma can teach kids about cryptography, but it deserves an extra “crypto” for the clever way the subject is hidden in a story about magic, friendship, and family. Bertie Badger visits his grandfather, the retired magician Gadzooks the Great, and learns that he [...]
Posted by Chris in Books, Geekdad, Technology on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Fafblog explores the question. Yes, Fafblog.
Posted by Deana in Blog, Fun, Plain foolishness, Politics on October 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America?”
— Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN), on October 17, 2008
Posted by Chris in Politics, You have got to be kidding on October 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A little dance break to brighten your day . . . ¡Obamanos!
Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Politics on October 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
[from my GeekDad post]
OK, so he’s not a mutant, but he’s no ordinary cat. Mr. Lee has been outfitted with his very own CatCam, designed and built by his owner, J. Perthold, from a keychain digital camera and some custom circuitry. The CatCam provides a peek into the daily adventures of Mr. Lee as he [...]
Posted by Chris in Animals, Fun, Geekdad, Technology on October 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
This is what happens when the press visits: they come, say g’day, take some video and then disappear. Many moons later, you suddenly find yourself on You Tube.
Well, they spelled my name wrong, but the video is still pretty good. (Don’t worry, I’m as shocked as you are at how good I [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Film, News/Media, Oddly Enough, Organics, That which is awesome on October 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
or, What Democrats Don’t Understand About Morality
This is really fascinating stuff, folks.
Read this.
Then watch this:
And to quote from Jonathan Haidt’s article:
Here’s my alternative definition: morality is any system of interlocking values, practices, institutions, and psychological mechanisms that work together to suppress or regulate selfishness and make social life possible. It turns out that human [...]
Posted by Deb in Academia, Education, Government, Oddly Enough, Politics, Science on October 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
