Archives for January 2008
When You’re Holding the Moon for Ransom…
Published on 25 Jan 2008 at 1:53 am.
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When you’re holding the moon for ransom, you value stability in an application. Linux gives us the power we need to crush those who oppose us…
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I admit it!
I want Steve’s cool Rocket Chair.
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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Excavating a Giant Ant Colony
Published on 21 Jan 2008 at 10:46 pm.
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I saw a special titled “Ants! Nature’s Secret Power” on the Science Channel, and was amazed by this scene where scientists excavated a giant ant colony in Argentina.
These ants farm fungus gardens and have built a ventilation system to release the large amounts of carbon dioxide generated by the garden and bring in fresh oxygenated […]
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Weather Underground
Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 9:30 pm.
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My brother told me about Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/
and recommended it as he can track individual storm cells. He does this so that he can organize his fishing trips according to the weather. Plus when you live in Wisconsin, tornadoes are a real issue.
Speaking of storm cells, here are some fantastic animated simulations bu Ming Xue […]
MESSENGER Flyby of Mercury
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:36 pm.
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The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) probe is approaching Mercury and is sending back the best images of the planet’s surface ever recorded!
The last spacecraft to visit Merury was Mariner 10 in 1975. The MESSENGER probe will flyby Mercury twice and eventually go into orbit around the planet in 2011. Once in orbit, […]
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Introducing BigThink.com
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:49 am.
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BigThink.com is a new website that is the YouTube of people’s opinions. They have topics of conversation along with videos of experts and viewers providing their opinions.
This is potentially an exciting new medium for the exchanging of ideas. However, in a world where we have come to believe that everyone’s opinion is somehow worthwhile, this […]
