NASA announced that it will finally get a good look at our Sun. NASA manages to put the importance of this ability in a nutshell: STEREO’s deployment on opposite sides of the Sun solves a problem that has vexed astronomers for centuries: At any given moment they can see only half of the stellar surface. […]
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I think about things and wonder: what causes it, or how it works, or even why can’t I find anything about it. Today I got to think about eyes and sleep. Have you ever noticed that you’ll be asleep and it’s dark and some sound or something wakes. But, you come to consciousness but you […]
Okay, this is not a science or geek post so those of you not interested in the art and craft of knitting or fibery goodness can move along. But I knit. I’m working on about six projects now. Yeah, I’m flighty and I knit with the mood. I’m nearly done with some socks I’ve been […]
Wind farms are nothing new but putting them off-shore is. Cape Wind on Nantucket Sound will be the first off-shore wind farm in America. According to an article in Tech Fragments, Cape Wind just got the official go ahead to proceed with their project. The project will have 130 turbines in the waters of Nantucket […]
I’d planned to do a post on wind energy today so I’ll either do it much later to tomorrow. The reason? Well, some days when you’re on the ‘net you run into things that just… well they make you smile or laugh out loud. Today I found this wonderful video and it tickled my funny […]
I’ve had a dream for at least eight years now that I’d get my country back. That our Constitution and Bill of Rights and the concepts and ideal upon which this country was founded would once again become important to the holder of the most important office our country has — The Presidency. Today I […]
Last week New Scientist had an article on How Novels Help Drive Social Evolution. The article reports on a study by Jonathan Gottschall and co-author Joseph Carroll at the University of Missouri, St Louis, about how “Darwin’s theories of evolution apply to literature” (I’m not putting in a link to the study since you have […]
Many times in my life I’ve found myself out of sync with my friends, companions, family members, coworkers, or what have you. Some times, I just shrug and let it go because it isn’t that important to me. Other times, I’ll stick to my point — mostly I’ll stand pat if the issue is one […]