We went to see Pride and Prejudice last Saturday. Unfortunately it was at the local theater that makes my legs hurt! I wish the theater with the good seats would start getting the movies I want to see. Harry Potter, Star Wars, they’ve all been at the other theater. Argh. I need to write a …
Monthly Archives: November 2005
Freaky Cool Asteroid!
Monday’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is of asteroid Itokawa, which is currenlty being examined by a Japanese spacecraft named Hayabusa. This is a fascinating mission which involves a sample return, but that’s not why I’m writing this… Take a look at the image. The asteroid is nubbly! No craters! No smooth surface! It looks …
Road Geek
This link concerning Road Geeks came to me through one of my professional listservs. …and technically, I’m violating the terms of my agreement by mentioning it’s existence. “IMPORTANT: This list is confidential. You should not publicly mention its existence[emphasis mine], or forward copies of information you have obtained from it to third parties.” Confidential I …
Thin Member Fracture (a.k.a. Fun with Spaghetti)
What do you do during your lunch break? Today, I decided to check out who was awarded the 2005 Ig Nobel Awards and for what. My favorite one of these was the alarm clock that runs away and hides, which I heard about on NPR a few weeks ago. I think it was on Morning …
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The Truth is Out There
There are good reasons to read other blogs. For one, no one is an expert at more than a few things. For two, more famous people get sent more interesting links. Example taken from The Bad Astronomy Blog: Save yourself from government promulgated helmet designs that allow them better access to your thoughts!.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Movie
SPOILERS We saw Goblet of Fire last Friday night. My rating is B+. I thought that the first half of the movie was spectacular, and the last half of the movie was good. I found this movie somewhat different from the previous Harry Potter movies because I knew going into the theater that they were …
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Gross Irregularity in Harry Potter Film II
SPOILER WARNING Well, I must confess that I made a slight error in my post Gross Irregularity in Harry Potter Film. I believe that the names on the tombstone (in the Book) are Tom Riddle, a.k.a. Voldemort’s father, and Tom Riddle’s elderly parents. This does not materially change my complaints posted earlier concerning the movie, …
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Computer Experiment II
This is why I love the internet. 15 Years ago, if I were trying to hack my computer, I’d have to dig out a DOS manual or call a friend who knew more than me. Now, I can just query Herr Google. Thusly, I find this wonderful website, http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml which has free-for-download boot floppies all …
Google Maps and Risk!
Ripped from SF Signal, the definitive Google Maps Hack: Risk!
Complete Lunation
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 13, 2005 is spectacular!