Gruntle update: Lawrence Lee of Userland was kind enough to update Audrey’s ETP site so I could download the root file. [Thanks Lawrence!]. More thanks to those who commented on that thread. I have passed the root along to someone … Continue reading
Unlike the good folks in Santa Fe, we dodged last night’s temperature bullet — it only got down to an official 35°F. A long ways from *freaking cold*. Not that what passes for freezing weather in Las Vegas is that … Continue reading
Since it will go away on December 1, I have been trying to download Audrey’s ‘Edit This Page’ site for over a week now. I am using the standard URI (http://yourdomain.com/downloadMySite/MySite.root) with replacements without success. I keep getting the “Can’t … Continue reading
Extremely rapid linkrot warning Freeze Warning Las Vegas Valley (Nevada) URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 355 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2005 NVZ020-271930- /O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.051128T1000Z-051128T1600Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAS VEGAS…NORTH LAS VEGAS… HENDERSON…BOULDER … Continue reading
Alright! After Wednesday’s post, it looks as if the Hayabusa spacecraft has successfully sampled the asteroid Itokawa. [via Doug] Japanese Probe Collects Asteroid Samples [Yahoo!/AP] A Japanese spacecraft apparently succeeded in landing on an asteroid and collecting surface samples Saturday, … Continue reading
And all this time I assumed you needed to be good at something to turn it into your vocation. Ex-FEMA Head Starts Disaster Planning Firm [AP] Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency’s slow response to Hurricane … Continue reading
For the Americans and Americanophiles (is that a word? [no]) the fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving. A secular feast devoted to family and friends. And eating. Ideally there is lots of eating involved. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
This is great news. NASA’s Spirit Rover Completes One Full Martian Year [Space.com] NASA’s Spirit rover currently exploring Mars completed one full swing around the Sun Monday, giving researchers a year-long look at the Martian seasons. “We feel like, weather-wise, … Continue reading
So there is good news and bad news. The good news is: Spacecraft Lands Successfully on Asteroid [AP] A Japanese space probe successfully landed and then departed from the surface of an asteroid, despite an initial announcement that the attempt … Continue reading
Guitarist Link Wray Dies at 76 [AP] Link Wray was the father of the guitar style “considered the blueprint for heavy metal and punk music.” Round up a copy of Rumble (1958) and have a listen. Then consider when it … Continue reading
