We have three weblogs rattling around here at Cornerhost and all have been inundated with automated comment spam over the past couple of weeks. About 700 an hour have ended up in moderation on blivet alone. Well, I ass-u-me they … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2006
NASA Approves Shuttle Flight to Service Space Telescope
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This is good news! Hubble Saved: NASA Approves Shuttle Flight to Service Space Telescope [Space.com] The decision is in and the Hubble Space Telescope is saved. NASA announced Tuesday that it will go ahead with one final space shuttle mission … Continue reading
links for 2006-10-30
Neuroscience Podcast : nature at Neuroscience 2006 via Mind Hacks (tags: neuroscience podcast Nature)
Get Out the Vote 2006
Please vote! Because Nevada has provisions for early voting (touch screen with paper backup), Audrey and I did our civic duties and voted today. The state and local Judgeship (Supreme, District and Family Court) races are officially non-partisan so you … Continue reading
And Fall Back
I was unaware of the advent of DST in 2007 moving up three weeks. And Fall Back: [via Slate's Today's Papers Textcast] The papers remind you, so TP does, too: Daylight-saving time ends tomorrow at 2 a.m. Turn those clocks … Continue reading
OVERPRICED SPACE-ROOMBA AWAITING MORE BULLSHIT ORDERS
It would seem Spirit is getting a bit testy. Mars Rover Beginning To Hate Mars Unmanned Vehicle ‘Bored Out Of Its Mind’ According to Callas, Spirit was operating normally until the onset of the Martian winter, whose shorter days and … Continue reading
WordPress 2.0.5 is Out
A little task for the weekend and the several blogs that rattle around here. WordPress 2.0.5 – Ronan It’s new release time. The latest in our venerable 2.0 series, which now counts over 1.2 million downloads, is available for download … Continue reading
I Need Help with Video Chat with a PC
OK, I am illiterate concerning cross-platform options for video chat. Grandma and Grandpa have a new computer and a new video camera. Audrey and I have done this quite a bit, but that’s been Mac to Mac. They have PCs. … Continue reading
Brand New Substance Created from Water
Well, … huh (said he of the undergrad-only physics background). Cool! Brand new substance created from water [New Scientist] Scientists claim they have created a totally new alloy of hydrogen and oxygen molecules by splitting water. It takes high-energy X-rays … Continue reading
The Dixie Chicks, Country Music, “Shut Up & Sing”, et al.
I really wasn’t much of a big fan of the Dixie Chicks, though I did know they predominantly featured banjo and fiddle work and not so much pedal steel and drums. A big plus was that they played their own … Continue reading
