Huge ice deposits cover south pole of Mars [CNN/Reuters] A spacecraft orbiting Mars has scanned huge deposits of water ice at its south pole so plentiful they would blanket the planet in 36 feet of water if they were liquid, … Continue reading
Huge ice deposits cover south pole of Mars [CNN/Reuters] A spacecraft orbiting Mars has scanned huge deposits of water ice at its south pole so plentiful they would blanket the planet in 36 feet of water if they were liquid, … Continue reading
Extend › Plugins a new front end to the plug-ins page at WordPress.org (/applause) (tags: blogging cms plugin webdev wordpress)
High-tech undersea search for the first Americans. [via Garret. Thanks, G.] One quibble I have with the Monitor is that they call him an ‘ocean archeologist.’ Well, I’d go for ‘ocean explorer,’ –and he’s pretty good at finding ‘lost’ stuff– … Continue reading
The Alexandria Archive Institute The Alexandria Archive Institute works to build an open, Internet-based, knowledge commons of world cultural heritage. We are an independent “501(c)(3)” non-profit organization. Also home to the Society for American Archaeology Digital Data Interest Group (tags: … Continue reading
Wow, I concurrently thought (felt? knew?) that Baudrillard had passed long ago and would be alive for decades more. Another part of me feels as though he was a disembodied voice or simulacra, inhabiting various books and journals of my … Continue reading
Look Shiny » Blog Archive » Not Getting Things Done procrastination, codified [via Daring Fireball] For several of us out there and you know who we are. (tags: entertainment GTD productivity humor) This was my 666th del.icio.us link. For what … Continue reading
Astromech.net – The Official website of the R2 Builders Club I was casting about for R2-D2 information to amuse my 5 year old son. I found something for me, too. (tags: starwars robotics geek)
Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood (tags: advocacy kids parenting commercialism advertising children)
Researchers at 30 universities conducted combined surveys of more than 24,000 people nationwide who voted in 2006 and determine that the often touted and targeted middle of the landscape political doesn’t really exist. [via the Las Vegas Gleaner] The Myth … Continue reading