NASA Santa Track It’s the time of year when Santa updates his NN Report (that is NASA speak for the Naughty / Nice Report) and loads his special rocket powered sleigh to carry presents to all the good children around … Continue reading
Sandia supercomputers offer new explanation of Tunguska disaster – December 17, 2007 Essentially, a smaller asteroid can make a much larger explosion than previously thought. Nothing about the black oil, however. [via Doug] (tags: tunguska 1908 asteroid risk science) The … Continue reading
Seen at the CNN website: Tony Blair, who often kept his religious views private while serving as Britain’s prime minister, has converted to Catholicism, officials said Saturday. (…) The former prime minister told the BBC this year that he had … Continue reading
Doug sent me this Internet tube thingie of our fearless leader decider guy covering r.e.m.’s End of the World. Perhaps you will like it too.
11 Top New Web Apps of 2007 – lifehack.org I had heard of exactly ‘zero’ of these. Some of them might actually have some utility. (tags: apps tools web2.0 productivity GTD web) (DV) Joe Bageant: What the Left Behind Series … Continue reading
Happy Yule, Yuletide, Yulefest, Yules, Jul, Juletid, Julfest, Jül, Jól, Joul, Joulu, Jõulud, Joelfeest, Géol, Feailley Geul, Christmas, Midwinter ,Winter Solstice, DōngZhì, Şabe Cele/Yalda, Soyal, Teḳufat Ṭebet, Şeva Zistanê, Solar New Year, Longest Night! Feel free to choose your favorite. … Continue reading
Gore Vidal, on the Des Moines Register and CNN blocking Dennis Kucinich from the Democratic Debate in Iowa: [Common Dreams via Truthdig] They have nothing to say of any interest, and so they eliminate any voice that might say something … Continue reading
PwdHash :: Firefox Add-ons Prevents JavaScript from reading your password as it is typed. (tags: extension Firefox security password) mapz: a gis librarian the musings of a GIS Librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington [via Ed] (tags: gis … Continue reading
In what is perhaps to become an annual thing, at least as long as the whole ‘Culture War’ goes on, is Positive Liberty’s A Pagan Dialogue on Christmas from 2005. The mists of the Absolute drew back, revealing three mostly … Continue reading
Peter Jackson, who directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will serve as executive producer for The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins is finally progressing on his most fraught journey — landing a leading role on the big screen. After three years … Continue reading
