Squeeeeee! I went to Makerfaire (Bay Area) 2011! After the below I then got _more_ stuff… ……including signed prints from david malki! (wondermark, people, wonderfrikkinmark) The lunar modules were well cute - a picture of one of them, built (you can see the image in the first photo in this post) is below :)
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NASA announces results of epic space-time experiment
NASA announces results of epic space-time experiment
An ode to phytoplankton
Diatoms have lacy cases Of material silicaceous, Perforated lids and bases Made to fit like Petri dishes. Nursed on Nature’s hydroponic They’re prolific and nutritious, Making bouillabase planktonic For the sustenance of fishes. - Ralph LewinTaken from ‘The Fertile Sea’, by A.P Orr and S.M Marshall (1969)
the cost of SETI
the cost of SETI
Tetris
http://xkcd.com/888/ best. mouseover. text. ever. “If you’ve never had sex, this is what it feels like. Complete with the brief feeling of satisfaction, followed by ennui, followed by getting bored and trying to make it happen again.”
Arthur C Clarke
Pornography and televangelism have much in common. They are usually harmless, and can even be beneficial - in moderate doses. Unfortunately, both are addictive.
In excess, the first can destroy the soul - the second, the mind. And which is worse, I have never quite decided.
Giant Jenga
Giant jenga. As played with Gold. Collapse Wanna see the Final Collapse? Go here!
Lecture! The decline in NZ activism: who cares?
[Posting this because, amusingly, the Hutt C/S site hasn’t been updated in aaaaages] At a time when Tunisians and Egyptians are taking to the streets to overthrow governments these citizens see as corrupt or dictatorial or undemocratic, New Zealand citizen protest and activism is in decline and has been for several decades now. Other citizens […]
Opting out of the Yellow/White Pages (in NZ)
I became very excited today at the news that it was possible to opt out of receiving the Yellow Pages. Which excitement turned slightly custardy upon finding that this option was available in the US, not New Zealand. The next question, of course, was ‘is it possible to do so in our fair, green country?’. […]
Things wot I could/should speak about
For lo! Behold above my awesomeness with regards use of the English language. * gets grip on self * Anyhoo, I’ve got a coupla speaking type engagements/thingies looming in the coming months, and thought I could crowdsource my topics. Or, in other words (as previously asked on twitter, and FB), about which things, dear readers, […]