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Archive for October, 2006
A double-click in firefox on the empty space on the tab bar opens a tab. Noticed only after I daringly installed Edgy Eft, which has Firefox 2 Beta, which doesn’t have my Tabs plugin yet. But has nicer tabs, so that’s fine. If your tab bar is full, you must use Ctrl+T.
Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer, personally felt to be his best prose ever, was “For sale: baby shoes, never used.”
Nobel Prize in Physics 2006
Wow, i didn’t even know the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced today, I thought it was on Thursday. And, even more fascinating, it has been given to two scientists working on cosmic background radiation!
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 goes to John C. Mather and George F. Smoot
“for their discovery of the blackbody […]
Machines of Physics: Holmdel satellite antenna
The Bell laboratories had built a huge horn antenna that looks much like a ear-trumpet for a giant. It was used for long-distance communication: In 1960, Bell Labs and NASA had launched a large plastic balloon into orbit (called “Echo”) that worked only as a passive reflector, so this antenna was used as a transmitter. […]
Wolf - The Black Flame
Well, after all that Mastodon and Into Eternity progressiveness, here is something that is easy to consume, yet very strong. Let’s get some pure Heavy Metal goodness with Wolf - The Black Flame. Some would call this old school, as very popular bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate lurking around the corner. I […]
Tad Williams - Dragonbone Throne
Simon is just a kitchen boy in a large castle. In most fantasy novels, he would grow into a radiant hero and be crowned in triumph. In this fantasy epic, the Dragonbone Throne saga by Tad Williams, he also will become a hero and a king, but he will also stay the boy that stumbles […]
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
So I had already turned off my computer and retreated to reading, but as usual I grew restless AND had told myself to write the Mastodon piece today so I turned it on again. So here I am, facing the incredibly difficult job of talking about Blood Mountain.
Mastodon are one of the most unusual bands. […]
