March 2009
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“Shotgun” by Jr. Walker and The All...
February 2009
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“Friday on My Mind” by The Easybeats
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“Interestingly, according to modern astronomers, space is finite. This is a very...”
– Woody Allen
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“Neither missiles nor rockets nor sputniks will render man the...”
– Yves Klein
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“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if...”
– Fred Hoyle, astronomer
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Cooper the Cat Photographer
There’s a cat named Cooper that takes photos with his collar camera. He has a blog too. These are some of my favorites.
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WatchJD & Edward II got along right from the start. More playtime here and here.
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Artificiality
Cavil: In all your travels have you ever seen a star supernova?
Ellen: No.
Cavil: No. Well I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets and, eventually other life. A supernova. Creation itself. I was there. I wanted to see it. And be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull. With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.
Ellen: The five of us designed you to be as human as possible.
Cavil: I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear x-rays, and I want to smell dark matter. Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things propery because I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language. But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws, and feel the solar wind of a supernova flowing over me. I’m a machine, and I can know much more. I could experience so much more, but I’m trapped in this absurd body and why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way.
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“Too Much Kissing” by Senseless...
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Russell Colley: Tailor to the Stars
Behold the first pressurized suit developed in 1934 by Russell Colley who later designed the space suits for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. Read more about him here.
In 1934, Colley was handed a new assignment: help daredevil pilot Wiley Post reach the jet stream and break new altitude records. Post needed a pressurized suit, and Colley designed him one using his wife’s sewing machine. The...
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Hmong Textiles
I saw Gran Torino today, which was really sad. The highlight of the movie for me was the glimpse of traditional Hmong attire and textiles in the neighbors’ house. The silver jewelry that they wear is beautiful and is supposed to bring good fortune. Look at the color and detail!
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