Monthly Archives: March 2009

Iron, Bacteria, Barbers and George Washington

Based upon the most modern cosmological observations of the universe… we understand about 4% of the story and that’s shrinking. It’s shrinking because the universe appears to be expanding… especially along the edges, faster and faster. As it blebs, more

Iron, Bacteria, Barbers and George Washington

Based upon the most modern cosmological observations of the universe… we understand about 4% of the story and that’s shrinking. It’s shrinking because the universe appears to be expanding… especially along the edges, faster and faster. As it blebs, more

Castro with a cigar and some Czech Tourists, circa Cold War

Discovered this in a rummage pile at a second hand shop down around the corner.

Castro with a cigar and some Czech Tourists, circa Cold War

Discovered this in a rummage pile at a second hand shop down around the corner.

living abroad

altitude: 350 km above sea level average speed: 27,700 kilometres per hour orbits per day: 15.7 Living space: about 40 square meters Number of toilets: 1 (repaired in 2008 at a cost of 19million USD) Thank for divulging the photos NASA

living abroad

altitude: 350 km above sea level average speed: 27,700 kilometres per hour orbits per day: 15.7 Living space: about 40 square meters Number of toilets: 1 (repaired in 2008 at a cost of 19million USD) Thank for divulging the photos NASA

brother number 2 or maybe 3

It’s 2009. Nearly 35 years since the Khmer Rouge slithered into power and tried to take the world back to YEAR ZERO- a time when all the wrongs of mankind would be made right, and everyone would be a shining

brother number 2 or maybe 3

It’s 2009. Nearly 35 years since the Khmer Rouge slithered into power and tried to take the world back to YEAR ZERO- a time when all the wrongs of mankind would be made right, and everyone would be a shining

The robotic 5 year plan

Japan’s got a lot of old people. They also have a lot of robots. Hmmm… So now the government of the chrysanthemum kingdom has announced that care for the elderly will be under robotic control within 5 years. In that

The robotic 5 year plan

Japan’s got a lot of old people. They also have a lot of robots. Hmmm… So now the government of the chrysanthemum kingdom has announced that care for the elderly will be under robotic control within 5 years. In that

Es kommt der Tag…

The Czech government is about to hit the wall and the only question is why? Are they incompetent politicians or are they standing in the way of bigger fish? It’s difficult to say… 1. On the one hand you have

Es kommt der Tag…

The Czech government is about to hit the wall and the only question is why? Are they incompetent politicians or are they standing in the way of bigger fish? It’s difficult to say… 1. On the one hand you have

this week on craft corner: the versatility of benzoylmethylecgonine as an art media

It’s been a pretty busy month at the Barcelona Airport. On March 6, the policia made a “routine plaster cast check” on a 66 year old passenger from Chile. The man did authenticate himself in an x-ray machine- one broken

this week on craft corner: the versatility of benzoylmethylecgonine as an art media

It’s been a pretty busy month at the Barcelona Airport. On March 6, the policia made a “routine plaster cast check” on a 66 year old passenger from Chile. The man did authenticate himself in an x-ray machine- one broken

cancer and how it changes people

As a species we have definitely become well differentiated. People commit their lives to all sorts of specializations- because they can, because we’re all interdependent. Some people spend their whole professional careers doing something insanely minute- like learning to spot

cancer and how it changes people

As a species we have definitely become well differentiated. People commit their lives to all sorts of specializations- because they can, because we’re all interdependent. Some people spend their whole professional careers doing something insanely minute- like learning to spot

the fisherman’s burgle

I read the news today, oh boy. Over the weekend someone broke into the home of Tony and Doreen Lofthouse. The old geezers are heirs to the Fisherman’s Friend Empire, founded by Great Great Grandpa Lofthouse in 1865. Anyone who’s

the fisherman’s burgle

I read the news today, oh boy. Over the weekend someone broke into the home of Tony and Doreen Lofthouse. The old geezers are heirs to the Fisherman’s Friend Empire, founded by Great Great Grandpa Lofthouse in 1865. Anyone who’s