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Speculations on astronomy, astrophysics, news I find interesting, theoretical issues, science and science policy. I will digress into computational physics, science fiction and general issues and basically whatever I feel like whenever. And, of course, cats.

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December 28, 2007

The Three Doctors

Category: astro

Congratulations!...

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iPod iChing - 'oh eight

Category: random

Final friday of lucky ol' seven. So, we approach the Mighty iPod and ask with intrepidation: what is in store for '08? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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December 26, 2007

A Miracle on Campus

Category: academia

Miracles Do Still Happen....

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December 25, 2007

Gleðileg Jól

Category: random

Gleðileg Jól...

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December 24, 2007

Kertasníkir - elf with an attitude #13

Category: random

Kertasníkir - it is down to the wire, the last elf is in town, he'll try to swipe the candles from the kids hands (which might leave them vulnerable to the Christmas Cat!). As he comes, his oldest brother, Stekkjastaur,...

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December 23, 2007

Ketkrókur - elf with an attitude #12

Category: random

Ketkrókur is another hungry wee lad. He'll hook the meat from the rafters and run off with your dinner. Good thing he doesn't like skate!...

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the theory of parallel parking

Category: science

It turns out that parallel parking is surprisingly simple. In theory....

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December 22, 2007

Upon this Feast of Saint Thorlacius

Category: random

Happy Feast of Saint Thorlacius....

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Gáttaþefur - elf with an attitude #11

Category: random

Gáttaþefur has a masochistic streak, he just stand by the door and sniffs, and sniffs. If you're not good, he might sniff up all the good smells from the christmas meal....

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December 21, 2007

iPod iChing - Solstice

Category: random

Friday? Aaargh! We welcome the return of the Sun, Newtonian dynamics never cease to amaze. And we ask the Mighty iPod, what is in store for us this festive Yule season? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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Gluggagægir - elf with an attitude #10

Category: random

Gluggagægir- sneaky little elf, likes to peep in the windows to see if he can see something "nice"... Nice! Happy winter solstice! Remember, you need an evergreen, and a flame. Do it right, or winter might never end......

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December 20, 2007

Carnival of Space #34

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #34 at Spaceflight...

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theory vs practise

Category: science

in theory there is no difference between theory and practice...

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Corot discovery announcement

Category: astro

CoRoT, the French stellar photometry satellite, had a press announcement at 1 pm (Paris time) today...

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build a better battery

Category: science

Stanford claims Lithium battery breakthrough...

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December 19, 2007

Bjúgnakrækir - elf with an attitude #9

Category: random

Bjúgnakrækir - hold on to your sausages. The hungry elves are back, and this one will hook the sausages from the rafters and snarf them. "Bjúgu" are a particular Icelandic delicacy, large, very fatty. Good winter food....

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Bad budget news

Category: astro

Bad budget news in the pipeline for science...

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REI, REI

Category: random

Ekki um jólin... Latest seasonal viral video...

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Skyrgámur - elf with an attitude #8

Category: random

Skyrgámur is the scariest elf of all. He will steal all your skyr! Yes, in the old days they had skyr by the barrel load... none of these individual portion cups....

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December 18, 2007

seasonal observations

Category: random

little things noticed in the last few seasonal shopping time units......

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Star Trekkin': dedicated to the survivors of Astro 291

Category: astro

The greatest Star Trek homage in history.

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SBb off the starboard bow, cap'n

Category: astro

Chandra has a fun press release on some clashing galaxies, one active...

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they cut the tallest blooms

Category: random

Chad, rightly, considers "Fairytale of New York" to be one of the greatest holiday anthems of all time. News have now arrived, via Iceland of course, that the BBC is censoring the song during play....

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Hurðaskellir - elf with an attitude #7

Category: random

Hurðaskellir - you know he's coming, but the slam of the door will surprise you anyway. Classic "condemned man's paradox". He's not hungry. You just won't sleep tonight....

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December 17, 2007

Askasleikir - elf with attitude #6

Category: random

Askasleikir - askar are the wooden all purpose bowls - of course after dinner, you put them down for the cats and dogs to lick them clean. Very energy efficient. This lad will distract the animals and then snatch askurinn...

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December 16, 2007

Pottasleikir - elf with attitude #5

Category: random

Pottasleikir - little ice storm and some snow is not going stop this one. He likes to lick the pots - yum, and we're cooking a pot roast today!...

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December 15, 2007

Þvörusleikir - elf with attitude #4

Category: random

Þvörusleikir - fourth elf made it before the storm. Tall, lanky lad, likes to lick the cooking spoons......

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December 14, 2007

Stúfur - elf with attitude #3

Category: random

Stúfur - is the shortest of the lads. He'll steal your frying pan and lick off the crusty bits. Yum....

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iPod iChing - weather outside is frightful

Category: random

Not snowing right now, but right crunchy it is. So, will the snow in the possible, maybe, somewhere nor'easter this weekend be delightful, and I ask that in the spirit of my inner child? Woosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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December 13, 2007

Carnival of Space #33

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #33 - already!...

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Giljagaur - elf with attitude #2

Category: random

Giljagaur is the second of the lads to come to town. Happy to report the munchkins got new gloves/mittens from him, so they're almost cat-safe....

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December 12, 2007

Stekkjastaur - elf with attitude

Category: random

The elves are coming! The elves are coming!

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Dear prospective graduate students...

Category: academia

I just got a "I wanna go to grad school letter"....

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STFC

Category: astro

UK Science and Technology Facilties Council has a "Delivery Plan" for 2008-2011 STF......

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Carnival of Space #32

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #32 up at Robot Guy...

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CoRoT on for 20th

Category: astro

Definitive word on the CoRoT results......

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December 11, 2007

winners and losers

Category: astro

The big NASA individual PI grants are being announced in time for the holiday shopping season......

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CoRoT update

Category: astro

The CoRoT team had a meeting, I wasn't there, but......

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December 10, 2007

Ho ho ho!

Category: astro

Now do you believe in elves?...

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December 8, 2007

dissed

Category: astro

Big F.U. from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to the astronomical community....

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Report on blog experiment #1

Category: science

I try the "wash the keyboard in a dishwasher" trick, and it works.

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December 7, 2007

iPod iChing - what planets?

Category: random

Cool snowy friday, and we ask the Mighty iPod: what has CoRoT wrought? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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December 6, 2007

when did they know we knew

Category: random

more random thoughts on iran...

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The annual SciBlog Christmas Song Challenge

Category: random

Chad wants seasonal songs that don't suck, he already knows about the Pogues. I keep tellin' ya:...

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December 5, 2007

Score

Category: astro

Moore money for Thirty Metre Telescope...

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Hotel Mauna Kea

Category: astro

how astronomy is really done

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December 4, 2007

love will steer the stars

Category: random

Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revalation And the mind's true liberation...

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December 3, 2007

CoRoT Planets

Category: astro

Coming soon....

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an equilibrium of sorts

Category: random

it would appear that meetings are now being cancelled at a rate asymptotically approaching the rate at which they are being called......

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