world in a grain of sand
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What would it take to capture our life, in full fidelity? It may be less than you think. I think....
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Dynamics of Cats
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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June 27, 2008
iPod iChing -wet weather
Category: random
Stormy friday, and we idly ask the iPod: what about the weather? Will the Mississippi flood down river? Will the droughts continue elsewhere? We gots to know. Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 1:51 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Carnival of Space #60
Category: astro
Carnival of Space #60, like, up at Slacker Astronomy, dude....
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 1:32 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Phoenix base
Category: astro
Early tantalizing Phoenix lander results from Mars....
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 12:06 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 25, 2008
Who is Obama's Science Adviser?
Category: science
Who is Obama's Science Adviser?...
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 11:58 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Colour of Matter: Colbert Report
Category: astro
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Colbert BFF, is back on The Report......
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 11:52 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Eur08
Category: random
Hardly seen any of the footie to date, just caught the second half of the Spain-Italy quarter final, and now the last 30 mins of Turkey vs Germany (replay)....
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 10:37 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 20, 2008
iPod iChing - crush
Category: random
Frantic, frazzled frændfólks friday. So, oh mighty iPod - will any good come of all this, and you know of which I speak...? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 11:42 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
June 19, 2008
Holy Vanishing Crumbs, Phoenix!
Category: astro
Phoenix has been digging shallow trenches on Mars, and hitting hard stuff, which is bright white - like maybe ice. Now bits of the stuff are vanishing before our eyes......
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 11:53 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Carnival of Space #59
Category: astro
Carnival of Space #59 up at SciBlog Green Gabbro...
Posted by Steinn Sigurðsson at 11:21 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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