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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Monday Night Irish Class, September 17, 2012
Irish Class, September 17, 2012
Rang Gaeilge, 17ú lá Mí Mheán Fómhair 2012
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Quick Munster Verb Ending Primer
You might run into some of those combined endings in
your reading for next time, so here’s a quick cheat sheet.
More of my favorite television show
‘The Woodwright’s Shop Renewed for Two More Seasons
So woodworkers can look forward to two more years of the never-aging Roy as he continues to champion the power of muscle over that of the electrical machine. He’s got a point: Roy has the same axe that he used in the first season, 33 years ago. How many computers have you had in the last 33 years? And how well do you think they would endure a whack from Roy’s axe? I thought so.
The Expanding Universe: 1929 and now
So You Want to Discover the Higgs Boson?
A talk at Chicon 7. Friday, August 31, 2012. This was one of the best science talks I have heard in my life.
So You Want to Discover the Higgs Boson?
The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva recently announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson, the particle long theorized to give mass to matter. But how do physicists detect particles… and how do we know this one is the Higgs? Hear a Ph.D. physicist teach the basics of particle detector technology (no physics background required!) and answer your questions about the massive machines used to study the smallest stuff in nature.
Curiosity: The Mars Science Laboratory
Notes from a panel at Chicon 7. Saturday, September 1, 2012, with weblinks and occasional
amplifications added.
Curiosity: The Mars Science Laboratory
The Mars Science Laboratory has the ambitious mission to study the climate, geology, and potential for life of Mars. Weeks after landing, what have we learned? What do we expect to find out in the coming months?
Bill Higgins [beamjockey], Brother Guy Consolmagno [brotherguy]
Dyson Sphere Update
Notes from a panel at Chicon 7. 12 noon, Friday, August 31, 2012. Weblinks and various comments and expansions added.
Dyson Sphere Update
What is a Dyson sphere? When can we make one, or at least part of one, and how? As a society, would we want to? What could one do with a Dyson sphere? Can we detect one now, or in the near future? What would be the environmental ethics of a Dyson sphere maker?
Jordin Kare, Allen M. Steele, James L. Cambias, David L Clements, G. David Nordley
Chicon overview
Chicon Overview
mia_mcdavid and I spent the holiday weekend at Chicon 7 with our son James and carpe_noctum_93. We had a great time. I have some pictures up on Google.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 