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Nebula of the week!
Via John Baez.
For news junkies
Saint Patrick’s Day Note
St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of Engineers because Continue reading
50 years in orbit
Vanguard 1 was launched into space on March 17, 1958. It is still up there.
Via Bad Astronomy.
A useful tool anywhere
Spacewalkers resort to banging, pry bar
What an old friend calls “Engineering method #1: Brute force.”
My weekend here
mia_mcdavid is in Michigan for the weekend and the first couple days of next week. Her aunt died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She has posted about it, most recently here.
I cleaned off my workbench this morning, and am trying to make some progress on at least some of my unfinished projects. Quite a list
Irish Class–Monday Night, March 10, 2008
Irish Class, March 10, 2008
Irish Class, March 10, 2008
The first exercise was for each of us to say something as Gaeilge
about what we had done that day. For me the choice was easy, and for once
did not involve a lot of specialized vocbulary.
| Cheannaigh mé agus mo bhean cheile carr nua inniu. Is Ford Focus é an carr. Tá an carr liath. Dhíolamar seancarr as cead dollar. Bhíomar an sásta. |
My wife and I bought a new car today. The car is a Ford Focus. The car is gray. We sold the old car for one hundred dollars. We were very satisfied. |
Happy Birthday!
To mdlbear. Have a great one!
On a lighter note….
I just discovered Larry Niven’s Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex is on the web!
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 