The Easter Bunny.
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For a Linux party…
Holy Saturday
Actually, it seemed quite unholy for a while Continue reading
“If this sticker is blue you’re driving too fast”
…. on a red bumper sticker from the American Physical Society.
Uncomfortable Questions
Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?. Via Debunking 911 and rillaspins.
Somehow this reminded me of the mock trial of Prince Igor in Solzhenitsyn’s The First Circle.
Scotty’s ashes
They are to be launched into space, but what then? Celestis, the company that arranges for handling the cremation ashes, suggests that they are going into orbit. However, the firm that is providing the rocket clearly states that their vehicles are only capable of suborbital flights. More at Bad Astronomy.
Orbital or suborbital? James Doohan and Gordon Cooper certainly understood the difference, and I think it would matter to them.
“Antiprotons aren’t evil. They’re merely misunderstood.”
…. a comment by beamjockey on an article about a new orbital cosmic ray detector.
A Different Reality Show
Carleton’s Biggest Nerd, Episode #1
“Be responsible. This is not a popularity contest–it’s a nerdiness contest”
Strange Case
For Joss Whedon fans….
Lord of the Fireflies. Reported at Serenity named top sci-fi movie and Serenity Trounces Star Wars.