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Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Rings of Earth, Part II: Implications
What are a long car trip and hosting boring virtual office hours good for? Thinking about how our science and society would be different if the Earth had rings. Science fiction writers, take note. As I was writing that earlier … Continue reading
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I know what I’m doing the last week of December
I’m home for Thanksgiving, and at my mom’s suggestion, I just listened to storyteller Jay O’Callahan perform part of his work about NASA, “Forged in the Stars,” on the “Living on Earth” program for NPR. If you’re at all interested … Continue reading
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a nifty thought experiment: the Earth with rings
One of the most majestic and awe-inspiring structures in the Solar System is the Saturnian ring system. My sister sent me this video, which imagines what that same ring system would look like around the Earth – and what it … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Science, Science Fiction, Space
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Why isn’t America sick of Sarah Palin yet?
More importantly, why does a recent Gallup poll, as reported by Newsweek, say that 58% of Republicans believe that Palin is qualified for the job of being President, but 65% of them would vote for her. For those of you … Continue reading
diabetes blows
This is somewhat of a personal note, but every now and then being a type 1 diabetic really frustrates me and I just have to unload a bit. Don’t get me wrong, medicine has made great strides in managing diabetes. … Continue reading
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Site updates
I spent a bunch of today snazzifying JosephShoer.com. I think I even got the IE and Chrome hacks right. If anything looks funny for you, leave me a comment.
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Pale Blue Crescent
Image from the recent ESA Rosetta spacecraft Earth swingby:
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