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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Research update: Multibody Dynamics Simulator
When I’m not doing silly things like constructing languages, writing science fiction, or biking through the Great Smokey Mountains, I have a research job in a Cornell spacecraft engineering lab to maintain. Mostly, that stuff doesn’t go on my blog … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate school, Research, Science
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Planetary Geology: A Detective Game
…full of unsolved yet soluble mysteries! I’m shamelessly bouncing all you readers over to the Bad Astronomy blog for this post, which is a great outline of the detective process that is planetary geology. It’s also a great illustration of … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Science, Space
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Projecting Space Battle Physics
When I wrote my original article on the physics of space battles, and the accompanying short story, I made the creative decision to speculate on how space battle technologies and tactics would play out if we built from the present day … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Science, Science Fiction, Space
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I like this “cinematic” trend in video games
I’ve been a fan of Blizzard Entertainment since their WarCraft II days. I must admit that I’m unusual in that respect – because the thing I liked most was Blizzard’s storylines. Don’t get me wrong, the gameplay was great – … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Movies
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Smoky Mountains Report
I spent the week of the Fourth of July with my girlfriend’s family in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, right next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I have driven through the southeastern United States twice, but never had a chance to … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Photography, Travel
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NASA, High Technology, and Me
You know why I’m most excited about President Obama’s proposed budget for NASA? High-powered technology research programs. Hey, our space program really ought to be synonymous with high tech! At an industry forum today hosted by NASA’s Office of the … Continue reading
Posted in NASA, Research
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Science vs Religion on The Daily Show
Normally, I have great respect for Jon Stewart as an interviewer. On The Daily Show, he knows when to be serious and let his guests say their piece, but he’s also primarily a comedian rather than a journalist and so … Continue reading
Posted in People, Science, Skepticism
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Constructing Oghuran
It was many, many years ago when I first read The Lord of the Rings and the Redwall books, and I was always fascinated by the maps in the first few pages of each novel. Ever since then, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Linguistics, Oghura
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