An Astronomer’s Paradise from Babak Tafreshi on Vimeo. This video made me think about interstellar space travel. Voyager 1 is currently the fastest moving man-made object, traveling at approximately 38,100 mph (61,300 kph). At that rate, it will take 17,614 years to travel one light year. At warp 9.9, (ref. The 37′s), it would take 24 minutes and 29.66 seconds. via Phil Plait / Bad Astronomy Read More →
Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. “This video is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. All timelapses were shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with a variety Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses.” (Watch this in HD and full screen!) via Phil Plait Read More →
SparkFun Electronics sells a missile switch cover: “…The hot red safety cover protects a toggle switch from accidentally being turned on. When flipped up, the user has full access to a switch underneath. Upon closing the cover, the cover will force the switch arm back into the lower position – a safety mechanism so you can quickly hit the cover down and deactivate the switch.” (It’s also available in Carbon Fiber) Read More →
Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, CA. Read More →
Dungeness crabs, $3.69/lb, Lucky Seafood Market #2, Oakland, CA. Update: On 4 December 2011, the price is $3.29/lb Update: On 5 December 2011, the price is $2.99/lb Update: On 7 December 2011, the price is $1.99/lb Update: On 8 December 2011, the price is $2.99/lb Read More →
From the Science Channel, How It’s Made via John Biggs at WristWatchReview.com. Panerai Watches site Read More →
I became interested in making chili when I read an article in the then new food section of the New York Times, maybe 25 or 35 years ago. It was about Francis X. Tolbert, Wick Fowler and the World Championship Chili Cook-Off in Terlingua, Texas. Accompanying the article was Wick Fowler’s 2 Alarm Chili recipe. I have the clipping somewhere, but the gist of it was that he marinated the meat in beer (and in Lapland or somewhere he successfully used reindeer) and seared the meat in suet. He used... Read the rest of this entry »
See it on the Shark Lagoon Cam at the California Academy of Sciences. Read More →
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