The science blogging community has been having a good laugh over the past few days about a "scientific" conference being held in South Bend Indiana (near Notre Dame!) on how Galileo was wrong about the heliocentric solar system. Yup, it's a conference to discuss and review the science and politics of the geocentric model supporting the idea that the Earth is at the center of … [Read more...] about Is an Earth-Centered Solar System a Silly Idea?
It’s Not a Trap, It’s College Sports
With apologies to Popehat for stealing one of my favorite phrases from them, this is a box made of awesome, filled with win. Too bad the Lucasfilm legal stormtroopers put down the rebellion... … [Read more...] about It’s Not a Trap, It’s College Sports
Not Everyone Who Peeks Up Skirts is a Terrorist
This just in: International terrorists, no longer content with blowing up buildings, are now targeting parking lot lights in home center stores. This is a dangerous new development. Obviously Al Qaeda is jealous of our well lit parking lots and feel they can bring America to her knees by darkening our shopping experience one lamp post at a time. If you glanced at the linked … [Read more...] about Not Everyone Who Peeks Up Skirts is a Terrorist
A Good Learning Experience for NASA
Vinny Gambini once said:It's a procedure. Like rebuilding a carburetor has a procedure. You know, when you rebuild a carburetor, the first thing you do is you take the carburetor off the manifold? Supposing you skip the first step, and while you're replacing one of the jets, you accidentally drop the jet, it goes down the carburetor, rolls along the manifold, and goes into the … [Read more...] about A Good Learning Experience for NASA
So it’s 9/11 again…
So it's 9/11 again... Actually, it isn't. When we talk about "9/11" we mean September 11, 2001. Today, however, is September 11, 2010. This 9/11 isn't really The 9/11. The only relationship between today and the 9/11 that happened 3277 days ago is due to our calendar, which is related to the Earth's position in its orbit around the Sun, which we only really care about because … [Read more...] about So it’s 9/11 again…