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My Schedule for Sasquan
Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, starts Wednesday, 19 August, in Spokane, Washington. Here are the program items I'm scheduled to participate in. (Keep an eye out for last-minute changes…) "CC" refers to rooms in the Spokane Convention Center. "M" designates a moderator.
Pluto in Your Rear-View Mirror: News from the New ( Read more... ) -
Worldcon: Best Way to Seek Roommates?
We're attending Sasquan. K and I have a reservation for a room in the Doubletree from the 19th to the 24th. It has two queen-size beds. It would be nice to share the cost of the room with one or two others.
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This Accident Was DEFINITELY Not My Fault
Okay, I was nowhere near the Deepsea Challenger when it caught fire. I was in another state at the time.
And I'll repeat that I had nothing to do with the loss of that other submersible. So quit spreading rumors. -
On the Road to Pluto, Posted Elseweb
Over on the Vatican Observatory Foundation blog: On the Road to Pluto -
Encounter with the Underworld: The Pluto Campaign
Tomorrow, it begins.
I will get in a car and drive various places. On Sunday, I expect to arrive in Laurel, Maryland.
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In Case You Were Worried about New Horizons
Just ten days away from Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft had an "anomaly" yesterday and went into "safe-mode." It switched control to its backup computer and tried to establish contact with Earth.
This made a lot of us anxious, despite assurances that the spacecraft was probably fine.
NASA has announced that recovery is going well and New ( Read more... ) -
Your Nuclear Physics Thought for the Day
Over on Twitter today Dr. Katie Mack ( @AstroKatie), astrophysicist at Melbourne University, was waxing enthusiastic about the New Horizons Pluto spacecraft. I ( @MrBeamjockey) responded.
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8 July at Ela Area Library: Secret Cities, Secret Jobs: Creating the Atomic Bomb in World War II
About a year ago, I borrowed from my local library Denise Kiernan's book The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet finished it by the due date, so I had to take it back to the library ( Read more... ) -
Bryan Burrough, Sarah Ellison, and Suzanna Andrews Win 2015 Higgins Award
This year's John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting was given today to Bryan Burrough, Sarah Ellison, and Suzanna Andrews of Vanity Fair for their article "The Snowden Saga: A Shadowland of Secrets and Light." Congratulations to them.
Today in New York the annual Mirror Awards ceremony, sponsored by Syracuse University’s S.I ( Read more... ) -
Prediction: In the 21st Century, Flying Cars Will Be Peddled
Interesting video story from CNN Money on the business prospects for several companies now bringing flying cars to market.