I'm fortunate that I've never quite had a discussion like this, although I have had a couple of moments of cognitive dissonance that I've had to work through.

Interestingly, this is based on a short story that according to the Youtube "about" text, was originally published on Livejournal, "The Meeting" (in Russian, unfortunately for me).

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Meet Space Station’s Small Satellite Launcher Suite

I'm following the cubesat phenomenon with a mild obsession -- it just seems elegant to me. Between this and the CAT propulsion project, I'm looking forward to a lot more space-based observation and experimentation.

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Jane Goodall turned 80 today.

Kickstarter project to develop small bagpipes using 3D printing

I'm hoping that the last ice mound will melt away today. The fact that it's raining ought to help, but the ice has been stubborn this year.

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Google Flu Trends Is Wrong. A Lot."I know we bang the drum of transparency a lot around here, but if this map is truly meant in service of the public good, Google should at least provide academics a peek under the hood. The better the public understands how this data is gathered and processed, the better we can understand why it provides ( Read more... )

Andrew Schlafly, serial Relativity denier and son of anti-Equal Rights Amendment organizer Phyllis Schlafly, has filed a suit to prevent Sage Capital from trademarking the name "Schlafly".

The primary elections here are being held the day after St. Patrick's Day.

Okay, granted, the celebrations will be on Saturday, with extended celebrations Friday and Sunday for the celebrators who take their celebration seriously. But I do wonder about lingering side effects.

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