Well, the local news... if that counts...

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=133166&ran=21712

It seems very likely that eventually, millions of years from now, science will be so advanced that it will be possible to gather very specific information about the very distant past.

Assuming there's no element of true "randomness" to the universe at any level (I'm pretty sure the jury's still out on that) it's theoretically possible for an ( Read more... )

Just got back from Dragon Con.  I won Best Space Ship or Space Scene in the art show.

I'll make a longer post later, I gotta be at work in 4 hours.

Inner dialogue while packing LEGOs sold on eBay, as I was sorting them into bags by similar type ( Read more... )

They give out about ten awards at the Dragon Con art show:  The top two are Best in Show and Artists' Choice, then there's first through third place, then about a half dozen others like Best Alien and Best Dragon.

My goal in the show is to win one of the top five spots: Best in Show, Artists' Choice, or First through Third place.  I got an e-mail ( Read more... )

I got some replies to my Craigslist ad!

#1:

I'm curious, are you serious about the job? I was a little thrown by the whole.

Not to sure if this is a real post or not, so I thought I would ask.  What particular techniques are you looking for in an applicant?

My response:

Thanks for your interest.

My requirements are usually pretty spur-of-the-moment ( Read more... )

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/sci/400791143.html

Here's the text in case someone flagged it:

I am a scientist seeking an Assistant for an entry-level position in biotech research.

I am doing cutting-edge research in Genetics, Cybertronics and Re-Animation, and have a hard time keeping Henchmen *ahem* Lab Assistants.

-Must be hard-working and ( Read more... )

I went to Zero's today to get a sub, and I also got a large drink.  So I took the cup to the drink fountain and looked for sweet tea, but I didn't see it, so I got root beer.  As I was drinking my root beer waiting for my sub, the lady after me came to the fountain with her cup, and she filled it from a pitcher near the fountain that I hadn't ( Read more... )

I was just discussing this with Chibi and Justin.  Let's say scientists are able to synthesize pork, in other words make a slice of ham out of say, carbon molecules from coal.  It's absolutely indistinguishable from real pork.  It has the juices, the veins of fat, bits of skin, a molecular biologist with a really powerful microscope could not ( Read more... )

I was thinking real hard a few weks ago about how hungry I was and wondering how to make some extra food money.  I've decided it's finally time to get rid of the hundreds of pounds of action figures and various other stuff that's been sitting in the back of my parents' shed collecting dust for the last ten years or so ( Read more... )