For anyone interested. Turns out the Public affairs event I caught part of while sitting console monday was Bill (astronaut on space station) being filmed from space for Letterman's top ten list for tonight's show ( Read more... )

It was written in the heavens today that I would get to see live video feed from the Space Station while I sat console for the refrigerated centrifuge setup today. (Literally: somehow the ISS, the satellites that relay data, and all sorts of details regarding orientation, speed, location, were all aligned such that we had a rare opportunity to ( Read more... )

And this is why I like living where I do this time of year.

If I had to choose one day/season/type of weather to repeat everyday from now on, it would be today: not a cloud in the sky, 79 degrees, not too humid, gentle breeze. I want to go play!!!

And I just might. I am working crazy hours starting sunday night (Mission Control-ish science ( Read more... )

Dinosaur Comics about intelligent design. Heehe.

http://www.qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=635

I've been looking though a link here at work for government jobs just for fun (since NASA is cutting so many jobs and people are looking to transfer...)... and, look! -->

You too can fulfill the dream of becoming a nuclear materials courier! So exciting!

a great job opportunity- $37,819-$49,161/year! My favorite parts include ( Read more... )

Well, cell phone use in Tx is a nightmare. To anyone concerned, I made it out of Houston ( Read more... )

Apparently someone at work has a magical ruler or some other impossibly precise measuring tool. Yes, a magical ruler that allows the user to determine dimensions of hardware exactly to 1/100th of an inch, or, even more remarkably, to 1/100th of a centimeter ( Read more... )

http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/

"a Reich-wing guide to "The Left-wing Conspiracy"
- find your name, your friends, your candidates, your group on the Hate ListIf only these scary conservatives could see how dirty their own leaders' hands are... talk about conspiracies and ( Read more... )

Yay.

I've always liked what Homer calls 'America Jr'; for a number of reasons.

Reason #10: A government (and a great portion of citizens) not freaking out about marriage and gays.

Good for them.

huh ( Read more... )