Archive for August, 2005

Google Earth Updates, Unblurs

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Looks like Google Earth has updated a few locations. The US Capitol and White House are now unblurred, and Mount Everest looks exquisite! (google-earth-capitol uploaded by brownpau.) (google-earth-whitehouse uploaded by brownpau.) (google-earth-everest uploaded by brownpau.) Also check out this fun “Cliffs of Insanity” effect, which happens when you scroll across the terrain faster than the [...]

links for 2005-08-18

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Download Squad: Be your own ILM. (Where ILM means Industrial Light and Magic.) A software guide to becoming a low-cost home film studio. (tags: film software business) What are some good resources to learn about basic electricity? | Ask MetaFilter (tags: askmetafilter) Outraged Sister stages Da Vinci demo. “The Very Rev Alec Knight and the [...]

links for 2005-08-17

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A History of Photoshop Splash Screens. (tags: photoshop) SPACE.com: Milky Way’s Central Structure Seen with Fresh Clarity. The galaxy has a bar. (tags: space) Blogger for Word. Not useful to me, but some of you Blogger-users might prefer this. (tags: blogger)

links for 2005-08-16

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“Making Christianity trendy” jumps the shark via halfpipe. “You can be a hard-core skater kid and still be a person of faith.” (tags: faith culture skating) Horse Breeds of the World (tags: animals) STLToday: Teens who try to auction off themselves get bought — by one of their own mothers. (tags: fun ebay) Popup Room! [...]

Sign and Sunset at Seaside Heights

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(Signs and Sunset at Seaside Heights uploaded by brownpau.) After a hard-but-fun 105°F day of choppy upwind kayaking on the lovely brown waters of Barnegat Bay, I snapped this photo of a sunset shining through the clear, unblemished skies of New Jersey. More photos from this weekend here. And by the way, the broiled and [...]

Pandora on her Pillow

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I’m off to NJ to visit Amy for the weekend. Back Monday. Here’s a photo of Pandora reclining on her favorite pillow: (Pandora on her Pillow uploaded by brownpau.) More photos of Pandora.

links for 2005-08-12

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Science and Spirit. “Explores how science and religion can work together to address the vital issues of our time.” (tags: science faith) Space History Notes. (tags: space history)

Recent Reading: The Time Quartet

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The Time Quartet, by Madeleine L’Engle. It’s supposed to be kid’s literature, but I was fascinated enough by the last time I read Wrinkle several years ago, that I decided to see what the rest of the series was like. A Wrinkle In Time. The first and best of the series. Still, I had to [...]

links for 2005-08-10

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Alister McGrath on Atheism, Christianity, Religion and Science. “As an atheist turned Christian, I know atheism is not the only conceivable worldview for a thinking person.” (tags: faith science) Star Trek: The Animated Series. Your source for ST:TAS material. (tags: startrek) APOD: 2005 July 24 – A Chicago Meteorite Fall. A meteorite fragment punched right [...]