Archive for October, 2007
Osage.jpg
Once upon a time I thought these were some kind of brainlike fungi, but then I saw one fall from a tree by the Capitol and found out that they’re called Osage-oranges. (Osage.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
DanTrek.jpg
Dan (known to some as insomnyuk on Metafilter) came over to DC for the weekend, so I showed him around NASM and took him on the simulators. Here he is with a Federation starship. (DanTrek.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
Caturday!
Pandora’s new favorite spot lately: in the way. She’s taken to stretching out right in the bedroom doorway so we have to either step over her or give her a gentle foot nudge. (Okay, I admit it, I didn’t actually post this on Saturday, I just moved the post date back 24 hours to make [...]
links for 2007-10-20
The Mortification of James Watson – TIME Nobel Prize-winning DNA scientist apologizes for racial comments. (tags: nobel race news) Brownback Makes It Official | The Trail | washingtonpost.com Sam Brownback withdraws from the presidential race. (tags: news politics brownback) Is there an upper limit to the Electromagnetic Spectrum? Via this AskMefi thread. (tags: physics science [...]
Schlumbergera Flower
I got this Schlumbergera truncata — popularly known as a “Christmas Cactus” — from a Filipina neighbor who moved out of the building and left the plant with me and Amy. Last week we noticed a little red bud on the tip of a low-hanging leaf, which has now bloomed into a decent flower:
links for 2007-10-19
Portal: The Flash Version – Play it on Not Doppler (tags: fun games flash portal) Something Awful Photoshop Phriday: Thinking with Portals (tags: fun gaming portal photoshop) Saudi Aramco World : A Prince in Space. On Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab in space, who rode on the Space Shuttle: Discovery [...]
Glorietta Bombing
There was a mall bombing in Metro Manila on Friday afternoon. Eight deaths, lots of injuries. Initial reports that it was a propane tank explosion have been updated — a deliberate TNT or C4 explosive device is now the likely culprit. Update: Now eleven deaths, dubious claims of responsibility via text message, and “accident, no, [...]
OrngCrwd.jpg
Orange Line train at Rosslyn, 7pm. Doors have just opened, no one is getting off, platform is just as crowded. (OrngCrwd.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-10-18
NASA – NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions. Schedule of future launches. (tags: space nasa) Sending money home: Worldwide remittance flows to developing countries. With interactive international remittance map. Via Metafilter. (tags: world economics immigration) The Back-Up! Mattress-side mounted shotgun rack for quick access! (tags: guns beds tech wtf video) Ganns – I want pictures of [...]
Random Signage
You may notice from my photostream that I like to get shots of random signage every now and then. Here’s a few from last weekend: Note the tiger.