Archive for April, 2008
links for 2008-04-25
Movies watched by ISS Expedition 1 Crew. As gathered from the Expedition 1 ship’s logs. Via Kottke. (tags: space nasa iss film fun culture) Soyuz Hard Landing | Universe Today Further details on the ballistic reentry of Soyuz TMA-11 and the subsequent Russian response and coverage. (tags: space nasa russia iss soyuz) In Vestimentis Ursum. [...]
links for 2008-04-24
Something Awful – The 6 Most Awful Popes (tags: catholic history pope interesting) The Leave Me Alone Box. The Ultimate Machine has been built. When you flip the power switch to “On” a hand comes out of the box and turns itself off. (tags: fun video hardware electronics wtf) Real Live Preacher – Insurance Insanity. [...]
Metro Tunnel
Looking up the Red Line from the edge of Dupont Circle station. You can’t see them in the gloomy B/W noir effect, but there’s two track inspectors just beyond the lit area. (Metro Tunnel uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2008-04-23
Soyuz Capsule Hatch Nearly Burned Up and Crew’s Lives Were on a “Razor’s Edge” | Universe Today Further news on the Soyuz TMA-11′s ballistic reentry, threats faced by the crew on descent, and the Russian political reaction. Also on SpaceflightNow. (tags: space iss soyuz russia politics gender) Coding Horror: Behold WordPress, Destroyer of CPUs/ WordPress [...]
links for 2008-04-22
Common Questions: What Do You Call a Group of…? (tags: animals language) Weather Bonk (20001) – live DC webcams on a Google Map (tags: dc webcams google maps weather) Orcinus – What We’re Not Talking About, Part I: Other Issues With the FLDS. Further FLDS details and background that the media have not studied in [...]
Potomac High Tide
Flood warnings on the Potomac River today due to swelling brought about by heavy rains. Here’s a quick clip from the Harbour, with a close up of the measuring stick on the dock, about a half hour before tide hits its highest mark. Lots of debris on the river, and the water is almost six [...]
Dark Metro
The last two cars of this Blue Line train were dark. Train was running, air conditioning worked, there were people inside, but it was dark up till McPherson Square. Then the lights came on. Quite strange. Later on, I got on a Red Line train and was buzzed by a threatening-looking bee. I killed it, [...]
links for 2008-04-21
Yale Student Turns (Maybe) Abortions Into Art Project – The Paper Trail (usnews.com) Shvarts most likely lied about inducing multiple miscarriages as part of the performance aspect of her art. Surely that helped to rouse calm and reasoned discussion on abortion issues! (tags: wtf yale abortion art hoaxes) The Fishbowl: Cluetrainwreck Whenever Comcastcares Twitters “How [...]
Clouds over Rosslyn
Clouds, buildings, river, flags. Stormy weather passing over us. (Clouds over Rosslyn uploaded by brownpau.)
Harbour Fountain renovated
Nice, they’re done renovating the fountain at Washington Harbour. The planter islands are nice. (Harbour Fountain renovated uploaded by brownpau.)