Category Archives: Science

Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Thanos

Deep Space and That Sense of Wonder Few things inspire true awe and wonder about the Universe as much as it’s immense size and age. Get your heaping helping of “sense of wonder” for today by watching this video. You’ll … Continue reading →

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August Moon

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Thanos

August Moon Tonight’s full moon shot with a Canon Eos.

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Chrysochroa Rugicollis

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Thanos

Chrysochroa Rugicollis This is a specimen in a glass case from Malaysia, (look close you can see the dust on the glass) I took this picture on the lawn for the lighting and to give an idea of scale with … Continue reading →

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7-20-1969

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thanos

7-20-1969 On that day I was 12 year old boy, visiting my Great-Grandfather for what was the last time in Bull’s Gap Tennessee. We had stopped to see him on our trip from  Ft. Bragg in North Carolina to Ft. … Continue reading →

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The Big Swindle – Global Warming Denial Film Debunked

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Thanos

This video created by an ally of my nemesis, Al Gore, pretty much destroys the main tenets and blunders of the movie “The Global Warming Swindle”. While I’m still not an alarmist, and I still think Al’s selling a carbon ponzi scheme that will cause great stress in third world countries, I do like truth. So here it is, real data and finished charts from authoritative sources. Continue reading →

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Amazing Nanotech Breakthrough

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Thanos

Amazing Nanotech Breakthrough IBM scientists have made an amazing breakthrough in Nanotech: they can now measure charge on single atom. What this portends for microscale computer technology remains to be seen. Here’s the video.

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Rainy Day Leaves

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Thanos

It’s a sad day, the dogs are down from the storms and rain, and Kaguya probe has now impacted the surface of the moon (about four hours ago.) So no more HD movies of the moon surface streaming back back … Continue reading →

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Backyard Fossil Update

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Thanos

Backyard Fossil Update I’ve gotten over my lazyness, pulled out the tripod and taken a macro close up of the fossil I found in my backyard, and I’ve labeled the bits I am curious about. There’s a penny in the … Continue reading →

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The Moon Up Close in HD; Courtesy Kaguya Probe

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Thanos

The Moon Up Close in HD; Courtesy Kaguya Probe Amazing and beautiful high definition footage of the moon from Japan’s Kaguya probe, in four more days Kaguya’s mission will end as it impacts the surface of the moon.

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Why Gaming is Important for our Future

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Thanos

Why Gaming is So Important to our Future Major new input output methods are rare, an example of one is the mouse and another is the joystick. As our urge to control virtual worlds grows, so do the demands on … Continue reading →

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