See, I don’t. I don’t care about the earth. I’m an environmentalist when I can measure the direct impact on my pocketbook. I use compact fluorescents, but only because they’re cheaper to run. See? Like that. No, I’m teasing you! Really! Well, mostly. Actually, I’m not sure at all. There is a big arena of … Read more
OK, how cool would it be to fly a survey craft over Mars? Yesterday’s Astronomy Picture of the Day simulates exactly that, using a synthesis of data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Spirit rover. It’s really something. Check it out here.
It’s becoming clear that we’re going to have a good-looking First Lady come January 21, 2009. (Am I dancing on the Clintons’ political grave too early? I don’t think so.) Cindy McCain is attractive, if in a pulled-unnaturally-taut, perpetually-downhill-skiing, Jadis sort of way. And I just love Michelle Obama. She is hotness. Hotness is she. … Read more