I took some nice Swiss boys to The Stud with my wife.
An interesting model of our solar system’s path as it travels through space in the Milky Way.
Certainly a departure from usual models that show the Sun as a static object, which it certainly isn’t
(I may have posted this before…)
This animation is perfect.
I watched BBC’s great ‘Wonders of the Universe’ series in which the guy described gravity/space/time/stuff as objects in space falling into or being pulled into the space behind lager objects.
This gif does a great job of visualizing that. True information design.
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IT’S PRONOUNCED ‘GIF’ BEAUSE IT’S SPELT ‘G’ ‘I’ ‘F’.
TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE TO PRONOUNCE IT DIFFERENT TO HOW IT’S SPELT WILL (SHOULD) FAIL.
MIGHT AS WELL SAY ‘JAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT’ WHILE WE’RE AT IT, EH?
While catching up on the IRS news these last few days there’s one stumbling block I can’t get past: we’re upset and surprised the IRS selectively scrutinized a political party named after a tax rebellion.
Gravity - Official Teaser Trailer
Starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, Gravity is set to be released in cinemas October.
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First headlands ride in a few weeks. On the new frame from Fuji warranty. It’s very nice.
Bulletproof Whiteboards and the Marketing of School Safety | NPR
Because an individual 18-by-20-inch ‘shield’ is better protection than revised gun safety laws.
Because American ‘solutions’ must always involve commerce.
Because our national persona is a superhero.
Gawd.
Shall we discuss the concept of ‘Event Horizons’ as it applies to non-general-relativity situations?
What’s the bet there’s a large version of this on wheels so that you can buy into the fantasy of saving your entire class of kids.
