Up on the Hill
I spent a pleasant afternoon in the hills above Stanford on Tuesday. It was a nice day, warm and (mostly) sunny and spent with colleagues and friends of long standing. A group of … Read more
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Finders, Keepers?
Update: 21Jan04 The dog has been returned to its rightful owner. This story was frontpage news 2 days in a row and the local media was flooded with letters and emails on the … Read more
The Mysterious Red Planet
Just why is it that so many attempts to study Mars up close and personal result in apparent failure? Everyone has their own pet theories, many of them involving martians of some sort. … Read more
Top 10 Astronomy Images of 2003
While I’m not a big fan of year-end best of lists, the top 10 astro photos of 2003 web site is worth a visit. I don’t agree with all of their choices, but … Read more
Between a Rock …
In addition to some insightful comments on the current Semantic Web Debate, Shelley offers up some mighty fine images of a mineral collection that’s taken years to assemble. The okenite image is very … Read more
You Never Know
There are interesting claims that the Dogon tribe of Mali, West Africa, long knew about an obscure celestial object and based some of their religious rituals around this object. Part of the story … Read more
Wicked Little Puzzle
(via Robert Hunter: singer, songwriter and lyricist for the dead.) Here’s a wicked little puzzle that occured to me while shaving. Evil aliens come to Earth. If you answer any of the first … Read more
Word Pirates
Here’s an interesting web site, Word Pirates, a grassroots effort to take back words whose original meaning have been shamelessly misappropriated by politicians and advertisers and other of their ilk. Here’s one example … Read more
Good Fish, Bad Fish
In recent years the word has been getting out that certain species of fish are being over-harvested and as such should be avoided by the dining and fish buying public. In the words … Read more