by Pamela | Jul 1, 2007 | Random
Fireworks are a great way to study persistence of vision. And if you don’t get motion sick, try watching through diffraction grating glasses. You can actually see the atomic/molecular lines of of the stuff used to make the fireworks! Happy Canada Day to all you...
by Pamela | Jun 24, 2007 | Random
I just looked over my podcast stats (a self hating act if there ever was one). My numbers have been slowly creeping up about 10 readers per week since I went daily at the beginning of May. It is sad, but it is encouraging. I see growth. It’s just slow. If you...
by Pamela | Jun 16, 2007 | Random
Do not try to navigate by the stars while walking some place that moles live. Locate the direction. Locate the mole hole. Only walk after doing both. We have moles. Lots of moles. And a bunch of trees blocking the southern horizon. Clearly a telescope pier on the roof...
by Pamela | Jun 11, 2007 | Random
If Blogging and Podcasting are New Media, does that mean there will one day be a Post-New Media form of media? Do the have a name for what comes after Post-Modernism?
by Pamela | Jun 8, 2007 | Random
The following unattached thoughts are listed here in no particular order: A big woohoo to my Astronomy Cast co-host Fraser Cain for his appearance on the Wired Blog Network. Fraser’s Universe Today is a must read for anyone interested in astronomy. Next week, on...
by Pamela | May 12, 2007 | Random
When the freaky green star you are looking at through the apple tree suddenly darts left, you may be observing a lightening bug. Sadly, there are no stars we preceive as green.
