doing the things a particle can04/09/2004 04:08 PM I had a fantastic time at the convention yesterday. I performed
material from Just A Geek and Dancing Barefoot to a
mostly-full theatre, and I think it was my best performance to date. I
took material from both books, and I put it together in what I hoped
would be a dramatically interesting order.
Cosmic particle accelerator seen
Cosmic particle accelerator seen04/08/2005 09:55 AM Astronomers have discovered a loop-like structure some 20 light-years
across
close to the centre of the Milky Way.
Particle collider edges forward08/20/2004 10:01 AM Physicists take a key decision on the technology to be used in the
International Linear Collider, one of the grand scientific projects of
the 21st Century.
“Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England, the
National University of Singapore and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology have devised a relatively simple way to transfer data
between quantum bits, or qubits. The method is a step toward building
quantum computers, which have the potential to solve certain types of
very large problems many orders of magnitude faster than is possible
using classical computers.”…
Many Counties Failing Fine-Particle Air Rules
Many Counties Failing Fine-Particle Air Rules12/19/2004 03:19 PM About a third of all Americans live in counties that do not meet
standards for particles of pollution that cause thousands of premature
deaths a year, the E.P.A. said.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find mystery particle
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3277579.stm track this
site | 8 links
Engineered Fine Particle Applications Conference Announced for May, 2005
Engineered Fine Particle Applications Conference Announced for May, 200503/22/2005 04:48 PM New conference focusing on commercialization issues, successes and
opportunities for engineered fine particles being held May 23-25, 2005
in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sponsored by Information Management
Institute. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]
One Minute Recharge For Toshiba's Nano-Particle Coated Lithium-Ion Battery
Atomic Mac 5.9.607/15/2004 11:42 PM Periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh.
Atomic feeds
Atomic feeds12/24/2003 11:03 AM Well, looks like the Atom spec's hit 0.3, and MovableType 2.65's got
support for it built in. Since I just yanked the blog up to 2.65
because of the nasty XMLRPC bug in pervious versions (I don't know
what the bug was, but I do dislike providing remotely exploitable
services) I went ahead and thumped the main index template to add in
the autodiscovery link stuff, and dropped the new atom template into
the list of autogenerated files. Dunno if anyone cares, but since it
took all of 10 minutes total, and I've this conceit that people
actually read this...
Atomic Tanks
Atomic Tanks04/24/2004 04:42 AM Just to keep you informed....
Atomic Mac 5.9.6 Released07/12/2004 05:55 PM Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) has released
version 5.9.6 of the Atomic Mac, a periodic table of the elements and
nuclear database for the Macintosh. The latest version adds additional
isotopes for elements Hydrogen through Neon, a text window for
selecting elements, as well as the ability to change the temperature
in the state display using the keyboard.
The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh.
In addition to the usual information found in such programs, The
Atomic Mac also contains a wealth of nuclear information on each
isotope,
including half life, decay mode, and daughter products. X-ray data
(fluorescence and binding energies) is also available. A molecular
weight calculator makes it easy to find the molecular weight of
compounds. A shaded diagram showing the ranges of physical properties
makes it easy to visualize relationships across the periodic table.
Atomic Posters
Atomic Posters01/22/2004 04:31 AM Mike O'Dell has found a site that features posters from the '50s with
an atomic theme. What the hell were we thinking? (See also how to
survive a nuclear blast with only a hat.)...
U.S. Redesigning Atomic Weapons
U.S. Redesigning Atomic Weapons02/07/2005 01:16 AM Scientists have begun designing a new generation of weapons meant to
be sturdier and more reliable.
UK atomic shutdown 30 years early04/29/2004 11:11 PM Much of a British nuclear research site which is closing 30 years
earlier than planned is being returned to nature.
Atomic Betty - The New Canadian Hero09/10/2004 03:19 AM Canada's newest T.V. toon hero, Atomic Betty, recently blasted off in
Canada and France and now has her sights set on U.S. animation
broadcaster, Cartoon Network. [PRWEB Sep 10, 2004]
Scan 'as damaging as atomic bomb'09/01/2004 04:09 AM Medical scans expose people to similar levels of radiation as atomic
bombs used in Hiroshima, say experts.
Cell phones could keep atomic time
Cell phones could keep atomic time08/30/2004 08:47 PM Miniaturization advance could lead to highly precise atomic clocks
being installed in cell phones and other consumer devices.
Atomic Bird releases Macaroni 2.001/22/2004 03:00 AM Atomic Bird has released Macaroni 2.0, an update to its utility that
performs both improved versions of standard Unix maintenance tasks and
maintenance specific to Mac OS X...
Atomic Death Rays and Killer Robots
Atomic Death Rays and Killer Robots05/17/2004 09:00 PM Looking for a rapid fire pulse canon or the latest Electrolux death
ray? How
about a Mercury
5000 battlefield recon robot? Its quantum technology allows it to
receive enemy messages before they're transmitted and with a built in
atomic reactor, it's got power to spare. Okay, they're really just
very
cool Atomic Age Sculptures by Greg Brotherton. Check them
out at Brotron Labs.
UN Watchdog Starts Libya Atomic Inspections12/28/2003 03:09 PM Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2003 12:41PM ET Grok Description matches for New 'Mystery Meson' Sub-Atomic Particle Discovered GrokA matches for New 'Mystery Meson' Sub-Atomic Particle Discovered
Mystery man
Mystery man04/27/2004 07:26 AM Why the White House deleted the name of Bush pal and Saudi go-between
James Bath from the president's military records is a tantalizing but
unanswered question.
Man of Mystery
Man of Mystery02/17/2004 06:41 AM Ram Charan lives nowhere and goes everywhere, consulting for the
largest and most powerful companies seven days a week, 365 days a
year. Work is all he does, and all he wants to do.
Mystery Solved
Mystery Solved11/12/2003 01:31 PM Mystery
Solved. Somewhere in the Catskill Mountains, two nature filmmakers
are busy shooting a documentary on rabbits in their natural
habitat. In the morning dew they are about to meet something
considerably bigger than a rabbit... [Flash and safe for work]
Mystery sea monster
Mystery sea monster08/06/2004 11:33 AM
Wired News reports on a deep-sea probe mission to the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge where several possible new species were discovered, including
this mystery animal scurrying around the ocean floor at 6,500 feet.
The scientists were unable to capture the foot-long create for closer
study.
"Although the unknown animal is "kind of a sensation,"
(researcher Olav Rune) Godoe said in an interview, finding new and
strange creatures wasn't surprising given that researchers collected
more than 80,000 specimens. Moreover, little is known about the deep
ocean. "It's much easier to observe the surface of the moon or Mars,"
said Godoe."
PGA Championship Course Still a Mystery (AP)08/12/2004 07:38 AM AP - The PGA Championship gets under way Thursday on the longest
(7,514 yards) and newest (6 years old) course in the modern era ever
used for a major championship, and it is somewhat of a mystery.
Mystery Object04/18/2004 12:27 PM Here is an uncaptioned illustration of a mystery object. Test your
erudition...
Unsolved mystery
Unsolved mystery04/06/2005 11:30 AM A U.S. treasure hunter gets the go-ahead from Austria to search for
the Third Reich's fabled gold buried in a lake.
Mystery man dies in hit-and-run06/27/2004 09:47 AM Police appeal for help to identify a man found dead after a
hit-and-run on a main road.
The mystery behind iRobotNow
The mystery behind iRobotNow12/18/2003 02:16 PM A few people have written in wondering about a commercial that's being
played in theaters before the The Return of the King for a
too-good-to-be-true...
The Mystery of Making Things Up
The Mystery of Making Things Up08/29/2004 02:12 PM Welcome
to the Lizard Motel. Barbara Feinberg's new book is both a memoir of certain childhood
memories and an indictment against the dismal state of books for young
adults. Feinberg became concerned when her two children, once avid
readers, became agitated at the prospect of reading the current crop
of assigned literature for the upcoming school year. Curious, she
started reading these books for herself, and discovered that, by and
large, they were all examples of "problem literature,"
stories intended to educate children about the cold, harsh realities
of life.
Her conclusion:
"We seem to have lost sight of what children can actually
process, and more important, of their own innate capacities. Instead
of our children being free to roam and dream and invent on their own
timetable, and to read about children doing such things, we
increasingly ask our children to be sober and hard-working at every
turn, to take detailed notes on their required texts with Talmudic
attention, to endure computer-generated tests. "
Yet such books are are ever so popular with
educators.
Why? And what books to MeFites recall from their formative years?
What makes for good reading for children?
Details are very slim about JVC's new "product." As a
matter of fact, I can go ahead and list everything made public right
here for you:
"A new style," "A new look," "4GB," and "MPEG-2."
Though these details could be describing a new type of turkey
sandwich, the general consensus thus far is some sort of new
palm-sized video camera from the company. More info is scheduled to be
announced on September 19th; I personally hope it's a turkey
sandwich.
New tape could solve JFK mystery08/05/2004 08:55 AM A digital copy of a tape of JFK's murder may prove whether Lee Harvey
Oswald acted alone.
Hyote mystery continues
Hyote mystery continues07/21/2004 12:33 PM I received a ton of mail about the
mysterious animal recently spotted in central Maryland. One reader
asked his father, a retired veterinary pathologist, to speculate on
the origin of the unique specimen:
"In my opinion...
it looks like a fox with Cushing's Syndrome. An adenoma of either
the pituitary or hyperplasia or adenoma of the adrenal gland cortex
produces hyperadrenalcorticism (Cushing's Disease in humans). This
syndrome causes a thinning of the epidermis of the skin and
hyperpigmentation - which you see in this animal - thin, patchy dark
colored skin - also you see a distinct pattern of hair loss, similar
to what is shown in these photographs - Loss of hair on the body with
retension on head and lower extremities - Hair also becomes brittle.
Additionally the animals become very thin with weird weight
distribution - bodies become somewhat barrel shaped. So my reply is
this photo depicts a fox with an endocrine disorder."
Meanwhile, BB reader Rick points us to a few new photos of the magical
animal. Link
"If you look through the new MT Licenses, you may end up on the
bottom of the Education Pricing, where you will find:
'Are you a librarian seeking to run Movable Type at your branch? We
can work with you to create a custom proposal for your local or
regional library system based on your needs and budget. Simply contact
us to let us know how you wish to use Movable Type within your
library.'
I wrote up a description of what we are doing with the software to
see what sort of pricing information is available. I have yet to go
through all the open-source alternatives, but I haven’t found one
yet that leaped out as me as exactly what I want to move to. MT offers
some flexibility that I just haven’t found anywhere else. And if
the offer is reasonable, I won’t hesitate to go to our Director
and make a case.
But if it isn’t, I won’t hesitate to settle on an
alternative. I will write later about what is ultimately
decided." [LibraryPlanet.com]
When the dust settles around here (we're concentrating all our
energies on our merger with the Chicago Multitype Library System on
July 1), I think I'll write up SLS' current setup for member MT blogs
just to see what Six Apart comes back with. However, I'm not hopeful
since money is very tight at Illinois Library Systems these days, so
even a fairly small fee most likely won't help us. I'll be interested
to see what alternatives other libraries use.
A Jewish Madonna? Is That a Mystery?
A Jewish Madonna? Is That a Mystery?06/18/2004 11:21 AM Madonna's flirtation with things Jewish causes mixed reactions among
Jewish professors and rabbis.
Mystery Magnet Revealed04/11/2004 03:05 AM No sooner had we posted the report below did we get an e-mail from
boba_jp, who runs Slave1 Japan,
and a report that the last Real Magnet is a certain Classic Trilogy
bounty hunter. If you want to see it then just click on the thumbnail
above.
The Mandrake Mystery (NewsFactor)09/02/2004 02:06 PM NewsFactor - Marketed by Mandrakesoft, Mandrakelinux is promoted as a
friendly Linux operating system that offers ease of use for both
servers and the desktop.
The case of the overrated mystery novel
The case of the overrated mystery novel01/07/2004 05:37 PM Robert Parker, Dennis Lehane, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly -- I've
read them all. Amid the logrolling and endless hype, one thing gets
obscured: Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald did it first, and did it
a lot better.
UK shoe dumping mystery
UK shoe dumping mystery03/17/2005 03:56 AM David Pescovitz:
Pairs of shoes are mysteriously being dumped outside a
farmhouse in Lincolnshire, England. Since December, more than a dozen
have shown up on the side of the road, usually on Sunday. According to
the BBC, "some of the shoes are cheap, with price labels of £1.99
attached and some are more expensive designer brands."
The (Foster family who live nearby) have video footage,
which shows an elderly couple driving by in a green vehicle depositing
the shoes.
Mrs Foster said that although it was scary at first, she was rather
hoping some of the pairs might fit.
Wired News reports on a deep-sea probe mission to the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge where several possible new species were discovered, including
this mystery animal scurrying around the ocean floor at 6,500 feet.
The scientists were unable to capture the foot-long create for closer
study.
"In my opinion...
it looks like a fox with Cushing's Syndrome. An adenoma of either
the pituitary or hyperplasia or adenoma of the adrenal gland cortex
produces hyperadrenalcorticism (Cushing's Disease in humans). This
syndrome causes a thinning of the epidermis of the skin and
hyperpigmentation - which you see in this animal - thin, patchy dark
colored skin - also you see a distinct pattern of hair loss, similar
to what is shown in these photographs - Loss of hair on the body with
retension on head and lower extremities - Hair also becomes brittle.
Additionally the animals become very thin with weird weight
distribution - bodies become somewhat barrel shaped. So my reply is
this photo depicts a fox with an endocrine disorder."
Pairs of shoes are mysteriously being dumped outside a
farmhouse in Lincolnshire, England. Since December, more than a dozen
have shown up on the side of the road, usually on Sunday. According to
the BBC, "some of the shoes are cheap, with price labels of £1.99
attached and some are more expensive designer brands."