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Posted in History on Sep 29th, 2005
The tomb of Odysseus has been found, and the location of his legendary capital city of Ithaca discovered here on this large island across a one-mile channel from the bone-dry islet that modern maps call Ithaca….
The discovery of what is almost certainly his tomb reveals that crafty Odysseus, known as Ulysses in many English renditions [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 26th, 2005
I did a piece on space elevators about a year ago. Sounds like things are getting serious:
A private group has taken one small step toward the prospect of building a futuristic space elevator.
LiftPort Group Inc., of Bremerton, Washington, has successfully tested a robot climber – a novel piece of hardware that reeled itself up and [...]
Posted in Conspiracy Theories on Sep 22nd, 2005
Capitalizing on the fears and anxieties of Katrina and Rita,
Livescience.com has put out a pretty
heavy list,
The Top 10 US Natural Disaster Threats. Some I was familiar with, some
not. Here they are:
Pacific Northwest Megathrust Earthquake
New York Hurricane
Asteroid Impact
Los Angeles Tsunami
Supervolcano
Midwest [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 20th, 2005
There has been some discussion on "pebble bed reactors" of late. For the unlearned in such things such as myself, a simple explanation goes a long way. My friend "Waterfell" of The Motley Fool made a rather succinct ( perfect ) description of what they are and their advantages:
The usual term for the pebble bed [...]
Here we go again:
The path right now mimics Katrina. However, most predictions have it keeping south and heading to the Mexico/Texas border. Let’s hope that’s right. However minor this one might be, the Gulf Cost is in no shape to handle another storm of any magnitude right now.
Technorati Tags: 2005, hurricane, ts18, Weather
Posted in Weather on Sep 16th, 2005
From Livescience.com:
The number of severe hurricanes has doubled worldwide even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped over the last 35 years, a new study finds.
Well, duh! That “new study” found the exact same thing I found on August 1, 2005.
How much did they pay for that “study”? Where’s my commission? If that weren’t [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 15th, 2005
Original Post, February 22, 2005:
I started to post this on my Webdream for entertainment, specifically yet another Pavlov’s dog. But, if you cypher through the silliness and nothingness of the headlines, there is a pertinent issue here that had similar ramifications last week. I’ll start with the silliness to familiarize everyone with what prompted this.
Paris [...]
Posted in Earth on Sep 15th, 2005
Fresh on the heels of the news that the next major volcano may be in Oregon, comes this:
An important seismic event imperceptible to humans has begun in the Pacific Northwest as predicted, according to the government agency Geological Survey of Canada.
The chance of a major earthquake is 30 times higher now for a roughly [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 13th, 2005
California’s $3 billion stem cell agency awarded its first research grants Friday despite legal challenges that put its future in doubt.“This is really a historic and important occasion for us,” said Zach Hall, interim president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
The recipients of the first 16 grants, totaling $39.7 million over three years, included [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Sep 9th, 2005
I like keeping track of the Sun. It fascinates me with all it’s power. Yesterday I read this article:
One of the largest solar flares on record was recorded by the NOAA Space Center in Boulder, Colo., at 1:40 p.m. EDT on Sept. 7. Forecasters are predicting significant solar eruptions over the next few days.
Only [...]