Daily Archives: October 13, 2005

Bad Astronomy by Philip Plait

For several years I have followed Dr. Plait’s badastronomy.com site because he does an excellent job pointing out how Hollywood couldn’t pass basic Astronomy or Physics. Sure, they’re just movies but the pervasiveness of Bad Astronomy (as Dr. Plait coins … Continue reading

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Blast from the Past (car memory)

Someone at Apple is driving a car that is pretty similar to what my parents had in the Seventies. Theirs was one of the original AMC Hornets, this one is the Eagle (renamed after Dodge bought out AMC). The parents’ … Continue reading

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Fall is finally here

With the temperatures in the mid to high 80s (low 30s in C) during the day and then dipping to the 60s (teens in C) in the evening, Fall has arrived in Central Texas. So has the fatigue that I … Continue reading

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