Daily Archives: March 6, 2014

This year’s piece of Austin to die, Toy Joy

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Steve

Twenty years ago, I recall Doc took me by this place within my first couple months in Austin along with Amy’s Ice Cream and Dragon’s Lair. It is (or was) a great store to buy little items for parties, trophies … Continue reading →

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A great interactive demo of the Solar System’s scale

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Steve

The BBC once again demonstrating its superiority over America’s so-called news organizations with this cool page showing you the scale of just the Solar System. There are benchmarks along the way pointing out humanity’s accomplishments and well-known celestial objects. I … Continue reading →

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