Category Archives: Science & Technology

All stuff covered by Science and Technology with some having subcategories like Apple Technology, Astronomy and whatever else hits my fancy.

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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Another step toward cyberizing the house!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Steve

We finally got around to installing this cool device you may have heard of, namely a few weeks ago when Google acquired them. A couple power companies will give it to you for free if you want one; Austin Energy … Continue reading →

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Happy 205th Birthday Abe Lincoln and Charles Darwin

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Steve

Two very reviled figures by the Far Right, Teabaggers and segments of the Deep South. They weren’t perfect people but both helped human progress and did what they could to make the world a better place. Lincoln resided in my … Continue reading →

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New podcasts I’m hooked on #1

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Steve

Let’s see, I started this story about two years ago and by now I have changed my listening habits again as a couple podcasts either fizzled out (sadly, the AC due to the host’s new baby, ONN stopped distributing via … Continue reading →

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Happy (belated) Solstice 2013

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Steve

Yesterday marked what is traditionally called the shortest day of the year. With the definition of day meaning the least amount of sunlight we’ll see. It is odd that it’s also when the Earth is closest to the Sun but … Continue reading →

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Texas SBOE’s contrite approval…

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Steve

…of Science textbooks has occurred but they promise more shenanigans to impose their knuckle-dragging perspective on Texas’ students. This affects the rest of America since the book publishers cater to the larger states/populations. I thought California still had some pull. … Continue reading →

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An endangered species

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Steve

I spotted one of these on our recent vacation because I don’t recall seeing any around Austin anymore. They probably have them in Las Vegas due to international calls on a cell phone being ridiculously overpriced.

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Textbook publishers reject mythology and bunk

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Steve

This great piece of news was probably ignored due to the shutdown and it’s a huge relief since I live in Texas. The Christian Dominionists on the SBOE may finally realize that this state’s size and rising star will prevent … Continue reading →

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Italian #20: Franco Malerba

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Steve

Dr. Malerba is Italy’s first astronaut and I decided to kick off with him this year because I’m totally stoked about the release of Gravity at theaters tomorrow. Due to the Stars’ having games both days over the weekend, we will have … Continue reading →

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Vegas 2013: Day Five, the NFL should play more on Thursday!

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Steve

The day kicked off with a retro NFL game, the Bears of the Seventies I grew up with made an appearance against the Lions. Well, this was a proxy bet for the Silders’ oldest kid TJ so the bookie will … Continue reading →

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How well do you know your Star Wars tech?

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Steve

A 10-question quiz courtesy of The Guardian. I only got eight right, guess which two I was wrong about and share your scores!

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The ultimate Metal band!

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Steve
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Austin is number six, but number one in Texas

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Steve

Sure the Right-Wing Noise Machine and their flunkies will claim the source is biased, the ACEE, and the publisher relaying this, good ol’ Mother Jones, but there is much evidence of Austin being more energy efficient than Houston or Big D. … Continue reading →

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My Batphone for the 21st Century!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Steve

Last week, Somara had an accident with her iPhone 4. After a couple days of trying to save it, the verdict was hopeless. We chose to hit the local AT&T store and see what options the staff could offer us … Continue reading →

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Before and after with LED lighting

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Steve

Let’s see how much these new LED-based bulbs lower our electric bill. We’ve installed them in two of our heavier-used areas: the master bedroom and living room. Eventually I would like to press on with the two bathrooms, dining area … Continue reading →

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