 | Last login: 2 days agoJan is a 58 year old single guy from Richmond, Virginia, USA. A little bit of everything, something of nothing, illimitable but ephemeral, timeless nevertheless and still a mess: just jan.
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 Jul 3, 9:48am (1 review) idiocy, goverment http://geojim56.stumbleupon.com/review/3...- From the page: "We are governed by idiots here."
So you have something in common with SC.
Or maybe you would like to move to VA. Here, you would have the constitutional right to hunt; never mind that it was never illegal to hunt, but some believe that by enshrining that right into the constitution preempts their opponents, such as the animal rights activists, also loony. Same year the amendment for hunting passed, another amendment passed prohibiting gays from marrying ... or any law being passed giving gays the same rights as marriage, almost certainly unconstitutional. Once again, never mind that it was already illegal for gays to marry.
For shear idiocy, right now I place my vote on the Governor of SC, who, apart from his dalliances, wanted to turn down funds from Obama's stimulus package, because providing for the public's welfare was the private sector's domain, not the state or federal government. Never mind that SC has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, and private sector charities providing basic services are already overwhelmed. So it goes, idiots abound. -j
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- Eminent Organic Chemists: The Human Side
- Jul 3, 9:01am
 (1 review) chemistry http://www.layingthegroundwork.com/chemi... - Project of a long time friend: Jeff Seeman interviews famous chemists about their life in science. Flash video.
Development version ... will eventually be on American Chemical Society website. -j
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- Building The Exascale Computer | PC Plus
- Jun 27, 4:27pm
 (2 reviews) computer-hardware, super-computers http://www.pcplus.co.uk/node/3072/ - "peta" has a nicer ring to it than "exa" -j
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- Think Progress & Under Misspelled Banner, Buchanan And White...
- Jun 25, 2:56pm (3 reviews) politics http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/22/miss...
- Pathetically funny.
"On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting "working class white Democrats.""
"One salient feature of the event was the banner hanging over the English-only advocates. The word conference was spelled 'Conferenece'."
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- ESA Science &Technology: Herschels sneak preview: PACS images of M51
- Jun 25, 7:49am (1 review) astronomy, science http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/...
- Herschel telescope first view: best ever image of M51, the "spiral galaxy". -j
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- Telescopes - National Geographic Magazine
- Jun 25, 7:41am (2 reviews) astronomy, science http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/0...
- I remember when the Hale telescope was the ultimate. New technology has changed telescopes dramatically, and people are captivated. Interesting that for an academic discipline that had no too much practical applications, there are astronomy departments in most major universities in the US. Timothy Ferris has written a number of books on astronomy; I bought "Galaxies" years ago ... enough to fill a child at any age with wonder for a lifetime. Especially mysterious are the galaxies with perpendicular jets, almost beyond human understanding, but some few astro-physicists have managed to make sense of it.
check out the image of M51 from the ESA's new Herschel telescope located at "L2" beyond the moon.
sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm [sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm]
-j
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- 20 Years Since Spike Lees Do The Right Thing : NPR
- Jun 25, 7:33am (2 reviews) history, movies http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...
- Doesn't mention that "Do the Right Thing" was (ostensibly) a quote from MLK, jr: "The time is always right to do the right thing" ... was a poster on the wall at the Y in Richmond ... could never pass it without noting.
Thanks: syncopate.stumbleupon.com [syncopate.stumbleupon.com]
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- Images of Newgrange Megalithic Passage Tomb - Ireland
- Jun 25, 7:15am (1 review) ireland, archeology http://www.knowth.com/newgrange-images.h...
- 5000 years old; I'm captivated by ancient art. Mostly a few spirals here, but at least we know the ancients appreciated symmetry. -j
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- NEWTON/ANL Home Page
- Jun 20, 7:45am (4 reviews) education, science http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/
- From the page: "Office of DOE Science Education"
Cool ... once again our government is doing something right. Hope the budget cuts don't get this one. Surprisingly the site has been around 16 years. -j
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- QUESTION / ANSWER OF THE WEEK
- Jun 20, 7:42am (2 reviews) science, science-education http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/we...
- the page: "Office of DOE Science Education"
Cool ... once again our government is doing something right. Hope the budget cuts don't get this one. Surprisingly the site has been around 16 years. -j
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