The CBC reports on an “arts invasion” of a building a short distance from where I live. Apparently, this neighborhood is deteriorating. You’d think I’d have noticed.
Writing Diary: August 19 20, 2004
A belated writing diary for Thursday and Friday. Both days, worked on Science Centre project; Thursday, accomplished little, Friday, finally got a handle on it and at least outlined it (“it” being a comic-strip script pertaining to sustainable communities) to the end; now I just have to finish fleshing it out. br / br /Both …
Writing Diary: August 19 & 20, 2004
A belated writing diary for Thursday and Friday. Both days, worked on Science Centre project; Thursday, accomplished little, Friday, finally got a handle on it and at least outlined it (“it” being a comic-strip script pertaining to sustainable communities) to the end; now I just have to finish fleshing it out. Both days also saw …
I seem to be on a Star Trek kick…
…but here’s a report from a couple of days ago of the successful teleportation of particles of light over a distance of 600m across the River Danube in Austria.
IOC bans online diaries by Olympians
This is one of the stupidest Olympic-related stories I’ve read yet. An athlete can’t blog about her (or his) Olympic experiences because the IOC says so? Stupid, short-sighted, dumb and offensive–that just about covers it.
The Mask
Jim Carrey isn’t in sight, and it seems unlikely this 2,400-year-old golden mask is going to have mystical powers…but you never know.
A "stunt" for science
Helicopter stunt pilots have been recruited to catch a falling stardust probe for NASA next month. Should be a nailbiting time for all involved; I hope it’s on TV!
Why shouldn’t aliens look like us?
Why indeed? Duncan Steel, writing in the Guardian, says, “No good reason.” (Note yet another Star Trek tie-in…)
Let’s take a stroll on the holodeck…
Nobody mentions Star Trek, nobody mentions holodeck’s, but these smart tiles allow you to stroll naturally through a virtual world while really remaining in one place.
The virtual iron bird
NASA is working on an early version of what may one day evolve into a main ship computer rather like those on the various Star Trek vessels.
More signs of Martian water
Spirit finds more tantalizing hints that there may have been more water in the area of its landing site on Mars than previously thought.
Writing Diary: August 18, 2004
Well, I blogged up a storm yesterday, and added nothing today until now. Such is bloglife. A rather disjointed day, writing-wise. This was Radio Dell’Arte day on CJTR, and today, as noted, we played the Arrogant Worms and talked about science fiction. Fun, but also non-paying. I walked to the studio but got a ride …
My latest live walk and vlog
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