Random links
- Ship Tracks off North America
- Crazy to think you can see the effects of ships at this scale. Here's California - there's a ship.
- How to Make an Ironman Whimper (and Cough)
- The key seems to be climbing lots of stairs. "Dold ... is the only person in the world who makes a living at stair racing ... which makes him the lord of an obscure but nonetheless codified sport."
- Watchdog call for softening of new hate laws
- The problem here seems to be that the proposed Australian anti-discrimination law "defines 'unfavorable treatment' as harassing someone or 'other conduct that offends, insults or intimidates the other person'." Offends or insults is an extremely broad definition.
- Balloon-like dwelling to be tested on Int'l Space Station
- "The lightweight, soft-skinned inflatable ... weighs about 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg), less than a third of traditional, similarly sized space modules, so it can be launched for a fraction of the cost. ... It also offers a potentially safer radiation environment than metal structures, which can produce body-piercing secondary heavy particles during solar storms and other cosmic radiation events." Seems interesting for making a Mars trip more practical.