Author of Seven Seconds and Maximum Impact (aka Circumference of Darkness in the U.S.)
Posted in News, Research Archive on Feb 21st, 2008
Because of the high profile nature of the mission and the diplomatic tensions surrounding it, it’s reported that Defense Secretary Gates gave the launch order for the Navy SM-3 missile himself. The video is compelling, but a more detailed breakdown of the mission sequence is here, from the BBC. read more
Posted in News on Feb 21st, 2008
from The Washington Post Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs 99.955 percent of the light that hits it, making it by far the darkest substance ever made — about 30 times as dark as the government’s current standard for blackest black. read more | digg [...]
Posted in Personal Stuff on Feb 17th, 2008
Update: No crashes, not even a hiccup, after 3 weeks of continuous running following this fix. This subject matter is a little out of character for this site, I know. I had so much trouble finding an answer to this problem that I wanted to post my solution here, in the hopes that it would [...]
Posted in News, Research Archive on Feb 13th, 2008
In yet another move that underscores the ongoing, bipartisan lack of anything resembling representative government in the U.S., the Senate caved to the lobbyists yesterday and approved of warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, past, present and future. Angry about this, but unsure what to do? If you need the advice of a guy who writes [...]
Posted in Personal Stuff on Feb 11th, 2008
I’ve been a little busy over the past several days, and I’ve neglected to post here as a result. This seems like an apt article for a gentle slide back into daily attention to this place. I tend to fall into the Tesla camp when it comes to the greatest-inventor-of-this-era argument, and Tesla people tend [...]
Posted in News, Personal Stuff, Research Archive on Feb 4th, 2008
I’ve been fondly accused of chronic paranoia in the past, and I’m sure that’ll continue. In my defense, I spend 12 or 14 hours per day in a fictional world a lot like our own; trouble is, it’s getting more and more like our world every day. It’s a great place to read about, but [...]
