I can’t wait for tomorrow to be over. According to the pollster geniuses at FiveThirtyEight.com, McCain’s chances of winning the election are now at an all-time-low 1.9%. Obama stands a fair chance of winning North Carolina (yay!), and could even pull out victories in Missouri, Indiana and Georgia. Amazing. Of course nothing is certain until… Continue reading C’mon, Tuesday…
Author: BH
Woo hoo–Underemployment!
After two and a half long months of searching for a job, I have finally landed one, at the NCSU Library. Starting on the 27th, I’ll be an administrative assistant in the Digital Collections department. This will be basically a return to the job I had in 1999, before I went to graduate school, only… Continue reading Woo hoo–Underemployment!
Annals of the imponderably vapid
If any more evidence was needed that parody of the useless lives of the intensely wealthy was impossible, consider this: An intricate Swiss watch that doesn’t tell time, for only $300,000. From Robert Frank’s “The Wealth Report” blog at the Wall Street Journal, we learn about Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome’s new “Day & Night” watch.… Continue reading Annals of the imponderably vapid
If a star explodes and no one sees it, is it visible?
Scientists (astronomers and astrophysicists, actually) announced last week that a star in a heretofore unknown galaxy exploded about 7.5 billion years ago. The light from the explosion finally reached earth last Wednesday, about 2:12 a.m. (presumably EDT). The exploding star, situated about half way to the edge of the known universe, was the brightest gamma… Continue reading If a star explodes and no one sees it, is it visible?
Welcome to the Uncanny Valley
On the Wired blog Danger Room I found this YouTube video of a new four-legged robot designed as a transport device. I can’t put my finger on exactly why I find this so creepy. I guess it’s the “uncanny valley.”