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Category Archives: Non-Muse news
Good News, v.2015-2016
By popular request, here’s an antidote to the Rants and Complaints thread: a place to talk about things you’re happy about. We could all use a little good news. Continued from the original thread.
In Memoriam: Terry Pratchett
DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH. -Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy
In my heart Is the seed of the tree Which will be me. Nourished by understanding Warmed by friends Fed by loved ones Matured by wisdom Tempered by tears. –Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
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Happy National Chocolate Day!
Who decides these things, anyway? Congress? Maybe this is one of those rare cases in which ignorance really is bliss. (By the way, National Oatmeal Day is tomorrow, October 29.)
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Kokonventions!
Fiddler: In celebration of Fireh and Fiddler kokonvening, here is a picture to prove that it happened and (as evidenced by our big smiles) is great fun! ((Also proof that the both of us are Real Human Beings as … Continue reading
Pollyhymnia Sighting!
Robert writes: Polly Shulman came down from New York yesterday for the retirement party of our friend and frequent editee, the renowned geoscience writer Richard Kerr. Here’s a picture of Polly, Dick, and me in Dick’s strangely bare and reverberant … Continue reading
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Happy Spring*!
The vernal equinox is occurring right…now! Is everybody ready? *Or autumn, if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, of course.
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Happy Friday the Thirteenth!
Friday the Thirteenth, as we all know (or ought to) (or at any rate ought to agree to pretend to), is a lucky day for the inveterate contrarians on MuseBlog. We eagerly await your tales of outrageous [good] fortune.
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What I Learned Today, 2013-2016
Piggy’s description: We could share factoids we’ve read, advice from personal experience, observations about the world, what-have-you. Everyone learns something new every day, and I’d like a place to share. Continued from v. 2012.
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Happy Pi Day*, Everybody!
*(That’s 3/14 in USA date format, for those who write it the other way around.) This photo from the employee lounge on Robert’s floor at Science magazine shows why geek-rich environments are great places to work. Where will you be … Continue reading
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Attention, Oceanography Fans!
Those of you with online access to Science magazine should definitely check out this week’s news feature “A Sea Change for U.S. Oceanography” at www . sciencemag . org/content/339/6124/1138 . Short version: As research budgets shrink and technology improves, oceanographers … Continue reading
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Endeavour Refuels
Space shuttles need to eat, too, it seems. Here’s Endeavour last night on its way to the California Science Center:
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The Mars Science Laboratory, aka “Curiosity”
We can’t stop talking about it, so here’s a special place to continue the conversation that started on the Random thread.
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Sally Ride, 1951-2012
We’re saddened to learn and sorry to report that Sally Ride, the first American woman in space and an honorary Muser if there ever was one, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 61.
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Scariest Thing We’ve Seen All Year
Cat’s Eye sent it with the note: I was recently surfing the Internet and I happened to stumble upon this photo. Shortly afterwards, I found out that it was taken in my area; the statue/mural in question is in San … Continue reading
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Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
The gentlest and most poetic of the classic science-fiction writers lived in the October Country: “That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons … Continue reading
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GAPA in the News
Editors work behind the scenes, but every now and then we accidentally catch a piece of spotlight. One of Robert’s recent projects is getting a little attention this week. It’s called Mysteries of Astronomy, and you can read about it … Continue reading
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Swedes Hack Their Own Grammar
Swedes, it appears, love to tinker with their language. A few decades ago, they decided that their formal pronoun Ni (the equivalent of Spanish usted, German singular Sie, and French singular vous) sounded too stuffy, so they abolished it. Just … Continue reading
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What I Learned Today, 2012
Piggy’s description: We could share factoids we’ve read, advice from personal experience, observations about the world, what-have-you. Everyone learns something new every day, and I’d like a place to share. Continued from v. 2011.2.
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In the News
A thread for discussing things that are happening, as they happen.
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Veterans/Remembrance Day, 2011
We’ve been at war for most of your lives, yet here at home it’s scarcely noticeable. So here’s a MuseBlog poll: Anybody know any soldiers?
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“Occupy” Protests
Requested by Castle. They’re in the news, and some of you have seen them up close. What are your thoughts?
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Happy Tau Day (June 28)!
Rhymes with cow? Rhymes with law? Never mind. The important thing is that tau equals two pi, and two pies are better than one. You’ll find a more extensive explanation here.
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Many Happy Returns of the Season!
The summer solstice (or winter if you live in the southern hemisphere, as MBers sometimes do) occurs today, June 21, at 12:16 p.m. MuseBlog time. So, how’s it going?
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Just for the Record
In the United States, at least, today (and the first Friday of every June) is National Doughnut Day. We knew you’d be thrilled.
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