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?
Category » The Universe
Happy 77th Birthday, Carl Sagan!
(9 November 1934 – 20 December 1996)
You helped us feel at home in the universe.
Hot Topics, v. 2011.2
A place for careful, clear, respectful discussions of difficult topics. No flame wars, please. This isn’t the rest of the Internet (as you may have noticed).
Continued from v. 2011.1.
Chess: MuseBlog vs. MuseBlog, Game 2, 1-0
Game 1 is over. Guess what: MuseBlog won. Congratulations, MuseBlog! Also, condolences, MuseBlog. Better luck next time.
So here we go again. As before, anybody can make a move at any time. You don’t have to restrict yourself to playing one color, but please don’t make more than one move in a row. The game will be over too quickly if people just use it to play themselves.
Chess: MuseBlog vs. MuseBlog, 1-0
Just for fun, we’re posting a game in which anybody can make a move at any time. You don’t have to restrict yourself to playing one color, but please don’t make more than one move in a row. The game will be over too quickly if people just use it to play themselves.
“Occupy” Protests
Requested by Castle. They’re in the news, and some of you have seen them up close. What are your thoughts?
NaNoBraSto 2011
Brainstorming for National Novel-Writing Month (also known as November).
Go to NaNoWriMo 2011 for the main event.
Date: October 7, 2011
Categories: Fiction, poetry, and fanfiction, The Universe, Things We like
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
You’d probably do it anyway. But just to make sure, we’ve activated a plug-in that will make you talk like a pirate whether you want to or not.
In case your piratese needs a little brushing up, this handy how-to video will get you talking the lingo in no time. Yar!
Best Meteor Ever
This photograph is all over the Internet, but we just have to repost it here. It was taken by Ron Garan, an astronaut on the International Space Station, and shows one of the Perseid meteors streaking downward through Earth’s atmosphere.
Read more »
Musecast 9
The flamablamablous cathassus of the recent Westernmost Maryland Kokonvention has now been immortalized in its own Musecast.
Happy Moon Day!
It has been 42 years since the Apollo 11 lander touched down on the moon. Most MBers seem to agree that that was a Good Thing, and the moon hasn’t objected, so — as in past years — here’s a thread to mark the occasion.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two”: The Movie
A place to discuss not only the movie, but also the end of an era, how the whole Harry Potter phenomenon has affected you, and anything else that’s on your mind.
Mind your spoiler warnings, please. If in doubt, you can paste in this one:
HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER
That should be long enough, we think.
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.
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?
Quotations, v. 2011
You’re right: we’re long overdue for a new Quotations thread.
Continued from Quotations, 2010.3.
Chess: Tesseract vs. Radiant_Darkness — 0-1
Ratings beforehand: Tess 110, RD 140.
Ratings afterward: Tess 90, RD 160.
Chess: Koko’s Apprentice vs. Purple Panda — 1-0
MuseBlog ratings before the game: KA, 200; Pan, 150.
What I Learned Today, 2011.2
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 the original thread.
Happy Towel Day 2011!
MuseBlog has been celebrating Towel Day since 2006. This year, with the threat of the Vogon demolition crew a recent memory, seems particularly auspicious. Have a good one, froods!
Chess: Piggy vs. Koko’s Apprentice — 0-1
Go to it!
Ratings before the game: Piggy 150, Koko’s Apprentice 160. If Piggy wins, the ratings will be 210/100. If KA wins, 110/200. If they draw, 160/150.