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April 2, 2010
Diversity
A Sci-Fi Connection In Odd Corners of the World
Like, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, etc., you can find various sorts of ceremonies. For example, on another blog was a comment that Fundamentalists don't seem to realize the Orthodox Church exists. Dan Brown, for example, in his potboilers pulls up every fundamentalist or gnostic trope he can lay his hands on, claiming "the Vatican" made it all up. Never mind that a lot of the stuff supposedly made up was not only prior to the Roman ...
Like, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, etc., you can find various sorts of ceremonies. For example, on another blog was a comment that Fundamentalists don't seem to realize the Orthodox Church exists. Dan Brown, for example, in his potboilers pulls up every fundamentalist or gnostic trope he can lay his hands on, claiming "the Vatican" made it all up. Never mind that a lot of the stuff supposedly made up was not only prior to the Roman ...
March 31, 2010
Most Valuable Players
The Freddies
Since 2003, the high schools in the Lehigh Valley have a peculiar custom. Every year the high school plays are evaluated and awards are given for various achievements. The Freddy Awards, named for the ghost that haunts the State Theater, are given out in an annual ceremony at the old vaudeville theater. It is, apparently, unique in the nation. At least sufficiently unique to attract a documentary film maker from LA, who filmed rehearsals at several of the schools and who also ...
Since 2003, the high schools in the Lehigh Valley have a peculiar custom. Every year the high school plays are evaluated and awards are given for various achievements. The Freddy Awards, named for the ghost that haunts the State Theater, are given out in an annual ceremony at the old vaudeville theater. It is, apparently, unique in the nation. At least sufficiently unique to attract a documentary film maker from LA, who filmed rehearsals at several of the schools and who also ...
March 30, 2010
The Fantasy Life of a Four-Year Old
Nito, We Hardly Knew Ye!
Some of you may remember that Adam had an imaginary girl friend named Nito. I am grieved to report that Adam has told us that Nito has died.
And has come back as a zombie.
Clearly, he has been talking to his Uncle D.
Some of you may remember that Adam had an imaginary girl friend named Nito. I am grieved to report that Adam has told us that Nito has died.
And has come back as a zombie.
Clearly, he has been talking to his Uncle D.
March 27, 2010
This Day in History
Making Amends
For those who recall this: m-francis.livejournal.com/139673.html
Sixty-five years ago today, a young man named Joe Flynn boarded ship preparing to depart Iwo Jima. It departed the next day, his 20th birthday and the first day that the Old Man felt old. During that approximately one month, more Americans died than in all the years of the Iraq War.
He himself has now read that earlier post, having previously had difficulty opening the link. However, he is disinclined to post hi...
For those who recall this: m-francis.livejournal.com/139673.html
Sixty-five years ago today, a young man named Joe Flynn boarded ship preparing to depart Iwo Jima. It departed the next day, his 20th birthday and the first day that the Old Man felt old. During that approximately one month, more Americans died than in all the years of the Iraq War.
He himself has now read that earlier post, having previously had difficulty opening the link. However, he is disinclined to post hi...
March 22, 2010
Skiffy in the news
"Science Friction"
There is an article in the current issue of First Things by Robert R. Chase on the treatment of religion in science fiction that mentions yr. obt. svt. It is a thrill to be mentioned with the likes of Cordwainer Smith and R.A. Lafferty, with Gene Wolfe and Philip K. Dick, with Connie Willis and... I blush.
www.firstthings.com/article/2010/03/science-friction
There is an article in the current issue of First Things by Robert R. Chase on the treatment of religion in science fiction that mentions yr. obt. svt. It is a thrill to be mentioned with the likes of Cordwainer Smith and R.A. Lafferty, with Gene Wolfe and Philip K. Dick, with Connie Willis and... I blush.
www.firstthings.com/article/2010/03/science-friction
March 21, 2010
Odds and Ends
Time to clean up the tab bar. I bookmarked a number of items I thought were interesting, and tonight's post is to clear the board.
1. Cosmic Rays, cloud cover, and global albedo: A connection with Earth's temperature?
2. Aristotle's Revenge: Elusive Dark Matter hiding on Earth? Aristotle's fifth element: the aether.
3. If Only He Had Been a Better Artist An early female nude by... Hitler?
4. Galileo, Scientist. But he ignored his own data???
5. Tests of Significance. The Odds are You're...
1. Cosmic Rays, cloud cover, and global albedo: A connection with Earth's temperature?
2. Aristotle's Revenge: Elusive Dark Matter hiding on Earth? Aristotle's fifth element: the aether.
3. If Only He Had Been a Better Artist An early female nude by... Hitler?
4. Galileo, Scientist. But he ignored his own data???
5. Tests of Significance. The Odds are You're...
March 19, 2010
Special Causes and Common Causes
Hot Times in the Old Town Tonight
You will hear it said that February 2010 was the second-warmest February on record, which indeed it may be. (Whether it is the second-warmest based on raw data or the second-warmest based on adjusted data, I do not know.) We are, however, in an El Nino, and "the Kid" typically drives dramatic spikes in the temp record, and are subsequently [and properly:] discounted in assessment of trends. "Weather," as they say, "is not climate."
But what is interesting a...
You will hear it said that February 2010 was the second-warmest February on record, which indeed it may be. (Whether it is the second-warmest based on raw data or the second-warmest based on adjusted data, I do not know.) We are, however, in an El Nino, and "the Kid" typically drives dramatic spikes in the temp record, and are subsequently [and properly:] discounted in assessment of trends. "Weather," as they say, "is not climate."
But what is interesting a...
The Data That Came in from the Cold
1. Preliminary
Radiosonde balloon measurements are in remarkable agreement with satellite measurements of temperature during that period when both were in use. Here is the balloon data compared to both Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) and Remote Sensing Systems (RSS), both of which are satellite-based.
This argues that either a) both the balloon and satellite measures are wrong by the same amount in the same direction, year after year; or b) they both accurately reflect real...
March 17, 2010
The SAMBBITU Strikes Again!
Writer Extraordinaire
Noelle, who once held the title of Smartest and Most Beautiful Baby in the Universe, has once again displayed the prowess of her genetic heriatge, having won second place in the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group annual short story contest with a two kiloword story entitled "A Black Crepe Hat, a Short Story on Jack the Ripper's Final Act." The prize carries with it a cash emolument, and is the third such contest she has won. She follows in the footsteps of her mother,...
Noelle, who once held the title of Smartest and Most Beautiful Baby in the Universe, has once again displayed the prowess of her genetic heriatge, having won second place in the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group annual short story contest with a two kiloword story entitled "A Black Crepe Hat, a Short Story on Jack the Ripper's Final Act." The prize carries with it a cash emolument, and is the third such contest she has won. She follows in the footsteps of her mother,...
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