Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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As Seen in TIME Magazine
It's been a very interesting week. I first noticed some unusual activity in Site Meter, when I started getting referrals from Google that was using my blog title as the search term. Soon, I saw from Technorati that someone linked to my blog from their blog, and there was also a link to TIME magazine. So I went to check it out, and my head immediately grew three sizes larger (which for those who know me, is very large). There it was:
So-called citizen journalists bagged another trophy last week when THE SCIENTIFIC ACTIVIST discovered that NASA public-affairs aide George Deutsch....After he resigned, THIS BLOG TITLE FOR SALE praised the sleuthing as "proof that blog journalism is real." Meanwhile, THE VELVET BLOG pondered updating his own resume "in anticipation of graduating from Harvard and running a Fortune 500 company."Whoa, I thought, look out for the hits to start piling in. Interestingly enough however, it hasn't turned out that way. In the week since the article hit the internet, I have received in the neighborhood of just 35 hits seeking that article. Which tells me two things: (1) Big media (including TIME) still holds a very different constituency than we here in the blogosphere and, (2) my day job is not in jeopardy. So I won't count this as my 15 minutes of fame just yet. But that head rush felt pretty good.
Technorati Tags: media, blogs, TIME magazine
Friday, February 24, 2006
Missiles
Somehow I'm reminded of Kubrick. I know, different means of delivery, but I can't chase the thought.
Technorati Tags: air force museum, sightseeing, dayton, ohio
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Dance the Night Away
A dinner party, a dj's light stand, and a camera in the air equal the latest cameratoss experiment.
Technorati Tags: cameratoss, photography
The Precarious State Of NASA
Phil Plait laments over the submitted 5-year budget for NASA.
Some readers may wonder why I put so much attention on science matters. I guess there are several reasons. First and foremost, it's my blog and I'll post what I want. I am a scientist by education (but not by profession), and I have been fascinated since I was a child about all things astrophysical. Next, I feel there are some members of my treasured audience that aren't much exposed to things like this and this is a way for them to broaden their horizons just a little more (not that they're not broad already, any reader of this blog is a very smart person). But also important is seeing just how passionate these professionals are in doing what they can in the name of furthering our knowledge. These people are the direct descendants of the explorers of old, and our fascination with expanding our horizons is the primary trait that separates us from every other species on this planet. There you have it.
Bad Astronomy Blog - Blog Archive - An Open Letter to NASA
Technorati Tags: science, astronomy, NASA, bad astronomy
Some readers may wonder why I put so much attention on science matters. I guess there are several reasons. First and foremost, it's my blog and I'll post what I want. I am a scientist by education (but not by profession), and I have been fascinated since I was a child about all things astrophysical. Next, I feel there are some members of my treasured audience that aren't much exposed to things like this and this is a way for them to broaden their horizons just a little more (not that they're not broad already, any reader of this blog is a very smart person). But also important is seeing just how passionate these professionals are in doing what they can in the name of furthering our knowledge. These people are the direct descendants of the explorers of old, and our fascination with expanding our horizons is the primary trait that separates us from every other species on this planet. There you have it.
Bad Astronomy Blog - Blog Archive - An Open Letter to NASA
Technorati Tags: science, astronomy, NASA, bad astronomy
Monday, February 20, 2006
Could This Be Ebay 2.0?
For those who have shopped on ebay or listed their stuff on Craigslist, you know you're dealing with a middleman in the transaction. Imagine that you can list stuff you want to sell just by posting to your blog, then have a service that can sniff your blog and aggregate all listings in a central location. Someone sees your stuff and comes directly to you and seals the deal. No middleman. You keep 100% of the proceeds. That day is here, and Jeff Jarvis gives a review.
BuzzMachine - Blog Archive - Edgeio and the distributed world
Technorati Tags: distributed, business, ebay, craigslist, jarvis, edgeio
BuzzMachine - Blog Archive - Edgeio and the distributed world
Technorati Tags: distributed, business, ebay, craigslist, jarvis, edgeio
No Travel This Week
Sunday, February 19, 2006
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