A Martian Post Card
It took NASA’s Spirit rover a year and a half to get to the top of Husband Hill in the Gusev Crater on Mars. It finally made it, and, like all mountain climbers, took a photo.
Read moreGeneral
This is the default category used as the catch-all. If couldn’t think of any other classification for the post, I will classify it as “general.”
How To Call The Police
George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things. He phoned the police, who asked “Is someone in your house?” and he said “no”.
Read moreBic Sells 100 Billionth Pen
More than half a century after honing a cheap version of the ballpoint pen, Bic, the French firm which built an empire out of making things to be thrown away, said Thursday it had sold its 100 billionth — 100,000,000,000th — disposable ballpoint.
Read moreFirst Case Heard By The Supreme Court
In light of all the attention being given to the Supreme Court lately, I thought I’d provide a little SCOUSA trivia. Here’s information on the first case ever handled by the Supreme Court.
Read moreSaddam Wants To Know Where I've Been
If you keep up with some of the comments left on my blog, you will find that “Sadam Hussein” has been leaving comments on the blog (at least its who he claims to be). I guess they’re giving him computer access from his cell. He’s wondering why I haven’t been posting much lately.
Read moreLite Posting For Now
Sorry the posts have been light lately, but work is killing me. I have several ideas Iwant to write about, and feel bad about not getting my thoughts down, but I was “at work” until 10pm last night.
Read moreWhy Do We Scratch Our Itches?
Science has come to few conclusions about the biology of itching. The itch reflex likely shares some of the same neural mechanisms and pathways as the pain reflex, but they’re obviously not the same thing. A nasty cut will make you pull your hand back, while a mosquito bite provokes an itch.
Read moreHow Do Touchscreens Work?
A touchscreen’s main components are a touch sensor, controller, and software driver, combined with a display and computer processor. The sensor is a touch-responsive glass panel, usually employing one of three technologies: resistive, surface wave, or capacitive.
Read moreLooking For a Good Woman to Marry?
Here are the richest women in the world.
Read moreFrom Whence Comes Pepper
Black pepper was valued for two main reasons. One, it helped preserve foods in the pre-refrigeration era. And two, the long distance it traveled to get to European kitchens made it pricey.
Read moreFlorida Sex Offenders Left Out In The Storm
Sex offenders tracked by the state are banned from public hurricane shelters in Florida under a new policy that allows them to weather the storms in prison instead.
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