Friday, February 12, 2016
Gravitational wave detection
Gravitational waves seem to have been detected!: Economist article Guardian
In 1987 I used to talk with someone at on Bitnet (the forerunner of the Internet) who was running an experiment to detect gravitational waves at CERN using a block of metal kept at close to absolute zero - probably looked something like this:
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Cheeky Beggars, Montreal, 2000
Beggars in Montreal, c. 2000 - ski mask and toy gun - signs say
"Gimme yo muthafuckin money for I cap you ass Fool"/"We're Ugly & Nobody Wants Us, Spare Change for Beer To Drown Our Sorrows" - scanned from print, 2018
Monday, February 8, 2016
Shoe tree looses shoes
Shoe Tree of Alexandria, Ontario, loses shoes - local government removed most recently saying they were a hazard - still some in the really high branches about 50 feet up!
Thursday, February 4, 2016
First robins of mid-winter
A flock of about 5 robins were rooting through leaf litter looking for insects. February 4!
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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